2 Sam. 6:6-7
errancy@infidels.org errancy@infidels.org
Mon, 31 May 1999 01:43:25 -0700 (00928158205, 009592543081f59WWW18@www3.collegeclub.com)
TIM
>1 Samuel 7:1
>"So the men of Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD.
>They took it to Abinadab's house on the hill and consecrated Eleazar
>his son to guard the ark of the LORD."
>
>Where does this say Uzzah or Abinadab was a Levite?
JEFF
I cited 1 Sam. 7:1 to show that Abinadab was a Levite. Since all male
Levites were to serve as priests (Num. 8:15-25), it follows that Uzziah
son of Abinadab was a Levite.
>>JEFF
>> -The Kohathite clan of Levites were responsible for, among other
>> things, the Ark of the Covenant (Num. 4:27-32). Thus, Abinadab (and
thus
>> Uzzah) was probably a Kohathite.
>
>Tim
>Is this circular reasoning?
>
>1. The Ark was supposed to be guarded by a Levite.
>2. Therefore Abinadab's family were Levites, since they were guarding
>the Ark.
>
>Again, how does (2) follow from (1)?
JEFF
My argument is intended as an inference to the best explanation, not a
deductive syllogism.
>>JEFF
>-As a Kohathite, Uzzah was trained from his youth to handle the Ark.
>
>Tim
>We know nothing of the history of Uzzah prior to his execution.
>The text provides no information. We don't know his age. We
>don't know even if he lived with his father prior to the day
>he helped guide the ark.
>
JEFF
Mr. Taylor, you are arguing from silence. According to your line of
thought, we also don't know whether or not Uzzah ever blinked his eyes,
ate food, or spoke Hebrew because the text does not explicitly mention it.
Please reconsider whether or not such a high degree of skepticism is
warranted in this case.
>>JEFF
>> That no one else was punished despite the fact that all were
>> accomplices indicates that God is compassionate;
>
>Tim
>To prove this, you would have to prove that murder, with no warning,
>is compassionate. I have already posted a definition of compassionate,
>which consists of pity, mercy, and sympathy. Striking a man dead,
>without warning, does not manifest any of these attributes.
>
> A compassionate God would have issued a warning SOMEWHERE
>in the chain of events, instead of murdering in anger.
JEFF
Aside from the fact that your above assertions beg the question, please
see Num. 4:14,19-20, and 1 Sam. 6:19-20 for indications that Uzzah had
received previous warning regarding the dangers of improperly handling the
Ark.
Sincerely,
Jeff Wisdom
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