2Sa 24:16 And when the angel stretched out His hand over Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD relented from the destruction, and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “It is enough; now restrain Your hand.” And the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
Satan had enticed David to number his fighting men. By so doing, David was putting his trust in his military power rather than in the lord’s protection and guidance. The Lord was angry with David’s decision and he brought a great plague in the land and many people died.
When the angel whom God had sent to bring the plague extended his hand over Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented and spared the city. The damage caused was already too much. David ,humbled in heart , admitted blame. If the angel would have continued with his ” mission ” beyond that point, the results would have been disastrous .David found the mercy that he had so desperately waited for.
Lam 3:22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. The Lord is saying ” it is enough, now restrain your hands”. He is aware of the difficult season we have gone through and will not allow it to go beyond unmanageable levels.
Further readings:
2Chr 7:14
Psa 78:38
Hos 11:9
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