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A Picture of Christ's Work
Commentators like Spurgeon and Henry see this moment as a powerful foreshadowing of Jesus Christ. Just as David's sacrifice led to the angel sheathing his sword of judgment, Christ's ultimate sacrifice on the cross satisfies divine justice. For believers, God's sword of wrath is sheathed because of the 'greater David,' Jesus, and His atoning work.
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1 Chronicles
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 21:27
19th Century
Bishop
He put up ... —It seems hardly fair to call this verse a “figurative or poetical expression for the cessation of …
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Chronicles 21:26–27
19th Century
Preacher
And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him fr…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 21:27
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).
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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…