WEBVTT - Jack Graham - Oct 23 - 9:30 pm

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<v Speaker 1>And the king said to Araunah, Nay, but I will

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<v Speaker 1>surely buy it of thee at a price. Neither will

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<v Speaker 1>I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of

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<v Speaker 1>that which cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing

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<v Speaker 1>floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 2

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<v Speaker 1>Samuel 24 24 Dear Lord, when the abundance of your

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<v Speaker 1>goodness is apparent and on display in my life, I

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<v Speaker 1>will make sure that insecurities won't lead me into thinking

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<v Speaker 1>that all I have will be preserved by my own

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<v Speaker 1>methods and tactics. As you increase the works of my hands, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>help me not to see those you've called me to

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<v Speaker 1>lead as commodities and not sheep you've called me to honor, protect,

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<v Speaker 1>and shepherd. I declare that you are my sustaining force

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<v Speaker 1>and the lifter of my head. Keep me from experiencing

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<v Speaker 1>loss and defeat as David did. I will instead look

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<v Speaker 1>to you and your power to cover my weak areas

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<v Speaker 1>when I feel insecure and inadequate. Thank you for reminding

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<v Speaker 1>me that my life is about serving and helping others

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<v Speaker 1>as I grow to become more like you. In Jesus' name.

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<v Speaker 2>Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>Taking Account of the People In our last story, we

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<v Speaker 2>witnessed the continued bravery of David even into old age.

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<v Speaker 2>He continued to wage war against all who would threaten

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<v Speaker 2>the flock of God. As a result, David became weary,

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<v Speaker 2>but did not lose hope in the Lord of his salvation.

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<v Speaker 2>In this story, we witness an odd change in the

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<v Speaker 2>character of David as he takes a census over the

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<v Speaker 2>people in order to maintain control and wealth for the nation.

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<v Speaker 2>Inspired by 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles.

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<v Speaker 3>you for your support. In our last episode, we learned

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<v Speaker 3>how David made right on a wrong done by his

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<v Speaker 3>predecessor Saul to the Gibeonites, and how God blessed his

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<v Speaker 3>righteous actions with prosperity for Israel. The Philistines once again attacked.

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<v Speaker 3>wanting to plunder Israel's wealth, but David's army was strong, well-trained,

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<v Speaker 3>and courageous, just as their leader David. David now is

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<v Speaker 3>in his older years, and he had built a legacy,

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<v Speaker 3>a life of courage and conviction and commitment that glorified

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<v Speaker 3>God and blessed the people of God. So today, we'll

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<v Speaker 3>hear how David actually allowed some insecurity in and a

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<v Speaker 3>sense of ownership of the people. causing him to seek

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<v Speaker 3>to control God's people by taking a census. Though he

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<v Speaker 3>was warned by his friend and commander Joab, David pushes forward.

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<v Speaker 3>And as always, when we disobey God, there is a

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<v Speaker 3>price to pay for his actions. And David will be

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<v Speaker 3>faced with a very tough decision. What will he choose?

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<v Speaker 3>Let's find out on today's reading.

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<v Speaker 2>David arose early in the morning. His bones creaked as

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<v Speaker 2>he lifted himself out of his bed. His muscles were sore,

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<v Speaker 2>and every step revealed a new part of his body

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<v Speaker 2>that ached. David's youth was waning. Decades of battle had

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<v Speaker 2>aged him rapidly. His once muscular and chiseled frame felt

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<v Speaker 2>as if it had been slightly eroded by the sea.

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<v Speaker 2>David washed his face and gazed into the mirror. His

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<v Speaker 2>beard was becoming gray, and the light in his eyes

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<v Speaker 2>seemed to be dimming. David realized that he was no

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<v Speaker 2>longer the young warrior who defeated Goliath. He was older

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<v Speaker 2>and less capable of defending Israel with his sword. In

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<v Speaker 2>light of this new insecurity, David decided to take a

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<v Speaker 2>census of the nation to measure the vastness in Israel.

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<v Speaker 2>He took great pride in the work he had done

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<v Speaker 2>as king. Therefore, he desired to measure his success by

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<v Speaker 2>accounting the people in his armies. He also wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>gauge how vulnerable Israel might be to outside attack. David

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<v Speaker 2>gathered Joab and said, We will take a census of

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<v Speaker 2>all the tribes of Israel. From Dan to Beersheba, we

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<v Speaker 2>will know just how many people are within our borders.

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<v Speaker 2>Joab winced at David's orders. He knew that the census

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<v Speaker 2>was a means to control people. The law of Moses

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<v Speaker 2>clearly stated that a man only had the right to

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<v Speaker 2>count what belonged to him. Israel belonged to God, not David.

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<v Speaker 2>Joab knew this and spoke up to David, saying, You

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<v Speaker 2>know I love you, king. It is my prayer that

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<v Speaker 2>God blesses you a hundredfold. But why would you do

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<v Speaker 2>this to the people? It would cause unrest and discomfort.

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<v Speaker 2>David ignored Joab's complaints. He was solely focused on fortifying

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<v Speaker 2>what he had built. He sent out all of his

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<v Speaker 2>commanders to comb the country to count all of the people.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine months had passed, and David's men had disrupted every city, town,

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<v Speaker 2>and farm in Israel to count its members. Joab returned

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<v Speaker 2>from his nine-month journey and handed the records to David.

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<v Speaker 2>Joab's eyes scanned David's demeanor as he read the results

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<v Speaker 2>of the census. There was only one thing David truly

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<v Speaker 2>cared about. In the nation of Israel, there were 1.3

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<v Speaker 2>million capable men able to fight. With this, David put

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<v Speaker 2>down the report and went to bed. That night, David

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<v Speaker 2>tossed and turned in his bed. David's delicate conscience began

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<v Speaker 2>to stir within him. He imagined all of the people

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<v Speaker 2>of Israel being rounded up like cattle to be counted.

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<v Speaker 2>He pictured the humiliated look on men's faces when soldiers

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<v Speaker 2>entered their homes. He sat up from his bed and

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<v Speaker 2>took a deep breath. He covered his face with his

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<v Speaker 2>hands and began to weep. What have I done?

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<v Speaker 3>He whispered.

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<v Speaker 2>David got up from his bed and grabbed his harp.

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<v Speaker 2>He sat on his balcony and strummed. It soothed him.

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<v Speaker 2>He played for the Lord for a while and began

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<v Speaker 2>to weep again. Lord, forgive me. Forgive my guilt. I

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<v Speaker 2>have been so foolish. The next morning a prophet in

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<v Speaker 2>the land named Gad sat in the halls of David

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<v Speaker 2>waiting for him. David walked around the corner to find

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<v Speaker 2>Gad sitting and waiting. He knew why Gad was there

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<v Speaker 2>and had no need to ask. Gad arose from his

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<v Speaker 2>seat and beckoned David to walk with him. Together they

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<v Speaker 2>strode the courtyards of David's home, and Gad spoke clearly

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<v Speaker 2>to David, saying, You must choose from three punishments from God.

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<v Speaker 2>Only one of the three will be inflicted upon you.

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<v Speaker 2>David gulped and nodded for Gad to continue. Three years

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<v Speaker 2>of famine, hunger, and strife. Three months of fleeing your

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<v Speaker 2>enemies in fear for your life. Three days of severe

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<v Speaker 2>plague on the land. These are your choices. David held

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<v Speaker 2>his breath for a long moment. His heart began to race.

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<v Speaker 2>Sweat dripped down his brow. Every option seemed too much

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<v Speaker 2>to bear. I am in a desperate situation, David yelled.

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<v Speaker 2>His lower lip began to tremble, but he regained his

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<v Speaker 2>composure and said, I would rather us fall into the

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<v Speaker 2>hands of the Lord than the hands of man, so

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<v Speaker 2>I choose the plague. David's logic seemed to be sound.

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<v Speaker 2>He chose three days of a plague than three years

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<v Speaker 2>of hunger. However, he also chose the harm of people

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<v Speaker 2>over the harm of himself. In the first part of

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<v Speaker 2>that week, 70,000 Israelites died of intense sickness. David was

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<v Speaker 2>walking the streets with horror as people were crying out

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<v Speaker 2>in pain. The anguished cries filled David's ears and he

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<v Speaker 2>could hardly bear it. In an emotional daze, David caught

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<v Speaker 2>a glimpse of something passing through the streets. Hovering over

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<v Speaker 2>the sick and dying, David saw an angel of the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord administering the punishment due to Israel because of David. Immediately,

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<v Speaker 2>David fell to his knees and prayed to God, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>I am the one who has sinned. David beat his chest.

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<v Speaker 2>These people are innocent sheep. They have done nothing. Let

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<v Speaker 2>your anger fall on me and my family. Do not

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<v Speaker 2>harm them anymore. Finally David understood. He had lost his

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<v Speaker 2>shepherd's heart. In doing the census, David had acted as

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<v Speaker 2>a tyrant king instead of a loving shepherd. The very

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<v Speaker 2>reason David was chosen as king in the first place

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<v Speaker 2>was that he would willingly lay down his life for

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<v Speaker 2>the protection and joy of his people. Yet in the

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<v Speaker 2>past few years, David had lived his life solely for

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<v Speaker 2>his own safety and security. David arose from his knees

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<v Speaker 2>and went back to the.

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<v Speaker 1>Center of Jerusalem.

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<v Speaker 2>David sacrificed much of his personal wealth to build an

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<v Speaker 2>altar for the Lord in the center of Jerusalem. There

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<v Speaker 2>he made sacrifices to God on behalf of himself and

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<v Speaker 2>all the people of Israel. He wept, he worshipped, and

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<v Speaker 2>he prayed for the preservation of his sheep. God answered,

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<v Speaker 2>and there was a restoration in the land of Israel

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<v Speaker 2>unlike any has ever seen.

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<v Speaker 3>As we begin today's passage, David is feeling the toll

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<v Speaker 3>of his years. He has fought many battles, and his

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<v Speaker 3>body reminds him that he's not a young warrior anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>So much of his identity has been wrapped up in

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<v Speaker 3>his strength and courage, from his days as a shepherd

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<v Speaker 3>boy defending the flocks from wild beasts to the time

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<v Speaker 3>of killing the great giant and then later protecting God's

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<v Speaker 3>people from foreign aggressors as the king of the nation

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<v Speaker 3>of Israel. But without that vigor of youth, David began

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<v Speaker 3>to worry that he could no longer defend God's people.

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<v Speaker 3>He would have done well to remind himself of all

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<v Speaker 3>the promises of God that God would keep and protect

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<v Speaker 3>his people. But as insecurity began to creep in, a

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<v Speaker 3>switch seemed to flip in David's mind. David wanted to

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<v Speaker 3>take hold of what he had accomplished to control his kingdom.

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<v Speaker 3>Chronicles tells us that Satan tempted David to take a

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<v Speaker 3>census of the people. Surely the devil was not pleased

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<v Speaker 3>that God's people were prospering and that David was leading

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<v Speaker 3>so well, so he went on the attack. He planted

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<v Speaker 3>a seed, but it was David who acted. David took

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<v Speaker 3>the bait, he took the temptation, and called for a count,

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<v Speaker 3>a census of all the people, once again in disobedience

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<v Speaker 3>to God's instructions. Joab, David's nephew and commander of his army,

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<v Speaker 3>was troubled by the orders and counseled the king to reconsider.

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<v Speaker 3>Joad seemed to know that David was motivated by fear

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<v Speaker 3>and a desire to control. But unfortunately, David ignored him,

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<v Speaker 3>and for over nine months they counted people throughout the land.

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<v Speaker 3>1.3 million souls were numbered in David's kingdom. But what

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<v Speaker 3>David did to bring himself peace had the exact opposite effect.

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<v Speaker 3>He is now troubled and convicted of his disobedience. I

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<v Speaker 3>think all of us can relate to this. When we

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<v Speaker 3>disobey God, when we don't follow God's guidance and leadership

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<v Speaker 3>in our lives, we find ourselves grieved and filled with guilt.

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<v Speaker 3>God gave David three choices, two that would afflict his

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<v Speaker 3>people and one that would afflict him only. David chose

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<v Speaker 3>the shortest punishment, three days of plagues on the people.

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<v Speaker 3>It might have seemed the best choice, a wise choice,

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<v Speaker 3>but there was so much selfishness in David at this point.

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<v Speaker 3>He opted for his own safety, taking care of himself

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<v Speaker 3>rather than seeking to protect God's people. They were punished

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<v Speaker 3>for his sin. 70,000 Israelites died, and as David walked

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<v Speaker 3>the streets, he saw God's judgment angel giving out punishment

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<v Speaker 3>on the people, striking them with disease. He could take

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<v Speaker 3>it no more and cried out to God as we

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<v Speaker 3>read in 2 Chronicles 24, verse 17. Behold, I have sinned.

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<v Speaker 3>and I've done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done?

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<v Speaker 3>Please let your hand be against me and against my

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<v Speaker 3>father's house. Once again, David, the good shepherd, emerged, eager

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<v Speaker 3>to save his people. It was a foreshadowing of something

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<v Speaker 3>much greater, a greater king, one greater than David, one

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<v Speaker 3>greater than Solomon, who would take our sins to a

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<v Speaker 3>cross and die in order that he may experience the

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<v Speaker 3>judgment that we deserve. This is the message of the

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<v Speaker 3>Christian faith, that God redeems our suffering, that he saves

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<v Speaker 3>us from our sin, not because we deserve it, but

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<v Speaker 3>because of what Jesus himself has done in laying down

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<v Speaker 3>his life as the full and final sacrifice for all

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<v Speaker 3>that we have done in disobedience to God. Jesus took

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<v Speaker 3>the wrath of God in order that we might experience salvation, forgiveness,

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<v Speaker 3>and eternal life. David built an altar to offer sacrifices

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<v Speaker 3>to the Lord and atone for his sins and save

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<v Speaker 3>Israel from God's wrath. He purchased a threshing floor, insisting

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<v Speaker 3>to pay a fair price because he knew that a

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<v Speaker 3>sacrifice that cost David nothing would not honor God. In fact,

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<v Speaker 3>David said, God forbid that I would sacrifice to the

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<v Speaker 3>Lord that which cost me nothing. Today's lesson reveals once

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<v Speaker 3>again that David is very human and very sinful and

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<v Speaker 3>very imperfect. But there is a God who is faithful.

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<v Speaker 3>And the God of Israel, the God of David, the

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<v Speaker 3>God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is faithful

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<v Speaker 3>to us today. And when we sin and break God's

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<v Speaker 3>commandments and repent of that sin, we receive God's grace.

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<v Speaker 3>God loves you with an everlasting love. He will never

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<v Speaker 3>let you go. He keeps you and holds you, not

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<v Speaker 3>because of what you have done, but because of the

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<v Speaker 3>work of his Son on the cross and by the

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<v Speaker 3>power of his love. Dear God, thank you for today's scripture.

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<v Speaker 3>A reminder that you are quick and eager to forgive

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<v Speaker 3>when we repent and turn to you. Help us, like David,

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<v Speaker 3>to be willing to sacrifice our own comfort and well-being

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<v Speaker 3>for the sake of others. May we be generous in

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<v Speaker 3>what we give to you. May we become living sacrifices

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<v Speaker 3>as you tell us in the scripture and lay our

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<v Speaker 3>lives on the altar in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you

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<v Speaker 3>for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. And

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<v Speaker 3>before we go, I wanted to let you know that

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