Scripture Readings:
- Old Testament: 2 Samuel 24:1-24:25
- Poetry/Prophecy: Lamentations 3:1-3:66
- New Testament: 2 Corinthians 5:1-5:21
In 2 Samuel, God is angry with Israel and inspires David to count his army – a move calculated to make God even more angry. David is offered a choice of punishments and chooses a three-day plague that ends up killing 70,000 men.
In Lamentations, the focus of the lament turns inward – the author talks about how the God’s judgment has affected him personally.
And in 2 Corinthians, Paul again talks about the transition from death to life and that anyone in Christ is a new creation – but that this renewal comes with a responsibility to be an ambassador for Christ.
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