Did you ever wonder who the adversary in 1 Chronicles 21:1 was? One scholar noted that the lack of a definite article would not require Satan to be the adversary who acted. It could have been another king who threatened to attack Israel with a huge army. Maybe this king sought to lower David through a bragging contest on who’s army was larger. Regardless the real adversary showed himself through David’s pride. Instead of allowing the windbag to vent David called his bluff and counted the army. His foolishness led to the death of many. Were they warriors who also boasted in the size of Israel’s army? It seems unlikely that God would have sentenced to death those who persisted in honoring him. Like those who were slain because of the golden calf (Exodus 34:35) God surely struck down those who approved for goaded the king on toward this action that displayed human pride.
Stuart
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