Again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah.
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
Kinda makes you think...
That Satan copied God? Or that David’s pride got him caught up in sin? I see it as one was kindred by God’s anger, one was kindled by David’s anger.
I see it as a demiurge feigning to be God
I believe God is making the point that it is the prerogative of the owner to number His possesions. David’s numbering of God’s covenanted people at Satan’s command was stepping between a husband and His wife.
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