Numbers 4:15 (KJV)
And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
I see two specific instructions given to the sons of Kohath, both carrying the threat of death if disobeyed. They were not to touch the holy things, and they were not even to see the holy things until after they were covered.
The work assigned to them was incredibly important—they were to bear the burden of the holy things during transport. Their nearness to those items, and their responsibility for them, was immense. But these were holy things, and their elevated responsibility gave them no permission to treat them in a common or familiar way.
As time passed, Israel forgot the solemnity of the holy things. Even such a man as David, attempting to restore what Israel had lost, missed the significance of the details. Uzzah died as a result. Though Israel had lost some of their fear of the Lord, God had not lowered His standard.
We live under the New Testament, and some would say God has changed. In their minds, the fear of the Lord that was “the beginning of wisdom” in the Old Testament has been replaced by a version of grace and liberty where almost anything goes—so long as it brings what they consider to be conversions. (What they’ve converted to, I do not know, since many churches have changed to be like the world just to win the world.)
Even among the staunchest fundamentalists, there’s often a businesslike, even mechanical approach to faith. But when we lose the fear of the Lord, we also lose a genuine relationship with Him.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of… well, everything that is right in Christianity.
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Sacred Things, Serious Commands: Grace and the Fear of the Lord
📣 “God hasn’t changed—and neither has His holiness. Numbers 4:15 reminds us that the sons of Kohath couldn’t even touch or look at the holy things until they were covered. Their work carried the weight of life and death, and their reverence showed what it means to truly fear the Lord.
Today, many have lost that sense of awe. But here’s the truth—grace doesn’t remove reverence; it invites us closer with humility.
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Many churchs have gone from the old fashioned hymns and replaced them with songs that are Scriptural but do not have the same power.
ReplyDeleteIt appeals to those who are used to worship leaders, however it does not prepare people for worshipping and the message.
We need a lot more preaching on the Fear of the LORD and the Holiness of God.
Give me the Old Paths and let me walk in them, and rebel like Israel and say We will not walk in them.