1 Samuel 6:20

20 «¿Quién puede estar en la presencia del Señor
, este Dios santo? —clamaron—. ¿Adónde podremos enviar el arca desde aquí?».

1 Samuel 6:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 6:20

And the men of Bethshemesh said, who is able to stand before
this holy Lord God?
&c.] The Targum is,

``before the ark of this holy Lord God;''

which is said either by way of complaint of the severity of God, and the strictness of his justice; or in reverence of his holiness, acknowledging their imperfection, sin, and guilt, by reason of which they could not stand before him; nor can any, but on account of the mercy seat over the ark, or through Christ, his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice:

and to whom shall he go up from us?
that is, the ark, the symbol of God's presence, which they seem to be desirous of parting with; being unworthy of it, and conscious of their impurity in comparison of God that dwelt in it; and of their weakness to give the honour and reverence that was due unto it; and yet they knew not who were fit for it, or would choose to receive it, because of the danger they were liable to through every inadvertency in them, and irreverence of that.

1 Samuel 6:20 In-Context

18 Las cinco ratas de oro representaban las cinco ciudades filisteas junto con sus aldeas vecinas, que eran controladas por los cinco gobernantes. La gran roca de Bet-semes, donde colocaron el arca del Señor
, todavía está en el campo de Josué como un testimonio de lo que sucedió allí.

19 Trasladan el arca a Quiriat-jearim
Pero el Señor
mató a setenta hombres
de Bet-semes porque miraron dentro del arca del Señor
. Y el pueblo hizo gran duelo por lo que el Señor
había hecho.

20 «¿Quién puede estar en la presencia del Señor
, este Dios santo? —clamaron—. ¿Adónde podremos enviar el arca desde aquí?».

21 Así que enviaron mensajeros a la gente de Quiriat-jearim y le dijeron: «Los filisteos han devuelto el arca del Señor
. ¡Vengan y llévensela!».