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Araunah said, Why is my lord the king come to his servant? David said, To buy the threshing floor of you, to build an altar to Yahweh, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
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The Altar Points to Christ
Both commentators explain that the altar and sacrifices were more than just a ritual to stop a plague. They were a physical picture pointing to the future work of Jesus. As John Gill notes, they show that peace with God and pardon for sin come only through the expiatory sacrifice of Christ, who is our true Altar and Sacrifice.
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2 Samuel
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Araunah said, wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant ? &c.] Which both…
Presbyterian
God's encouraging us to offer spiritual sacrifices to him is evidence of his reconciling us to himself. David purchased the ground to build the alt…
