jt: The "anger of the Lord" is
Satan Caroline; because he is the one who executes God's judgment (the curse).
He may have incited David at a weak moment but he would not be permitted
to force him to do anything against his will so it was David's choice and
David's sin.
Caroline:
Jesus revealed to us that we are at war against
Satan and his kingdom. Jesus came to proclaim the good news of the coming of
the kingdom of God and he showed it by healing, casting out demons and raising
the dead. It was a direct invasion into the Enemy's territory, a direct slap
in the face. When the Pharisees accused him of casting out demons by the
authority of Beelzebub, he said he could forgive anything they said about him
but those who blasphemed the Holy Spirit, who looked upon the work of the
Spirit and said it was Satan's, are guilty of an unpardonable
sin.
So I'm going to send you back to the two
passages. If we saw Satan working and thought it was God, then we were
deceived. If we saw God working and said it was Satan - that's
unpardonable.
2 Samuel 24:1 [KJV] And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he
moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and
Judah.
1 Chronicles 21:1 [KJV] 1And Satan stood up against Israel,
and provoked David to number Israel.
Now, I always accept "I don't know" when people
come together to wrestle with tough biblical passages. It might be the truest
thing said that night!
Love,
Caroline
