February 10 – Censuses, Tablets, and Legions
Proverbs 8:27-32 Exodus 30:12 – Remember David and the Census? I Chronicles 21:12 will point back to the warning of a plague if there is a census without ransom. What’s the story behind the census tax? PastorRodney’s Blog says taking a census is a “violation of ownership” – a king cannot take inventory of God’s property. Nathan Albright’s blog estimates the cost of the tax at two days’ wages – “equal payment … for God is not a respecter of persons.” Rushdoony claims this was the only civil tax endorsed by God, while others say this was a clearly non-civil tax, but a ...
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