”And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord heeded the prayers for the land, and the plague was withdrawn from Israel.“ II Samuel 24:25 NKJV
a. And offered burnt offerings and peace offerings: This shows that David understood that the death of the 70,000 in Israel in the plague did not atone for his and Israel’s sin. Atonement could only be made through the blood of an approved substitute.
i. Burnt offerings were to atone for sin; peace offerings were to enjoy fellowship with God. This shows us from the beginning to the end, David’s life was marked by fellowship with God.
ii. “We finally see the man after God’s own heart turning the occasion of his sin and its punishment into an occasion of worship.” (Morgan)
b. So the LORD heeded the prayers for the land: 1 Chronicles 21:26 tells us that God showed His acceptance of David’s sacrifice by consuming it with fire from heaven. God honored David’s desire to be right and to fellowship with God by answering with divine blessing from heaven. So it always is when God’s children draw near to their God and Father for cleansing and fellowship. (Guzik)
Fellowship With God
In the Book of Act we see the early Christians going house to house having fellowship by breaking bread and eating food.
”So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,“
Acts 2:46 NKJV
We do the same weekly with friends from church.
Do you fellowship with God and Christian’s from church?
Blessings
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