1 Chronicles 21:15

“And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.”

"And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite." - 1 Chronicles 21:15
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What does 1 Chronicles 21:15 mean?

1 Chronicles 21:15 (KJV) reads: "And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the…

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The Threshingfloor of Mercy: A Reflection on 1 Chronicles 21:15

In 1 Chronicles 21:15, we encounter a moment of divine intervention within a narrative of judgment and mercy. The King James Version states, "And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said…

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A Prayer of Mercy to the God Who Relents

O Lord God of Hosts, I come before You with a heart full of gratitude and reverence, acknowledging the depth of Your mercy and the weight of Your judgment as depicted in Your Holy Word. In 1 Chronicles 21:15, we read a profound lesson: "And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to…

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