Part II (vs 16-25 of 2 Samuel, vs 15-30 of 1 Chronicles 21)
The impending destruction of Jerusalem brought David to his knees (vs 17)
- I have sinned; I have done wickedly
- These sheep, what have they done?
- Punish me instead of them
David is instructed to worship God, and where to do it (vs 18)
- David obeyed and went to Araunah’s (Ornan’s) threshing floor
- David was offered the place, its implements and the animals for free
- David refused the gift-with reason (vs 24)
- David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings (vs 25)
God accepted David’s offering, and David, too (1 Chronicles 21:26)
- Answering from heaven by fire (recall Elijah on Mount Carmel)
- David was afraid to go elsewhere to worship (1 Chronicles 21:30)
Meditation Points:
- Love is willingness to suffer that others may be released
- Confession of sin is saying the same thing about your sin that God says about it
- The contrite heart will do anything that God asks, regardless of cost
- Worship which costs nothing is worthless religion
- David could be sure that God had accepted his worship; do you have such assurance?
- Are you so conscious of your sin and God’s holiness that you are afraid to do anything other than what God has commanded?
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