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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: 2 Chronicles 30

Chapter 30

And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.

Israel

11:13,16

Ephraim

10,11 25:7 35:6 Hosea 5:4 7:8,9 11:8

to the house

Deuteronomy 16:2-6

to keep

Exodus 12:3-20 1 Corinthians 5:7,8

For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

the king

1 Chronicles 13:1-3 Proverbs 11:14 15:22 Ecclesiastes 4:13

in the second month

In Ijar, as they could not celebrate in Nisan, the 14th of which month was the proper time. But Hezekiah and his counsellors justly concluded, that the regulation of the 14th day of the second month, which had been made for individuals who were hindered from eating the passover at the appointed season, might in their present circumstances be extended to the people at large.

Numbers 9:10,11

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

at that time

Exodus 12:6,18

because

29:34

And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.

pleased the king

Heb. was right in the eyes of the king.

1 Chronicles 13:4

So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.

established

Ezra 6:8-12 Esther 3:12-15 8:8-10 9:20,21 Daniel 6:8

to make proclamation

24:9 36:22 Leviticus 23:2,4 Daniel 4:1-33

from Beer-sheba

Judges 20:1

for they

35:18 Deuteronomy 12:32 1 Corinthians 11:2

So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

the posts went

Ratzim, "runners," or couriers, of the same kind as the running footmen, who were formerly, before the establishment of posts, and still are in some places, trained, and kept on purpose to convey dispatches speedily by running.

Job 9:25 Esther 8:14 Jeremiah 51:31

the king

Heb. the hand of the king. turn again.

Isaiah 55:6,7 Jeremiah 4:1 Lamentations 5:21 Ezekiel 33:11 Hosea 14:1 Joel 2:12-14 James 4:8

and he will

Isaiah 6:13

escaped

28:20 2 Kings 15:19,29 1 Chronicles 5:26 Isaiah 1:9

And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.

like

Ezekiel 20:13-18 Zechariah 1:3,4

as

29:8

Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.

be ye not stiffnecked

Heb. harden not your necks.

36:13 Exodus 32:9 Deuteronomy 10:16 Romans 10:21

yield yourselves

Heb. give the hand.

1 Chronicles 29:24 Ezra 10:19 Psalms 68:31 Romans 6:13-19

enter into

Psalms 63:2 68:24 73:17

which he hath

Psalms 132:13,14

serve

Deuteronomy 6:13,17 Joshua 24:15 Matthew 4:10 John 12:26 Romans 6:22 Colossians 3:22-24 Revelation 7:15

the fierceness

28:11,13 29:10 2 Kings 23:26 Psalms 78:49

For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

if ye turn

7:14 Leviticus 26:40-42 Deuteronomy 30:2-4 1 Kings 8:50 Psalms 106:46

so that they shall

Jeremiah 29:12-14 31:27,28

the Lord

Exodus 34:6,7 Nehemiah 9:17,31 Psalms 86:5,15 111:4 145:7,8 Jonah 4:2 Micah 7:18

will not

15:2 Proverbs 28:13 Isaiah 55:7 Ezekiel 18:30-32

turn away

Jeremiah 18:17

So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

the posts

6 Esther 3:13,15 8:10,14 Job 9:25

they laughed

36:16 Genesis 19:14 Nehemiah 2:19 Job 12:4 Luke 8:53 16:14 22:63,64 23:35 Acts 17:32 Hebrews 11:36

Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

divers of Asher

It has been said, that Hezekiah had no right to invite Hoshea's subjects to repair to Jerusalem to his passover; but it may be presumed, that he was encouraged to do this by Hoshea himself, who was one of their best kings; besides which, both the golden calves having been taken away by the Assyrians, the apostate Israelites, being thus deprived of idols, had begun to return to the Lord, and to go up to Jerusalem to worship, some time before Hezekiah gave them this invitation.

18,21 11:16 Acts 17:34

humbled themselves

12:6,7,12 33:12,19,23 34:27 Exodus 10:3 Leviticus 26:41 Daniel 5:22 Luke 14:11 Luke 18:14 James 4:10 1 Peter 5:6

Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.

the hand of God

29:36 1 Chronicles 29:18,19 Ezra 7:27 Psalms 110:3 Jeremiah 24:7 32:39 Ezekiel 36:26 Philippians 2:13 2 Thessalonians 2:13,14

the commandment

Deuteronomy 4:2,5,6 1 Thessalonians 4:2

by the word

29:25 Acts 4:19

And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.

there assembled

Psalms 84:7

the second month

Verse 14

And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.

altars

28:24 34:4,7 2 Kings 18:22 23:12,13 Isaiah 2:18-20

the brook

15:16 29:16 2 Samuel 15:23 John 18:1

Cedron

Verse 15

Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.

were ashamed

29:34 Ezekiel 16:61-63 43:10,11

and sanctified

24 5:11 29:15,34 31:18 Exodus 19:10,22

And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.

they stood

35:10,15

place

Heb. standing. after their manner.

2 Kings 11:14

Moses

Deuteronomy 33:1

the priests

35:10,11 Leviticus 1:5 Hebrews 11:28

For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.

the Levites

29:34 35:3-6

the killing

Exodus 12:6

For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one

many of Ephraim

had not cleansed

Numbers 9:10-14 19:20 1 Corinthians 11:28

the passover

Exodus 12:43-51

prayed

Genesis 20:7,17 Job 42:8,9 James 5:15,16 1 John 5:16

The good

6:21 Exodus 34:6-9 Numbers 14:18-20 Psalms 25:8 36:5 86:5 119:68 Daniel 9:19

That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

prepareth

19:3 20:33 1 Samuel 7:3 1 Chronicles 29:18 Ezra 7:10 Job 11:13 Psalms 10:17 Proverbs 23:26

though he be not

Leviticus 12:4 15:31-33 21:17-23 22:3-6 Numbers 9:6 19:13-20

And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.

healed

Exodus 15:26 Psalms 103:3 James 5:15,16

And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.

present

Heb. found. the feast.

Exodus 12:15 13:6 Leviticus 23:6 Luke 22:1,7 1 Corinthians 5:7,8

great gladness

26 7:10 Deuteronomy 12:7,12 16:14 Nehemiah 8:10 Acts 2:46 Philippians 4:4

the priests

20:21 29:25-27

loud instruments

Heb. instruments of strength.

Psalms 150:3-5

And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.

comfortably unto all

Heb. to the heart of all.

32:6 Isaiah 40:1,2 Hosea 2:14

taught

15:3 17:9 35:3 Deuteronomy 33:10 Ezra 7:10,25 Nehemiah 8:7,8,18 9:3 2 Timothy 4:2

the good

Proverbs 2:6,7 8:6 John 17:3 2 Corinthians 4:6 Philippians 3:8

and making

Deuteronomy 26:3-11 Ezra 10:11 Nehemiah 9:3

And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.

took counsel

to keep

They did not observe other seven days of unleavened bread, but offered sacrifices with praise and thanksgiving, and feasting, other seven days; and, as the people in general, and especially those who came out of the kingdom of Israel, would be unprepared for this additional expense, both Hezekiah and his princes liberally supplied them with cattle for sacrifices.

7:9 1 Kings 8:65

For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.

did give

Heb. lifted up, or offered.

35:7,8 1 Chronicles 29:3-9 Ezekiel 45:17 Ephesians 4:8

a great

29:34

And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

the strangers

11,18 Exodus 12:43-49

rejoiced

1 Chronicles 16:10,11 Psalms 92:4 104:34

So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.

since the time

7:9,10

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, even unto heaven.

the priests

Numbers 6:23-26 Deuteronomy 10:8

their prayer

1 Kings 8:30,39 Acts 10:4

his holy dwelling place

Heb. the habitation of his holiness.

Deuteronomy 26:15 Psalms 68:5 Isaiah 57:15 63:15 66:1