2 Sam 6&7 What would happen if you touched the Ark? Why did Saul's daughter despise King David? 2023

2 Sam 6:6
But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen nearly upset it.

2 Sam 6:7
And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.

This was a poorly thought out mission from the start. The Ark was being transported improperly to begin with. Uzzah is an example of the insufficiency of sincerity of purpose. Although it seems that he sincerely wanted to do what was right, it was wrong and he paid the price for disregarding the holiness of Elohim. The Philistines were killed for even looking at the Ark.

1 Sam 6:19-20
Uzzah touched the Ark and it was not to be touched by any man. It was carried by rings with staves through the rings.

Exodus 25:14
“And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them.

Even the sons of Kohath, who were to transport it, could not touch it. It was to be covered with a veil when the Tabernacle was taken down.

Num 4:5
“When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and they shall take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it;

The sons of Kohath were not to touch the Ark or even look at it.

Num 4:15
“And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, so that they may not touch the holy objects and die. These are the things in the tent of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.

Num 4:18-20
“Do not let the tribe of the families of the Kohathites be cut off from among the Levites. 19“But do this to them that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each of them to his work and to his load; 20but they shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, lest they die.”

2 Sam 6:8
And David became angry because of the LORD'S outburst against Uzzah, and that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day.

David was not angry at Elohim, but angry that Uzzah died. "Perez-uzzah" means "the breach of Uzzah."

2 Sam 6:9
So David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, "How can the ark of the LORD come to me?"

David was afraid because he knew that he too was at fault in this catastrophe.

2 Sam 6:16
Then it happened as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

It is not likely that Michal despised David for his dancing. It is likely that she despised his very success and that it was not her father still as king.

2 Sam 7:23
"And what one nation on the earth is like Thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself,
and to do a great thing for Thee and awesome things for Thy land, before Thy people whom Thou hast redeemed for Thyself from Egypt, from nations and their
gods?

There is only one nation that Elohim redeems for Himself as a people and to make a name of Himself. That is Israel. He made them, named them, rescued them, and redeemed them.