BRING BACK THE ARKBRING BACK THE ARKII Samuel 6:8-23II Samuel 6:8-23

BRING BACK THE ARKBRING BACK THE ARKII Samuel 6:8-23II Samuel 6:8-23

Rev. Dr. Oswen CameronRev. Dr. Oswen Cameron

Senior PastorSenior Pastor

National Wesleyan ChurchNational Wesleyan Church

January 6, 2008January 6, 2008

Rev. Dr. Oswen CameronRev. Dr. Oswen Cameron

Senior PastorSenior Pastor

National Wesleyan ChurchNational Wesleyan Church

January 6, 2008January 6, 2008

BE CAREFUL HOW YOU BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TREAT GOD’S TREAT GOD’S

PRESENCEPRESENCE

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Genesis 6:3, 5-8 Genesis 6:3, 5-8

3 3 Then the Lord said, “My Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty a hundred and twenty years.”years.”

55 The Lord saw how great The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and earth had become, and that every inclination of that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. was only evil all the time.

66 The Lord was grieved that he The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with and his heart was filled with pain. pain.

7 7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe So the Lord said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I have mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the created, from the face of the earth – men and animals, and earth – men and animals, and creatures that creatures that

move along the ground, move along the ground, and birds of the air – for I and birds of the air – for I am grieved that I have am grieved that I have made them. made them. 88 But Noah But Noah found favor in the eyes of found favor in the eyes of the Lord.the Lord.

Numbers 4:15 -16 Numbers 4:15 -16

15 15 If you put these people to If you put these people to death all at one time, the death all at one time, the nations who have heard this nations who have heard this report about will say, report about will say, 1616 ‘The ‘The Lord was not able to bring Lord was not able to bring these people into the land he these people into the land he promised them on oath; so he promised them on oath; so he slaughtered them in the slaughtered them in the desert.’desert.’

I Samuel 2:30 I Samuel 2:30 ““Therefore the Lord, the God Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that your house and your that your house and your father's house would minister father's house would minister before me forever.’ But now before me forever.’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained.’despise me will be disdained.’

WHAT YOU DON’T NEED WHAT YOU DON’T NEED WILL BLESS OTHERS: V 8-WILL BLESS OTHERS: V 8-

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I Corinthians 2:9-14I Corinthians 2:9-14 9 However, as it is written: 9 However, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has has heard, no mind has conceived what God has conceived what God has prepared for those who love prepared for those who love him” – 10 but God has him” – 10 but God has revealed it to us by his revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things things, even the deep things ofof

God. 11 For who among men God. 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of of God except the Spirit of God. 12 We have not God. 12 We have not received the spirit of the received the spirit of the world butworld but

the Spirit who is from God, the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand that we may understand what God has freely given what God has freely given us. 13 This is what we us. 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The in spiritual words. 14 The man without the Spirit does man without the Spirit does not acceptnot accept

the things that come from the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand and he cannot understand them, because they are them, because they are spiritually discerned.spiritually discerned.

2 Samuel 6:11 2 Samuel 6:11

11 The ark o the Lord 11 The ark o the Lord remained in the house of remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittie for Obed-Edom the Gittie for three months, and the three months, and the Lord blessed him and his Lord blessed him and his entire household.entire household.

WHEN THE ARK IS WHEN THE ARK IS RPESENT THERE WILL BE RPESENT THERE WILL BE

REJOICING: Vs 13- 15REJOICING: Vs 13- 15

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I Samuel 4:4-11 I Samuel 4:4-11 4 So the people sent men to 4 So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the the ark of the covenant of the Lord Almighty, who is Lord Almighty, who is enthroned between the enthroned between the cherubim. And Eli’s two sons, cherubim. And Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the there with the ark of the covenant of God. covenant of God.

5 When the ark of the Lord’s 5 When the ark of the Lord’s covenant came into the camp, covenant came into the camp, all Israel raised such a great all Israel raised such a great shout that the ground shook. shout that the ground shook. 6 Hearing the uproar, the 6 Hearing the uproar, the Philistines asked, “What’s all Philistines asked, “What’s all this shouting in the Hebrew this shouting in the Hebrew camp?” When they learned camp?” When they learned that the ark of the Lord has that the ark of the Lord has come into the camp, 7 the come into the camp, 7 the PhilistinesPhilistines

were afraid. “A god has were afraid. “A god has come into the camp,” they come into the camp,” they said. “We’re in trouble! said. “We’re in trouble! Nothing like this has Nothing like this has happened before. 8 Woe to happened before. 8 Woe to us! Who will deliver us us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these from the hand of these mighty gods? They are the mighty gods? They are the gods who struck the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the desert. plagues in the desert.

9 Be strong Philistines! Be men, 9 Be strong Philistines! Be men, and fight!” 10 So the and fight!” 10 So the Philistines fought, and the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated and Israelites were defeated and every man fled to his tent. The every man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great; slaughter was very great; Israel lost thirty thousand foot Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers. 11 The ark of God soldiers. 11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas sons, Hophni and Phinehas died.died.

NOT EVERYONE WOULD NOT EVERYONE WOULD BE HAPPY FOR YOU: V 16-BE HAPPY FOR YOU: V 16-

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Vs 16 Vs 16

As the ark of the Lord was As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And watched from a window. And when she saw king David when she saw king David leaping and dancing before the leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her Lord, she despised him in her heart.heart.

Vs 17-19 Vs 17-19 17 They brought the ark of the 17 They brought the ark of the

Lord and set it in its place Lord and set it in its place inside the tent that David had inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and David pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the fellowship offerings before the Lord. Lord.

18 After he had finished 18 After he had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he and fellowship offerings, he

blessed the people in the blessed the people in the name of the Lord Almighty.name of the Lord Almighty.

19 Then he gave a load of 19 Then he gave a load of bread, a cake of dates and a bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each cake of raisins to each person in the whole crowd person in the whole crowd of Israelities, both men and of Israelities, both men and women. And all the people women. And all the people went to their homes.went to their homes.

Vs 20-23 Vs 20-23 20 When David returned home 20 When David returned home

to bless his household, to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself has distinguished himself today, disrobing in the sight today, disrobing in the sight of the slave girls of his of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow servants as any vulgar fellow would!”would!”

21David said to Michael, “It 21David said to Michael, “It was before the Lord, who was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your chose me rather than your father or anyone from his father or anyone from his house when he appointed house when he appointed me ruler over the Lords me ruler over the Lords people Israel – I will people Israel – I will celebrate before the Lord.celebrate before the Lord.

22 I will become even more 22 I will become even more undignified than this, and I undignified than this, and I will bewill be

humiliated in my own humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor.” 23 And be held in honor.” 23 And Michal daughter of Saul Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day had no children to the day of her death.of her death.

ConclusionConclusionWherever the presence of God is Wherever the presence of God is there will be victory. It doesn’t there will be victory. It doesn’t mean that you would not have a mean that you would not have a fight. The enemy would fight fight. The enemy would fight everything that God wants to everything that God wants to do. Oh! Rejoice my brothers and do. Oh! Rejoice my brothers and sisters, boys and girls the ark sisters, boys and girls the ark has returned to its rightful has returned to its rightful place. The presence of God will place. The presence of God will do what you and I cannot do what you and I cannot accomplish.accomplish.

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BRING BACK THE ARKBRING BACK THE ARKII Samuel 6:8-23II Samuel 6:8-23

BRING BACK THE ARKBRING BACK THE ARKII Samuel 6:8-23II Samuel 6:8-23