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What Does Sinai Have to Do With Augusta?

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In his continuing commentary on the story of David dancing before the ark of the covenant in 2 Samuel 6, Robert Barron observes that there is another aspect of the passage that is puzzling to modern readers.  Namely, how on earth could anyone dance before the law?  (We must remember that the tablets of the Ten Commandments were housed within the ark.)  Barron observes, “it would be difficult to imagine anyone dancing with joy before the tax code or the latest motor vehicle statutes, or even before the U.S. Constitution.” 1  However, David and the people of Israel dance with all their might before the law! Continue reading What Does Sinai Have to Do With Augusta?

  1. Robert Barron, 2 Samuel (Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2015), 60.