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Text: Exodus 30:11-16
These are the laws for the census. It shows you a principle about the book of life.
2 Samuel 24. The Bible is not like any other book in the world. At the end of 2 Samuel, there is a record of a census that David took. It’s not in chronological order as the rest of the book is. This event set out of order raises the question, why? Why is the author choosing to conclude 2 Samuel with this event? This is where you find something extraordinary and fascinating about the Bible, unlike any other book in the world. The author knows the future of God’s sacrifice for sin who would be the LORD Jesus Christ. The author knows the law that was given four hundred years before. For literary purposes, the author of this book uses this census and the resolution to God’s anger with Israel as the conclusion of this book. The author weaves together several truths that will form an unmistakable shadow of the LORD Jesus Christ.
