Who led David to number the people? One place you read that it was God and yet in another place it was Satan. Is this a contradiction in the word of God?
David is in charge. As such, it is a day of forgiveness and mercy (Shimei and Mephibosheth). It is a day of grace and blessing (Barzillai and Chimham).
David is at the height of his reign with multiple victories on the field, and a great spiritual victory when he lifts the grandson of his enemy to a place of blessing and prominence.
Abner had killed Joab’s brother, Asahel, in battle. Joab cannot wait for the Lord but must exact his own vengeance.
Samuel, the gift of God to a praying mother, ministered in his early years. God worked in his life and used him mightily.
