In 2 Samuel 24, David counted the number of fighting men, and the Lord was angry, so plague struck for 3 days. Why was it wrong?
My answer is when the lord gives you a task to accomplish just do it without any doubt.Just trust that the lord will never leave you or forsake you.
July 13th, 2010 at 2:02 am
Because the Lord didn’t tell him to count the men……He told him to attack with what he had. The battle was already won via the Lord.
As if the Lord requires armies to begin with to win battles……
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July 13th, 2010 at 2:42 am
Because censuses, like cotton-poly blended trousers, are apparently the work of the devil.
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July 13th, 2010 at 3:20 am
Counting is thinking. Thinking is a sin.
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July 13th, 2010 at 3:48 am
Probably because it showed mistrust in the Lord.
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July 13th, 2010 at 4:17 am
He did not trust in GOD to take care of all this…
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July 13th, 2010 at 4:29 am
David and his god are both maniacs. Who cares
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July 13th, 2010 at 5:18 am
Because God told him not too? ? † ? ?
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July 13th, 2010 at 5:29 am
note to self: do not count corpses, plague may happen.
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July 13th, 2010 at 6:11 am
it wasnt, in those days people didnt understand medicine and so blamed plagues etc on imaginary beings
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July 13th, 2010 at 6:37 am
For the people’s sin David was left to act wrong, and in his chastisement they received punishment. This example throws light upon God’s government of the world, and furnishes a useful lesson. The pride of David’s heart, was his sin in numbering of the people. He thought thereby to appear the more formidable, trusting in an arm of flesh more than he should have done, and though he had written so much of trusting in God only. God judges not of sin as we do. What appears to us harmless, or, at least, but a small offence, may be a great sin in the eye of God, who discerns the thoughts and intents of the heart. Even ungodly men can discern evil tempers and wrong conduct in believers, of which they themselves often remain unconscious. But God seldom allows those whom he loves the pleasures they sinfully covet.
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July 13th, 2010 at 7:00 am
God told him to "do"
Not "count" and "weigh"
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July 13th, 2010 at 7:30 am
My answer is when the lord gives you a task to accomplish just do it without any doubt.Just trust that the lord will never leave you or forsake you.
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July 13th, 2010 at 7:42 am
Apparently, David was numbering the people to see how successful he really was as king. The Lord, however, was the one who gave David strength to conquer Israel’s enemies. David’s sin was in taking credit for Israel’s success.
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http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/ot-ssg/manualindex.asp