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Proper 10
Preaching
Preaching And Reading The Old Testament Lessons
With an Eye to the New
The lectionary has a way of eliminating from a passage those sections that are considered distasteful to a congregation. Thus, the story of Uzzah's death upon touching the ark in verses 6--11, and the confrontation of David by his wife Michal, in verses 20--23, are not included in our text for the morning. The congregation is thereby left with little rationale for Michal's hatred of David in verse 16 or for its consequences in verses 20--23.
