Sermon Notes April 26, 2020 – Grieving with Hope #2 “Tragic Grief” 2 Samuel 6:1-12

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2 Samuel 6:1-12 CSB
1 David again assembled all the fit young men in Israel: thirty thousand. 2 He and all his troops set out to bring the ark of God from Baale-judah. The ark bears the Name, the name of the LORD of Armies who is enthroned between the cherubim. 3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and transported it from Abinadab’s house, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the cart 4 and brought it with the ark of God from Abinadab’s house on the hill. Ahio walked in front of the ark. 5 David and the whole house of Israel were dancing before the LORD with all kinds of fir wood instruments, lyres, harps, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals. 6 When they came to Nacon’s threshing floor, Uzzah reached out to the ark of God and took hold of it because the oxen had stumbled. 7 Then the LORD’s anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him dead on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there next to the ark of God. 8 David was angry because of the LORD’s outburst against Uzzah, so he named that place Outburst Against Uzzah, as it is today. 9 David feared the LORD that day and said, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me? ” 10 So he was not willing to bring the ark of the LORD to the city of David; instead, he diverted it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath. 11 The ark of the LORD remained in his house three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and his whole family. 12 It was reported to King David: “The LORD has blessed Obed-edom’s family and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from Obed-edom’s house to the city of David with rejoicing.

Sermon Notes
  1. David’s Anger
  2. David’s Fear
  3. David’s Rejoicing
Group or Individual Reflection
  • One thing that resonated with me:
  • One thing that challenged me:
  • One thing I want to learn more about:
  • One thing I will do:
Deeper Study
Psalm 60 is a corporate lament. Prayerfully read, meditate, and note take on Psalm 60.
  • Can you discern the structure of the lament?
  • What is being lamented?
  • What, if anything, is their hope?
Where do you find hope in sorrow?
Reflect
  • Worship: Write down one attribute of God and worship God.
  • Prayer: Pray for the families who have had a death due to COVID-19.
  • Remembrance: Remember a time when someone’s death took you by surprise. How did that event change you?
  • Self-Examination: When dealing with death, what do you think is your strongest emotional response?

A Kind Act
Leave flowers or some other token on a person’s grave.