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June 4th & 6th
1Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the people of Israel. 2So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Take a census of all the people of Israel—from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north—and bring me a report so I may know how many there are.” 3But Joab replied, “May the Lord increase the number of his people a hundred times over! But why, my lord the king, do you want to do this? Are they not all your servants? Why must you cause Israel to sin?” 1 Chronicles 21:1-3
David’s census demonstrated reliance on the power of
4But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joab traveled throughout all Israel to count the people. Then he returned to Jerusalem 5and reported the number of people to David. There were 1,100,000 warriors in all Israel who could handle a sword, and 470,000 in Judah. 6But Joab did not include the tribes of Levi and Benjamin in the census because he was so distressed at what the king had made him do. 7God was very displeased with the census, and he punished Israel for it.
1 Chronicles 21:3-7
You may choose three years of famine, three months of destruction by the sword of your enemies, or three days of severe plague as the angel of the Lord brings devastation throughout the land of Israel.
1 Chronicles 21:12a
1A year after Israel’s departure from Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tabernacle in the wilderness of Sinai. On the first day of the second month of that year he said, 2“From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their clans and families. List all the men 3twenty years old or older who are able to go to war. You and Aaron must register the troops, 4and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe. Numbers 1:1-4
They worked together to do it
17Moses and Aaron took these men whose names had been specified, 18and they called the whole community together on the first day of the second month. The people registered their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men twenty years old or more were listed by name, one by one. Numbers 1:17-18 (NIV)
David’s census brought
The method showed the motive, which sent the message.
David’s census valued the
Moses’ census reflected the
You have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.
Exodus 33:17b (ESV)
Do not be afraid… I have called you by name; you are mine. Isaiah 43:1
I knew you before, I formed you in your mother’s womb. Jeremiah 1:5a
So the Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded.
Numbers 1:54
We will count with a soul purpose.
There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12
11Kings of the earth and all people, rulers and judges of the earth, 12young men and young women, old men and children. 13Let them all praise the name of the Lord. For his name is very great. Psalm 148:11-13
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