1st Chronicles 21:18 Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spoke in the name of the Lord.
Question: What are the implications of the answers to the previous questions, to those who are currently drinking Kool aid which they acknowledge, is laced with Cyanide? Question: Do the underlings in a government have a sacred duty to disobey orders and mandates coming from their superiors, if they know those commands will violate God’s revealed will directly? We must now address some of these concerns, so that clarity might be brought to the situation.
The reason why David’s entire household was spared from carnage, is because he was quick to confess his sins, after his conscience was pricked by the Holy Ghost. Right after the evil deed was done, David went into prayer, as the gravity of his sin rose before his mind. Thus, in his capacity as head of his household, those family members downstream became beneficiaries of his intercession, which then resulted in collateral blessing to his entire family as they were spared the judgements that came upon the land.
Believe it or not, there was a time when even the pharaoh of Egypt acknowledged his sins, and asked for prayer, and forgiveness. And guess what, Christ, who is rich in mercy, and always eager to forgive us, immediately removed the scourge, and everyone in pharaoh’s family then became beneficiaries of the collateral blessing of removal.
Exodus 10: 16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. 17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!