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2 Samuel
6:1-19
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| Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
 | Chapter CXXXII,
Dialogue With Trypho, Justin
Martyr. (c 160) |
| Chapter XIII,
Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c.
198) |
| II.1, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
|
Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Here we see the danger it is
to follow good intentions, or to do anything in God's service
without his express word." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Uzzah was struck dead for
touching the ark. God saw presumption and irreverence in Uzzah's
heart. Familiarity, even with that which is most awful, is apt to
breed contempt." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "Public joy should always be
as before the Lord, with an eye to him, and terminating in him.
Otherwise it is no better than public madness, and the source of all
manner of wickedness." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "[David's] feelings on this
alarming judgment were greatly excited on various accounts, dreading
that the displeasure of God had been provoked by the removal of the
ark, that the punishment would be extended to himself and people,
and that they might fall into some error or neglect during the
further conveyance of the ark. He resolved, therefore, to wait for
more light and direction as to the path of duty." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19, Pentecost 6,
2006, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson,
Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne,
Australia.
| "...These references highlight the
importance of the Law of God in the Ark, as representing the divine
presence for Israel and the divine intention that they be united in
covenant with God. For a time, David becomes the symbol of this unity." |
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2 Samuel 6:1-19, Pentecost 6,
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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"Murder They Wrote: Ideology and the Manipulation of the Female Presence in
Biblical Narrative," J. Cheryl Exum in The Pleasures of Her Text,
ed. Alice Bach, 1990.
| "By exposing the phallogocentric bias
in the stories of Jephthah’s daughter and of Michal, I have sought to hear
the women’s voices differently, and by doing so to give the victims of
literary murder a voice that identifies and protests the crimes against
them and that claims for them a measure of that autonomy denied them by
the larger story." |
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| "When
God Rained on David's Parade (2 Samuel 6:1-23)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Uzzah is a reminder to us
that God's holiness is such that sinful men cannot draw near to Him,
unless He provides the means to do so." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Music and
Dance in 2 Samuel 6," David P. Wright,
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2002. (This
URL links entire journal in one .pdf file. Slow connections will require
long download times.) |
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"From the King's Sanctuary to the Chosen City," Sarah Japhet, Judaism,
1997. |
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"Passionate Spirituality and Worship: Dancing Lessons from King David - 2
Samuel 6 / I Chronicles 13-16," Bruce Guenther, Mennonite Brethren
Biblical Seminary. |
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"A
Crown, Some Oil, And A Throne: Coronation in Ancient Israel." From Jewish
Heritage Online Magazine's Topic of the Month:
Crown. |
| David and Michal,
from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the
Bible by Ronald L. Ecker. |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Alster, Baruch,
"Narrative Surprise in Biblical Parallels," Biblical Interpretation,
2006. |
| Dozeman, Thomas B.,
"The Priestly Vocation," Interpretation, 2005. |
| Esselstyn, Micki Bingham,
"The Angel of Joy Demands Our Participation," The Living Pulpit,
1996. |
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Joy, issue focus of The Living Pulpit
5.4, 1996. |
| Kleven, Terence,
"Hebrew Style in 2 Samuel 6," Journal of the Evangelical Theological
Society, 1992. |
| Long, Thomas,
"The Fall of the House of Uzzah...and Other Difficult Preaching Texts,"
Journal for Preachers, 1983. |
| Rosenstock, Bruce,
"David's Play: Fertility Rituals and the Glory of God in 2 Samuel 6,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2006. |
| Rudman, Dominic,
"The Patriarchal Narratives in the Books of Samuel," Vetus
Testamentum, 2004. |
| Tidwell, N.L.,
"The Linen Ephod: 1 Sam. II 18 and 2 Sam. VI 14,"
Vetus Testamentum,
1974. |
| Van Der Toorn, Karel
and Cees Houtman,
"David and the Ark,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1994. |
| White, Ellen,
"Michal the Misinterpreted," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2007.
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| Wink, June Keener,
"Joy in the Dance," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
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| Wray, Judith Hoch,
"Preaching Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996. |
| Wright, David P.,
"Music and Dance in 2 Samuel 6,"
Journal of Biblical Literature,
2002. |
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons: |
| With Children:
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"King David,"
Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"The Ark Is
Brought To Jerusalem," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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| Drama: |
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| Hymns and Music: |
| Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
Art Index:
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| Movies scenes with the following themes,
listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance: |
| Study Links and Resources for the Book of 2 Samuel |
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