2 Samuel 24:25 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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What Does 2 Samuel 24:25 Mean?
David builds the altar on the purchased ground and offers burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD. The result follows at once: the LORD is entreated for the land, and the plague is stayed from Israel. The book of 2 Samuel closes on judgment turned aside through sacrifice and prayer.
Where sin had brought death, sacrifice now brings peace and the land is healed. The burnt offering and the peace offering together speak of full devotion and of restored fellowship with God. This place would later hold the temple, the great house of sacrifice and prayer for the nation. And every altar where judgment is stilled by an offering points ahead to the cross, where the plague of sin is forever stayed and peace with God is secured.
2 Samuel 24:25 in the Original Language
shelem (שֶׁלֶם), 'peace offering' -- a sacrifice expressing restored fellowship and wholeness with God.
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What does 2 Samuel 24:25 mean?
David builds the altar and offers sacrifices; the LORD answers, and the plague is stopped.