Central Church of Christ

David and the Census

Intro:

Bible study should help someone come to faith. For those who have come to believe, Bible study can be a source of encouragement. Hopefully, Bible study can grow from something I need to do and become what I can’t live without. Along the way, don’t let difficult passages stop you from persevering with God. Again, trouble comes to David but he keeps going with God.

Read II Samuel 24:1-25, I Chronicles 21:1-2, I Chronicles 27:24, Job 2:3, I Kings 22:19-23

Questions

1. What is a census? (II Sam. 24:1)
   Sam. 24:13)
2. Why was it going to happen? (II Sam. 24:1)
3. Who was going to do the counting? (II Sam. 24:4)
4. How long was this all going to take place? (II Sam. 24:8)
5. When it was over, how did David feel? (II Sam. 24:10)
6. What were the three choices of punishment that were presented to David? (II
7. Which did David choose? (II Sam. 24:15)
8. Why did David choose that punishment? (II Sam. 24:14)
9. What was David’s response to the punishment? (II Sam. 24:17)
10. What did David have to do to get the punishment to stop? (II Sam. 24: 18,25)

Discussion

1. According to I Chron. 21:1, why was the census going to take place?
2. How can Job 2:3 help us with seemingly different sources for doing the census?
3. How can I Kings 22:19-23 help us with seemingly different sources for doing