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“Yo’av said to the king, ‘May Adonai your God add to the people a hundredfold, no matter how many there are; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king take pleasure in doing this?‘”-2 Samuel 24:3 I remember when I was having a conversation with […]

“The king said to Yo’av the commander of the army, who was with him, ‘Go systematically through all the tribes of Isra’el, from Dan to Be’er-Sheva; and take a census of the population; so that I can know how many people there are.‘”-2 Samuel 24:2 So under the influence of his evil inclination, David orders […]

“The anger of Adonai blazed up against Israel, so he moved David to act against them by saying, ‘Go, take a census of Isra’el and Y’hudah.’”-2 Samuel 24:1 Yesterday, I exegeted 2 Samuel 24:1 by affirming quite strongly that this verse does NOT mean that the Lord incited David to take a census. Instead, David […]

“The anger of Adonai blazed up against Isra’el, so he moved David to act against them by saying, ‘Go, take a census of Isra’el and Y’hudah.’”-2 Samuel 24:1 Alrighty, so there’s a common misconception we gotta straighten out about verse 1 in 2nd Samuel Chapter 24. It’s the idea that the Lord decided to take […]

Yesterday, I stated that we have no idea why the Lord’s anger burned against Israel. However, there are a couple of interesting guesses as to why. Let’s explore a couple of those today. The first thought expressed on the topic is that whatever sin Israel might have committed, David was unaware of it. Because if […]