"And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces."
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Here a picture of awful grandeur takes the place of the bare statement
of the earlier historian 2 Samuel 24:17. And here, as elsewhere, the
author probably extracts from the ancient documents such cir...
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10. THE NUMBERING OF THE PEOPLE AND THE PUNISHMENT
CHAPTER 21
_ 1. David's failure in numbering the people (1 Chronicles 21:1)_
2. David's confession and the message of God (1 Chronicles 21:8)
3....
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1 CHRONICLES 21:1 TO 1 CHRONICLES 22:1 THE NUMBERING OF THE HOSTS; THE
PUNISHMENT (see notes on 2 Samuel 24:1). There are many variations
from the corresponding passage in 2 S., and it is uncertain wh...
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_lift up_ The old form of the past changed in modern editions to
_lifted up_; cp. Genesis 22:4, etc.
_saw the angel_ The full description of the vision is peculiar to
Chron.; cp. 2 Samuel 24:17.
_an...
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LESSON TEN 21-22
A MILITARY CENSUS AND A PLAGUE
13. DAVID'S MILITARY CENSUS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES (Chapter 21)
INTRODUCTION
The final serious mistake David made was this military census. God did
not...
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_AND DAVID LIFTED UP HIS EYES, AND SAW THE ANGEL OF THE LORD STAND
BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE HEAVEN, HAVING A DRAWN SWORD IN HIS HAND
STRETCHED OUT OVER JERUSALEM. THEN DAVID AND THE ELDERS OF ISRAEL,...
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DAVID'S NUMBERING OF THE PEOPLE AND HIS PUNISHMENT
This chapter is parallel to 2 Samuel 24, but includes a few additions:
see 1 Chronicles 21:6; 1 Chronicles 21:26....
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THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES
GOD RULES HISTORY
1 CHRONICLES
_Ian Mackervoy_
CHAPTER 21
DAVID PREPARES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE *TEMPLE – 1 CHRONICLES
21:1-29
DAVID’S *SIN AND GOD’S GOODNESS – 1...
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(14-17) The Pestilence....
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וַ יִּשָּׂ֨א דָוִ֜יד אֶת ־עֵינָ֗יו וַ
יַּ֞רְא אֶת ־מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ עֹמֵ֗ד
בֵּ֤ין הָ אָ֨רֶץ֙...
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SATAN
"And again the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and He
moved David against them saying, Go, number Israel and Judah." 2
Samuel 24:1
"And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved Da...
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The cause of David's action in numbering Israel is distinctly stated
to be Satan. Therein lies a revelation of its nature. The one sin of
Satan is that of pride and ambition, and this was the sin of D...
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I refer the Reader to the account as given in the book of Samuel, as
also to the Commentary upon it. The relation of this transaction is so
similar, that I do not think it necessary to swell the subje...
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But prosperity exposes David to the temptations of the enemy. Head
over Israel, and conqueror of all his enemies, he wishes to know the
strength of Israel, which was his glory, forgetting the strength...
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See Gill "1Ch 21:1"....
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And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand
between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand
stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders [of Israel,...
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_God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it_, &c. This seems to
import that there were more angels than one employed to effect this
destruction in different parts of the country: and that the ange...
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1 Dauid tempted by Satan, forceth Ioab to number the people.
5 The number of the people being brought, Dauid repenteth of it.
9 Dauid hauing three plagues propounded by Gad, chuseth the
pestilence....
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David's Sin and its Consequences...
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IN SACKCLOTH, i.e. in mourning garments, humbling themselves before
God for their sins, and deprecating his wrath against the people....
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1 Chronicles 21:16 David H1732 lifted H5375 (H8799) eyes H5869 saw
H7200 (H8799) angel H4397 LORD H3068 standing H5975 (H8802) earth H776
heaven H8064 hand H3027 drawn H8025 (H8803) sword H2719 out H5...
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ANGEL
(_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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May the Lord instruct us while we read. Perhaps We shall understand it
better if we begin in the 21 st chapter at the 26 th verse.
1 Chronicles 21:26. _And David built there an altar unto the LORD, a...
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CONTENTS: David's sin in numbering the people. Joab's faithful
protest. David's choice of punishment.
CHARACTERS: God, Satan, David, Joab, Gad, Ornan, angel (Jesus).
CONCLUSION: God does not judge o...
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1 Chronicles 21:1. _Satan stood up against Israel;_ that is, the
accuser, or calumniator.
1 Chronicles 21:3. _Why will my lord the king be a cause of trespass
to Israel?_ Joab was struck with the sin...
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_And Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to number
Israel._
UNDER A SPELL
(Compare 2 Peter 1:21):--
I. All the world seems to be under a spell or charm; inward influences
move men as s...
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1 CHRONICLES 21:1 David’s Census and Preparation for the Temple.
David paves the way for Solomon to build the temple. Even his census
(1 Chronicles 21:1), though done out of wrong motives, yields a pl...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] The events here given appear in 2 Samuel 24, where
the manner in which the census was taken is fully described, which
took Joab nine months and twenty days. This narrative is condense...
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EXPOSITION
This very important chapter in David's history is the parallel of 2
Samuel 24:1, which contains some details not found here, _e.g._ the
route taken by those who went to number Israel (2 Sa...
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In chapter twenty-one.
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,
and number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan...
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1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 19:1; 2 Kings 6:17; Exodus 14:19; Exodus 14:20;
Genesis 3:24; Jonah 3:6; Joshua 5:13; Joshua 5:14; Numbers 14:5;...
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Sackcloth — In mourning garments, humbling themselves before God for
their sins, and deprecating his wrath against the people....