Where is the Respect for God?

1 Sam 6:19 Then He struck the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck fifty thousand and seventy men of the people, and the people lamented because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.

The LORD is fully able to protect Himself.  The children of Israel have neglected the LORD.  They treated the Ark as a relic.  The respect for God was lacking.  They saw that the philistines have returned the Ark and want to look for themselves, they cant believe it.  Well, that didn't turn out well.  We must always approach the LORD by faith and trust.  We must believe the mighty wonderful works of God.  Not explain them away.  Nobody at anytime was supposed to open the Ark.  It made no difference whether Israeli or philistine.  A healthy respect & honor of God would of caused them to go get the priests.  

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