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And what's wrong with taking a census anyway? I don't believe we are told anywhere that taking a census is wrong, but in Exodus 30, God makes certain commands concerning them: 12 “When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, that there be no plague among them when ...

Jack Douglas already does a good job of handling the possibility of concurrent causes, so I won't repeat his ideas on the first question. However, I think more can be said in answer to your second question. What's wrong with taking a census? We see in 1 Chronicles 21:3 that what's wrong is not a matter of procedure. The act of taking a census is one that ...

What an excellent question! Aaron had four sons: two died an early death with no survivors, and the other two sons survived:-- Eleazar and Ithamar. Thus the Levites who served as priests at the time of David are all descended from one of these two priestly lines. In the Hebrew Bible, when we see the Ahimelech(father)/Abiathar(son) team, these two are the ...

This should not be taken as a prophecy but as a lesson on true faith. If you read before this passage, you see that Jesus has been having issues with the religious leaders. Over and over they fail to believe, or more specifically, fail to recognize who he is. Now, go back to the Hebrew scriptures. Jonah was pretty cool, but you would really only expect ...

The context is: 7 On that day, David ordained to give thanks to the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 8 "Give thanks to the Lord, call out in His Name; make His exploits known among the peoples. [...] 12 Remember His wonders, which He performed, His miracles and the judgments of His mouth. 13 The seed of Israel His servant, the children ...