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Then the angel of Yahweh commanded Gad to tell David, that David should go up, and raise an altar to Yahweh in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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An Altar of Reconciliation

The command to build an altar is highlighted by commentators as a "blessed sign of reconciliation." In the midst of judgment for David's sin, God Himself provides the specific instructions for atonement. This demonstrates that God is not just a consuming fire of judgment, but a reconciled God who makes a way for His people to return to Him.

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1 Chronicles

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 1 Chronicles 21:18

18th Century

Theologian

It has been observed that angels are presented as intermediaries between God and the prophets only in later books. This is undoubtedly true, and it…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Chronicles 21:18

19th Century

Bishop

Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David. —Rather, Now the angel had told Gad to tell David. In Samuel, t…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On 1 Chronicles 21:18–20

19th Century

Preacher

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 threshingfloor of O…

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John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Chronicles 21:18

17th Century

Pastor

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Chronicles 21:1–30

17th Century

Minister

No mention is made in this book of David's sin in the matter of Uriah, nor of the troubles that followed it, for they had no necessary connection w…