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Today's Bible
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I Chronicles 21 — 23
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1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. 2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. 3 And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel? 4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. 5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. 6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab. 7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote CLICK HERE FOR MORE
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King David, beloved of the Lord, is enticed by Satan and he sins, resulting in the death of 70,000 people (21:14). What does the king do to stop the plague (21:26)? David continues gathering material to build the Temple and delegates Solomon to build it.
We could reason, why was it a sin to number the people? Did not the Lord command that a census be taken in the wilderness (Numbers 1:1-3; 26:2). Then too, census-taking was customary with other kings in order to know what size army they would have in case of war. In spite of all our logical questions, the Bible reveals that this particular decision was instigated by a supernatural enemy of all mankind and Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it (I Chronicles 21:1). Satan, the adversary, was permitted to influence David to authorize the census. Since sin is man's own choice to act, a righteous God must administer judgment upon the trespass.
Did David want to ascertain and then boast of his military power?
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