2 Chronicles 30

July 3, 2022

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2 Chronicles 30 (NIV)

Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover
1 Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel. 2 The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to celebrate the Passover in the second month. 3 They had not been able to celebrate it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem. 4 The plan seemed right both to the king and to the whole assembly............Continue Reading

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  1. Such a wonderful Passover celebration Hezekiah created! Trying to bring unity back to God’s people. Spreading worship, teaching, and fellowship among many who were not used to this. It is important for us to come before God with a clean, repentant heart but God also shows great mercy accepting Hezekiah’s prayers for the unconsecrated people and allowing them without penalty to part of this Passover celebration as well.

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  3. This was certainly a Passover celebration worthy of recording. And what a good example Hezekiah is to us to call those who are far from God to come back to Him. It certainly was a risk considering the evil practices that had been followed for a long time in Israel, but when we are excited about what God is doing or what we are doing for Him, it should be hard to contain ourselves. Yes we will have our detractors and mockers, but then others will come who probably never would have if we hadn’t extended the invitation. And what a great example of God looking at the heart and not the outward appearance as well as a great indication of Hezekiah’s understanding of mercy. Isn’t it more important that they are here recognizing you in the celebration, than necessarily following the letter of the law? Hezekiah asks and God agrees. And after all the effort is put forth, let the celebration begin….and then continue. People were so overwhelmed by what was goin on that they stayed later than expected. Isn’t it wonderful when people do things because of conviction and enthusiasm rather than being made to? That’s what we see here…and what we should see in our service to God as well.

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  4. What a wonderful passover celebration before the Lord!

    I think it is interesting that some were ceremonially unclean, but Hezekiah prayed for them:
    “But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord provide atonement for everyone 19 who prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.” 20 And the Lord listened to Hezekiah and healed the people.”

    It made me think of the verses in 1 Samuel where Saul doesn’t obey the Lord when attacking the Amalekites and Samuel says:
    “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
    As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
    Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
    And to heed than the fat of rams.
    23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft,
    And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
    Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
    He also has rejected you from being king.”

    It is completely the opposite, but the difference is the heart. The “unclean” people had “prepared their hearts to seek God”. Unfortunately, Saul’s heart was not right, even with all the excuses he made. Just before Samuel confronted him, he had set up a monument to himself!

    I love in this chapter of 2 Chronicles that it says the Lord is pleased. “Then the priests, the Levites, arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, to heaven.”

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