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Thirty thousand people accompanying the Ark! A new wagon built especially for carrying the Ark (v.3). But, tragically, when the oxen carrying the wagon slipped, they caused the wagon to slip, and Uzzah, the son of Abinadav who guarded the Ark for twenty years, felt he had to reach out and grab the Ark to prevent it from slipping (v.6). God is furious and strikes Uzzah dead for his mistake of grabbing the Ark, for no one is allowed to touch the Ark with their hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Was it such a crime for Uzzah trying to help? A crime deserving the death penalty? Should Uzzah pay for the mistake of putting the Ark on a wagon \u2013 and was that such a crime in the first place? Never mind: It is God\u2019s judgment. This incident reminds us of God striking down Aaron\u2019s two sons back in the Leviticus, ch. 10, where Moses tries to justify God\u2019s actions, and Aaron is silent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David\u2019s reaction is different. In verse 8 he actually gets angry, using the same word (vayichar) which describes God\u2019s anger at Uzzah, and the implication is that he is angry with God just as God was angry with Uzzah!\u00a0 David names the place where God struck down Uzzah \u201cPeretz Uzzah\u201d \u2013 \u201cThe Striking of Uzzah\u201d \u2013 and he calls the whole effort off (temporarily). David does not let God off the hook. He calls God to task to take responsibility for God\u2019s divine actions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David\u2019s relationship with God, of being a great believer even when he is angry at God, was an inspiration to me when our daughter was fighting brain cancer. Thank God she is healthy now. But I remember being on the cancer floor with all the other children not only suffering from cancer but also from the effects of chemo, and seeing their parents going through the horror of having a sick, endangered child. I remember saying to myself: I am angry!\u00a0 God, see this suffering! Like the location Peretz Uzzah, the cancer floor has God\u2019s name all over it. Yet, like King David \u2013 and with his inspiration &#8211; my belief in God told me that it was right to not let God off the hook: God, whom I love and I believe loves all of us: See your children suffering, and take responsibility for it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes being angry with the one you love makes them even more a part of your life. 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