”And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.“
2 Samuel 24:24-25 KJV
But the king said to Araunah, “No. I’ve got to buy it from you for a good price; I’m not going to offer God, my God, sacrifices that are no sacrifice”. So David bought the threshing floor and the ox, paying out fifty shekels of silver. He built an altar to God there and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. God was moved by the prayers and that was the end of the disaster. David knew the cost of sacrifice in his relationship with Yahweh, which is why God gave him the amazing revelation a thousand years before, of Christ’s Blood sacrifice on the Cross in the psalm that Jesus spoke, ”My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” Jesus paid the price of the ultimate sacrifice for all humanity’s sins. Let’s believe and receive His forgiveness. Amen!
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