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Reading the Bible in Historical Sequence Part 5Sample

Reading the Bible in Historical Sequence Part 5

DAY 6 OF 31

1017 BC David drifts from God and his census incurs 70,000 deaths. He repents, builds an altar on the temple site and begins temple preparations. He instructs Solomon.

Note 1 (1 Chronicles 21:1–7): It seems David initially, contrary to God’s previous directions (Numbers 1:2–3), asked Joab to do a complete census (1 Chronicles 27:23–24) but finally only those over 20 years of age were recorded. However, taking a census was putting faith in numbers rather than in God (Genesis 15:5). This angered God. The famine option (1 Chronicles 21:12) would have meant three years in addition to the previous three years (2 Samuel 21). The current year, calculated from 1451 BC, was a sabbatical year when harvesting was not allowed (Leviticus 25:4). This would have made seven years in total with poor or no harvesting (2 Samuel 24:13).

Note 2 (Psalm 138:2): The Hebrew text states that meditating on and proclaiming God’s Word is even more important than praising God’s name (see KJV).

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Reading the Bible in Historical Sequence Part 5

In the beginning was the Word … but what came next? This plan is for anyone who wants a better understanding of the Bible. It provides a chronological reading program that endeavors to place all biblical passages in their date order. Part Five of this twelve-part one-year reading plan is titled 'David’s Decline, Solomon’s Reign, 1023 BC–980 BC'.

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