2 Samuel 24:16 — Community Reflections

2 SAMUEL 24:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.”

And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented of the evil and said to the angel who was destroying the people, It is enough; now stay your hand — The angel of the LORD (*mal'ach* Adonai*—the divine executioner) extends his hand toward Jerusalem, about to strike the city, when God stops him. The phrase

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Finding rest in God — 2 Samuel 24

The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting.. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction.. F...