The Word Becomes Flesh and Made His Dwelling Among Us

In an era of comfort, saul abandoned the ark of the covenant and carried on with business as usual, apart from god. This is a longing for another king, one in the line of david, one who will come as foolishly as David did to re establish al that's been discarded. John describes jesus as a tabernacle filled with god's glory, with his presence. Jesus marched his body, the presence of god, straight into the empty temple.