So they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God heeded the prayer for the land.“ II Samuel 21:14 NKJV
a. They performed all that the king commanded: David directed all of this and he did it partly on the principle stated in Numbers 35:33: So you shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it. The idea is that blood from unpunished murders defiles a land and God will one day require that blood from the nation.
b. After that God heeded the prayer for the land: It wasn’t as if from the time Saul massacred the Gibeonites until David’s day that God did not answer any of Israel’s prayers. Yet there came a time when God wanted to deal with this sin, and at that time He would not answer their prayers until they dealt with it.
i. There are many reasons for unanswered prayer. When we see that our prayers are not answered we should seek God to address the problem. (Guzik)
Murders
“The idea is that blood from unpunished murders defiles a land and God will one day require that blood from the nation.”
This should send a chill down our spine!
We need to pray for a revival and seek God to address the problem!
Will you join me in prayer?
Blessings
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