2 Chronicles29
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1 began to when he was , and he in . His was the of .
2 And he what was in the of the Lord, that his had .
3 In the of his , in the , he the of the of the Lord and them.
4 He the and the and them in the on the
5 and to them, me, ! Now yourselves, and the of the Lord, the of your , and carry the from the .
6 For our have been and have what was in the of the Lord our . They have him and have their from the of the Lord and their .
7 They also the of the and the and have or in the to the of .
8 Therefore the of the Lord came on and , and he has them an object of , of , and of , as you with your own .
9 For , our have by the , and our and our and our are in for .
10 it is in my to a with the Lord, the of , in order that his may from us.
11 My , do not now be , for the Lord has you to in his , to to him and to be his and make to him.
12 Then the , the of , and the of , of the of the ; and of the of , the of , and the of ; and of the , the of , and the of ;
13 and of the of , and ; and of the of , and ;
14 and of the of , and ; and of the of , and .
15 They their and themselves and as the had , by the of the Lord, to the of the Lord.
16 The into the of the of the Lord to it, and they the that they in the of the Lord into the of the of the Lord. And the it and it to the .
17 They to on the day of the , and on the of the they to the of the Lord. Then for they the of the Lord, and on the day of the they .
18 Then they in the and , We have the of the Lord, the of and its , and the for the and its .
19 the that in his when he was , we have and , and , they are the of the Lord.
20 Then the and the of the and to the of the Lord.
21 And they , , , and for a for the and for the and for . And he the , the of , to them on the of the Lord.
22 So they the , and the the and it against the . And they the , and their was against the . And they the , and their was against the .
23 Then the for the were the and the , and they their on them,
24 and the them and made a with their on the , to for . For the that the and the should be made for .
25 And he the in the of the Lord with , , and , according to the of and of the and of the , for the was the Lord his .
26 The with the of , and the with the .
27 Then that the be on the . And the , the to the Lord also, and the , accompanied by the of .
28 The , and the , and the . this continued until the was .
29 When the was , the and who were with him themselves and .
30 And the and the the to sing to the Lord with the of and of the . And they sang with , and they and .
31 Then , You have now yourselves to the Lord. Come ; and to the of the Lord. And the and , and who were of a brought .
32 The of the that the was , , and ; these were for a to the Lord.
33 And the were and .
34 But the were too and the , so until other had themselves, their the them, until the was — for the were in than the in themselves.
35 the of , there was the of the , and there were the for the . Thus the of the of the Lord was .
36 And and the had for the , for the came about .
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Chapter Summary
In this chapter: Hezekiah's good reign in Judah. (1–19). Hezekiah's sacrifice of atonement. (20–36).
vv1-19
When Hezekiah came to the crown, he applied at once to work reform. Those who begin with God, begin at the right end of their work, and it will prosper accordingly. Those that turn their backs upon God's ordinances, may truly be said to forsake God himself. There are still such neglects, if the word be not duly read and opened, for that was signified by the lighting the lamps, and also if prayers and praise be not offered up, for that was signified by the burning incense. Neglect of God's worship was the cause of the calamities they had lain under. The Lord alone can prepare the heart of man for vital godliness: when much good is done in a little time, the glory must be ascribed to him; and all who love him or the souls of men, will rejoice therein. Let those that do good work, learn to do it well.
vv20-36
As soon as Hezekiah heard that the temple was ready, he lost no time. Atonement must be made for the sins of the last reign. It was not enough to lament and forsake those sins; they brought a sin-offering. Our repentance and reformation will not obtain pardon but in and through Christ, who was made sin, that is, a sin-offering for us. While the offerings were on the altar, the Levites sang. Sorrow for sin must not prevent us from praising God. The king and the congregation gave their consent to all that was done. It is not enough for us to be where God is worshipped, if we do not ourselves worship with the heart. And we should offer up our spiritual sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving, and devote ourselves and all we have, as sacrifices, acceptable to the Father only through the Redeemer.
Key Words
יְחִזְקִיָּה: Jechizkijah, the name of five Israelites
מָלַךְ: to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
שָׁנֶה: a year (as a revolution of time)
בֵּן: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם: Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
אֵם: a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
שֵׁם: an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
אֲבִיָּה: Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses
בַּת: a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
זְכַרְיָה: Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites
Cross References
2 Chronicles 29Parallel account of Hezekiah's accession, age, and mother's name in the Book of Kings.
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Hezekiah opens and repairs the temple doors that his father Ahaz had shut up.
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Specific national calamities and captivity under Ahaz referenced by Hezekiah in his speech.
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Solomon's warning fulfilled: apostate Judah becomes an astonishment and a hissing to all.
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The Levites immediately execute Hezekiah's command to sanctify themselves and the house.
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Ahaz's desecration and cutting up of the sacred temple vessels, now restored by Hezekiah.
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David's organization of the Levitical singers and prophets, followed exactly by Hezekiah.
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Precedent for Hezekiah's heart covenant to seek God, echoing Asa's covenant reform.
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Levitical law for the sin offering to make atonement for the whole congregation.
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David's established order of Levitical service, which Hezekiah carefully restores.
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Further details on Hezekiah overlaying the doors of the temple with gold.
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Similar reform by Josiah, casting unclean idolatrous things into the brook Kidron.
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Priests were still ashamed and slow to sanctify themselves compared to the Levites.
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The reconciliation made by the blood on the altar typifies Christ's peace-making blood.
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The 'uprightness of heart' shown in willing consecration and service.
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