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         311–313).   
      
   Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Samuel – J. D. Greear   
      
       • David’s census revealed delight misplaced from God to military   
         strength (Greear 256–265).   
      
       • God’s sovereignty and human responsibility coexist without   
         contradiction. Satan incited, David chose, God governed (Greear   
         256–265).   
      
       • Judgment functioned as severe mercy. God intervened early to   
         prevent greater future destruction (Greear 256–265).   
      
       • David’s plea to die for his people exposed the need for a better   
         Shepherd. Christ alone could truly take the place of the sheep   
         (John 10:11) (Greear 256–265).   
      
   The Second Book of Samuel – David Toshio Tsumura   
      
       • David’s sin likely involved procedural disobedience tied to Exodus   
         30, not merely pride (Tsumura 340–350).   
      
       • The leader’s sin brought national consequences, reflecting covenant   
         headship and ancient Near Eastern kingship theology (Tsumura   
         340–350).   
      
       • God directed David intentionally to the future temple site,   
         revealing mercy embedded within judgment (Tsumura 340–350).   
      
       • The book ends with reconciliation through sacrifice, preparing the   
         way for ultimate fulfillment in Christ, the Son of David (Matthew   
         1:1) (Tsumura 340–350).   
      
   Works Cited   
      
   Beetham, Christopher A., and Nancy L. Erickson, editors. The NIV   
   Application Commentary on the Bible. One-Volume Edition, Zondervan   
   Academic, 2024, pp. 269–71.   
      
   Bergen, Robert D. 1, 2 Samuel. Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996, pp.   
   472–80.   
      
   Brooks, Keith L. Summarized Bible: Complete Summary of the Old   
   Testament. Logos Bible Software, 2009, p. 69.   
      
   Burge, Gary M., and Andrew E. Hill, editors. The Baker Illustrated Bible   
   Commentary. Baker Books, 2012, pp. 311–13.   
      
   Greear, J. D., and Heath A. Thomas. Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Samuel.   
   Holman Reference, 2016, pp. 256–65.   
      
   Long, V. Philips. “1–2 Samuel.” Gospel Transformation Bible: English   
   Standard Version, edited by Bryan Chapell and Dane Ortlund, Crossway,   
   2013, p. 414.   
      
   McGee, J. Vernon. Thru the Bible Commentary: History of Israel (1 and 2   
   Samuel). Electronic ed., vol. 12, Thomas Nelson, 1991, pp. 304–08.   
      
   Neely, Winfred O. “2 Samuel.” The Moody Bible Commentary, edited by   
   Michael A. Rydelnik and Michael Vanlaningham, Moody Publishers, 2014,   
   pp. 477–78.   
      
   Tsumura, David Toshio. The Second Book of Samuel. Edited by E. J. Young   
   et al., William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2019, pp. 340–50.   
      
   Wiersbe, Warren W. With the Word Bible Commentary. Thomas Nelson, 1991,   
   p. 2 Sa 24.   
      
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