God's holiness demands justice. Due to His perfect holiness, God must express and demand justice by treating the innocent and guilty differently. Uzzah was struck dead for touching the Ark of God, showing God's holiness and how He will not tolerate any exceptions to His commands. Christians are called to be holy as God is holy and to live just lives that reflect God's character. As God's priests, believers are not exceptions and must recognize God's holiness in how they live.

1. KadoshKadosh == HolyHoly
AdonaiAdonai == LordLord
ElohimElohim == GodGod
SabaothSabaoth ==
HostsHosts

2. Genesis 18:25Genesis 18:25
The Holiness of GodThe Holiness of God
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3. Due to God’s holiness He mustDue to God’s holiness He must
express and demand justice.express and demand justice.

4. Genesis 18:25 :Genesis 18:25 : Surely youSurely you
wouldn’t do such a thing,wouldn’t do such a thing,
destroying the innocent with thedestroying the innocent with the
guilty. Why, you would be treatingguilty. Why, you would be treating
the innocent and the guilty exactlythe innocent and the guilty exactly
the same! Surely you wouldn’t dothe same! Surely you wouldn’t do
that! Should not the Judge of allthat! Should not the Judge of all
the earth do what is right?the earth do what is right?”” NLTNLT

5. Have you ever been upset orHave you ever been upset or
confused with some of theconfused with some of the
things the Judge does?things the Judge does?

6. Is my life reflective of Justice?Is my life reflective of Justice?

7.
Do I live a just life?Do I live a just life?

8. The closer you are to theThe closer you are to the
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY ONEHOLY, HOLY, HOLY ONE
the more you willthe more you will
naturally live a just life.naturally live a just life.

9. Leviticus 10:1-2 –Leviticus 10:1-2 – Aaron’Aaron’s sonss sons
Nadab and Abihu put coals of fireNadab and Abihu put coals of fire
in their incense burners andin their incense burners and
sprinkled incense over it. In thissprinkled incense over it. In this
way, they disobeyed the Lord byway, they disobeyed the Lord by
burning before him a different kindburning before him a different kind
of fire than he had commanded.of fire than he had commanded.

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So fire blazed forth from theSo fire blazed forth from the
Lord’s presence and burned themLord’s presence and burned them
up, and they died there beforeup, and they died there before
the Lord.the Lord. NLTNLT

11. Isaiah 57:15 -Isaiah 57:15 - The high and loftyThe high and lofty
one who lives in eternity, the Holyone who lives in eternity, the Holy
One, says this: I live in the highOne, says this: I live in the high
and holy place with those whoseand holy place with those whose
spirits arespirits are contritecontrite andand humblehumble. I. I
restore the crushed spirit of therestore the crushed spirit of the
humble and revive the courage ofhumble and revive the courage of
those withthose with repentantrepentant hearts.hearts. NLTNLT

12. Leviticus 10:3 –Leviticus 10:3 – Then MosesThen Moses
said to Aaron,said to Aaron, “This is what the“This is what the
Lord meant when he said, ‘I willLord meant when he said, ‘I will
show myself holy among thoseshow myself holy among those
who arewho are nearnear me. I will beme. I will be
glorified before all the people.’ ”glorified before all the people.’ ”
AndAnd Aaron was silentAaron was silent.. NLTNLT

13.
What is your response?What is your response?

14. 1 Peter 2:5 –1 Peter 2:5 – And you areAnd you are livingliving
stonesstones that God is building into histhat God is building into his
spiritual temple. What’spiritual temple. What’s more,s more,
you are his holy priestsyou are his holy priests. Through. Through
the mediation of Jesus Christ,the mediation of Jesus Christ, youyou
offer spiritual sacrifices thatoffer spiritual sacrifices that
please Godplease God.. NLTNLT

15. Romans 12:1 -Romans 12:1 - And so, dearAnd so, dear
brothers and sisters, I plead withbrothers and sisters, I plead with
you to give your bodies to God.you to give your bodies to God.
Let them be aLet them be a livingliving andand holyholy
sacrifice—sacrifice—the kind he will acceptthe kind he will accept..
…… NLTNLT

16. 2 Samuel 6:1-11 –2 Samuel 6:1-11 – Then DavidThen David
mobilized thirty thousand specialmobilized thirty thousand special
troops.troops. 22
He led them to Baalah ofHe led them to Baalah of
Judah to bring home the Ark ofJudah to bring home the Ark of
God, which bears the name ofGod, which bears the name of
the Lord Almighty, who isthe Lord Almighty, who is
enthroned between the cherubim.enthroned between the cherubim.

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They placed the Ark of God on aThey placed the Ark of God on a
new cart and brought it from thenew cart and brought it from the
hillside home of Abinadab. Uzzahhillside home of Abinadab. Uzzah
and Ahio, Abinadab’and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, weres sons, were
guiding the cartguiding the cart 44
with the Ark ofwith the Ark of
God on it, with Ahio walking inGod on it, with Ahio walking in
front.front.

18. 55
David and all the people of IsraelDavid and all the people of Israel
werewere celebrating before the Lordcelebrating before the Lord
with all their might, singing songswith all their might, singing songs
and playing all kinds of musicaland playing all kinds of musical
instruments—lyres, harps,instruments—lyres, harps,
tambourines, castanets, andtambourines, castanets, and
cymbals.cymbals.

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But when they arrived at theBut when they arrived at the
threshing floor of Nacon, thethreshing floor of Nacon, the
oxen stumbled, and Uzzah putoxen stumbled, and Uzzah put
out his hand toout his hand to steadysteady the Ark ofthe Ark of
God.God. 77
Then the Lord’Then the Lord’s angers anger
blazed out against Uzzah forblazed out against Uzzah for
doing this, anddoing this, and God struck himGod struck him
deaddead beside the Ark of God.beside the Ark of God.

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David was angryDavid was angry because thebecause the
Lord’Lord’s anger had blazed outs anger had blazed out
against Uzzah. He named thatagainst Uzzah. He named that
place Perez-uzzah (which meansplace Perez-uzzah (which means
“outbreak against Uzzah”). It is“outbreak against Uzzah”). It is
still called that today.still called that today. 99
David wasDavid was
now afraid of the Lord and asked,now afraid of the Lord and asked,
“How can I ever bring the Ark of“How can I ever bring the Ark of
the Lord back into my care?”the Lord back into my care?”

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So David decided not to moveSo David decided not to move
the Ark of the Lord into the City ofthe Ark of the Lord into the City of
David. He took it instead to theDavid. He took it instead to the
home of Obed-edom of Gath.home of Obed-edom of Gath.
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The Ark of the Lord remainedThe Ark of the Lord remained
there with the family of Obed-there with the family of Obed-
edom for three months, and theedom for three months, and the
Lord blessed him and his entireLord blessed him and his entire
household.household. NLTNLT

22. Numbers 4:15 –Numbers 4:15 – When Aaron andWhen Aaron and
his sons have finished coveringhis sons have finished covering
the sanctuary and all the sacredthe sanctuary and all the sacred
utensils, the Kohathites will comeutensils, the Kohathites will come
and carry these things to the nextand carry these things to the next
destination.destination.

23. But theyBut they must not touchmust not touch thethe
sacred objects,sacred objects, or they will dieor they will die..
So these are the objects of theSo these are the objects of the
Tabernacle that the KohathitesTabernacle that the Kohathites
must carry!must carry! NLTNLT

24. Uzzah must have thought heUzzah must have thought he
was an exception.was an exception.

25. We think God is unjustWe think God is unjust
because we don’because we don’t understandt understand
his holiness.his holiness.
R.C. SproulR.C. Sproul

26. We take mercy for granted,We take mercy for granted,
later we assume it, and thenlater we assume it, and then
we demand it.we demand it.
R.C. SproulR.C. Sproul

27. Do you thinkDo you think
youyou
are an exception?are an exception?

28.
1 Peter 2:51 Peter 2:5 - And you are- And you are livingliving
stonesstones that God is building intothat God is building into
his spiritual temple. What’his spiritual temple. What’ss
more,more, you are his holy priestsyou are his holy priests..
Through the mediation of JesusThrough the mediation of Jesus
Christ,Christ, you offer spiritualyou offer spiritual
sacrifices that please Godsacrifices that please God.. NLTNLT

29.
BE HOLY – ACT JUSTLYBE HOLY – ACT JUSTLY
As God’s Priests We AreAs God’s Priests We Are
Not An ExceptionNot An Exception