And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. But as the angel was destroying the city, the LORD looked and changed His mind about the disaster. He said to the destroying angel, 'That's enough! Stop now.' And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
God is showing that even in His judgment, His mercy can intervene and stop the destruction when He sees fit.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred after King David sinfully counted Israel's fighting men, which showed pride and lack of trust in God's protection. As punishment, God sent a plague that killed 70,000 people across Israel. The angel stopped at the threshing floor of Ornan (also called Araunah), which later became the site where Solomon would build the temple.
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