2 Samuel 24 (성경통독): This chapter tells us that Joab gave the results of the census to the king: 800,000 able-bodied fighting men in Israel; in Judah 500,000. But when it was all done, David was overwhelmed with guilt because he had counted the people, replacing trust with statistics. And David prayed to God, “I have sinned badly in what I have just done. But now God forgive my guilt—I’ve been really stupid.” As a consequence, From Dan to Beersheba seventy thousand people died. But when the angel reached out over Jerusalem to destroy it, God felt the pain of the terror and told the angel who was spreading death among the people, “Enough’s enough! Pull back!” In response, David built an altar on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite to God there and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. God was moved by the prayers and that was the end of the disaster. What we can see here is the continuous relationship built-up between God and David and His involvement in David's life.
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2 Samuel 24 (성경통독): This chapter tells us that Joab gave the results of the census to the king: 800,000 able-bodied fighting men in Israel; in Judah 500,000. But when it was all done, David was overwhelmed with guilt because he had counted the people, replacing trust with statistics. And David prayed to God, “I have sinned badly in what I have just done. But now God forgive my guilt—I’ve been really stupid.” As a consequence, From Dan to Beersheba seventy thousand people died. But when the angel reached out over Jerusalem to destroy it, God felt the pain of the terror and told the angel who was spreading death among the people, “Enough’s enough! Pull back!” In response, David built an altar on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite to God there and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. God was moved by the prayers and that was the end of the disaster. What we can see here is the continuous relationship built-up between God and David and His involvement in David's life.
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