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"One scholar calls this https://www.jstor.org/stable/43717700?seq=1 (bureaucratic terrorism). [...] They're not just ideas. No, these future possibilities represent human lives. As the king goes, so the people go. " Some people call this the Age of Terror. And some people distrust their leaders and the threat of an internal enemy even more than the threat of an external enemy. Leaders don't only shape the future; they impact its viability. They can create the future, and they can destroy it. Hear how David violates Israel and then saves it as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) closes out our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David in 22). In this episode, we discuss how David's life fits in with God's story. Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/whats-the-story-and-whos-the-hero-david-in-22-2-samuel-22-23/ (What's the Story and Who's the Hero?) for more context. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO.   Outline 0:15 - Last episode of https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David in 22) and what comes next! 1:00 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24&version=NIV (2 Samuel 24): a bizarre ending 1:30 - Harry Potter epilogue illustration 3:05 - Two endings 4:25 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A1&version=NIV (2 Samuel 24.1) 5:10 - Main character of story (EP 34) 5:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A2&version=NIV (2 Samuel 24.2) 6:20 - https://www.jstor.org/stable/43717700?seq=1 (bureaucratic terrorism) 7:55 - Future possibility for us 8:40 - Is this it? 8:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A10&version=NIV (2 Samuel 24.10) 9:20 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A15&version=NIV (2 Samuel 24.15) 10:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A16-17&version=NIV (2 Samuel 24.16-17) 11:05 - David intercedes 12:00 - Final section of 2 Samuel 24 13:00 - Theology at its finest 13:55 - Question of 2 Samuel 24 15:00 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.   Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo)   Passages 2 Samuel 24: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24&version=NIV) 2 Samuel 24.1: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A1&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A1&version=NIV) 2 Samuel 24.2: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A2&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A2&version=NIV) 2 Samuel 24.10: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A10&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A10&version=NIV) 2 Samuel 24.15: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A15&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A15&version=NIV) 2 Samuel 24.16-17: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A16-17&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+24%3A16-17&version=NIV)   References Bureaucratic Terrorism ("2 Samuel 21-24: An Appendix of Deconstruction?" by Walter Brueggemann): https://www.jstor.org/stable/43717700?seq=1 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/43717700?seq=1)   Related What's the... Support this podcast