1 Crônicas 21

1 Crônicas 21

TIMELINE OF THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL, KINGS & CHRONICLES 1107 1011 971 931 853 722 586 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 1 Kings 2 Kings 31 1-4 5-10 11-20 21-24 1-11 12-22 1-17 18-25 1 Chronicles 10 1Chr 11-19 1Chr 20-29 2 Chronicles 1-9 2 Chronicles 10-20 2 Chronicles 21-36 Legend: B.C. dates at top of timeline are approximate. Note that 931 BC marks the division of the Kingdom into Southern Tribes (Judah and Benjamin) and Ten Northern Tribes. To avoid confusion be aware that after the division of the Kingdom in 931 BC, the Southern Kingdom is most often designated in Scripture as "Judah" and the Northern Kingdom as "Israel." Finally, note that 1 Chronicles 1-9 is not identified on the timeline because these chapters are records of genealogy. THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL Comparison of 1 Samuel thru 2 Chronicles FIRST CHRONICLES SUMMARY CHART 1 Chronicles 1-9:44 1 Chronicles 10:1-39:30 Royal Line of David Reign of David 12 Tribes of David's Reign Highlights of David's Reign Genealogies History Ancestry Activity 1000's of Years Circa 33 Years Map of David's Kingdom-ESV Global Map of Cities in 2 Samuel 1 Chronicles 21:1 Then Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel. Satan: 2Sa 24:1 1Ki 22:20-22 Job 1:6-12 2:1,4-6 Zec 3:1 Mt 4:3 Lu 22:31 Joh 13:2 Ac 5:3 Jas 1:13 Rev 12:10 provoked David: Lu 11:53 Heb 10:24 Related Passage: 2 Samuel 24:1 Now again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, "Go, number Israel and Judah." 1 Chronicles 17:9-12+ (YAHWEH'S PROMISE TO DAVID) “I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and not be moved again; and the wicked will not waste them anymore as formerly, 10 even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I tell you that the LORD will build a house for you. 11 “When your days (DAVID) are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up one of your descendants after you (SOLOMON), who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 “He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. DAVID INTERESTED IN NOSE COUNT John Sailhamer gives an interesting background for chapter 21 - Having demonstrated the fulfillment of God’s promise to David that He would cut off his enemies from before him, the chronicler recounts the fulfillment of the second portion of God’s promise to David: “I will appoint a place for My people Israel” (1Ch 17:9). Certainly the Lord meant that He would make Israel’s land secure and that the people would live in peace. However, the words of God are referring not merely to a place to dwell, but the place where God Himself would dwell, namely the Temple whose site was chosen by the Lord Himself (1Ch 21). That the Temple is preeminently in view in God’s promise in 1 Chronicles 17:9 can be seen in the verses that follow. The central task of the promised descendant is that he should build a Temple ("a house") for the Lord (1Chr 17:10-12). God’s choice of the Temple site, however, was carried out through the instrumentality of His servant David. The occasion of the selection of the Temple site is recorded in great detail, because the events point out in remarkable clarity the ultimate purpose for the Temple: God’s salvation for His people. God’s choice of the Temple site, however, was carried out through the instrumentality of His servant David. The occasion of the selection of the Temple site is recorded in great detail, because the events point out in remarkable clarity the ultimate purpose for the Temple: God’s salvation for His people.David had angered God by numbering his army (1Ch 21:1–7). That was apparently a reflection of David’s lack of trust in God to save His people. Although David confessed his sin, he was required to bear the consequences of that sin (1Ch 21:8–12). David’s reply to the prophet Gad provides the thematic statement of the narrative: “Let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great” (1Ch 21:13). After thousands fell by the plague that the Lord had sent upon His people, He was grieved and called His messenger of destruction to a halt (1Ch 21:15). At the site where the messenger halted, the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, David fell down before the Lord and pled to let the punishment fall upon him and his house rather than the people (1Ch 21:16–17). But God commanded David to build an altar on that site and offer up the sacrifice He had provided in His law. That site was where God had chosen to build His house (1Ch 21:18–22:1). In a very dramatic and climactic way, the purpose of the building of the Temple was given. It was not to be a religious shrine, but the place where sinful man would meet with a righteous and holy God—where God would genuinely show that His mercies were great. Everyman's Bible Commentary - Chronicles) Then Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel - 2Sa 24:1 in several translations say "He (God) "incited David..." Note that what David did by numbering was referred to as a sin. We know that God does not tempt us to sin, James 1:13-14+ says "Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust." So comparing Scripture with Scripture, it is clear that God did not tempt David but Satan tempted David. He could not force David to sin but could shoot fiery missiles at his mind (Eph 6:16+) which energized his fallen flesh to volitionally (his own will) carry out the sin of numbering Israel and Judah. Most likely Satan appealed to his pride, with thoughts like "Look how big your army is!" or "Why don't you count your army, as this will help you feel secure if it returns a big number?" In other words the Tempter could appeal to the "boastful pride of life" (1Jn 2:16+) Warren