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30:1 Hezekiah <02396> sent <07971> messages throughout <03605> Israel <03478> and Judah <03063>; he even <01571> wrote <03789> letters <0107> to <05921> Ephraim <0669> and Manasseh <04519>, summoning them to come <0935> to the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> in Jerusalem <03389> and observe <06213> a Passover celebration <06453> for the Lord <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>. 30:2 The king <04428>, his officials <08269>, and the entire <03605> assembly <06951> in Jerusalem <03389> decided <03289> to observe <06213> the Passover <06453> in the second <08145> month <02320>. 30:3 They were unable <03201> <03808> to observe <06213> it at the regular time <06256> because <03588> not <03808> enough <01767> priests <03548> had consecrated <06942> themselves and the people <05971> had not <03808> assembled <0622> in Jerusalem <03389>. 30:4 The proposal <01697> seemed appropriate <03474> to the king <04428> and the entire <03605> assembly <06951>. 30:5 So they sent <05975> an edict <06963> <05674> <01697> throughout <03605> Israel <03478> from Beer Sheba <0884> to <05704> Dan <01835>, summoning the people to come <0935> and observe <06213> a Passover <06453> for the Lord <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478> in Jerusalem <03389>, for <03588> they had not <03808> observed <06213> it on a nationwide scale <07230> as prescribed <03789> in the law. 30:6 Messengers <07323> <01980> delivered the letters <0107> from the king <04428> and his officials <08269> throughout <03605> Israel <03478> and Judah <03063>. This royal <04428> edict <04687> read <0559>: “O Israelites <03478> <01121>, return <07725> to <0413> the Lord <03068> God <0430> of Abraham <085>, Isaac <03327>, and Israel <03478>, so he may return <07725> to <0413> you who have been spared <06413> from the kings <04428> of Assyria <0804>. 30:7 Don’t <0408> be <01961> like your fathers <01> and brothers <0251> who <0834> were unfaithful <04603> to the Lord <03068> God <0430> of their ancestors <01>, provoking <05414> him to destroy <08047> them, as <0834> you <0859> can see <07200>. 30:8 Now <06258>, don’t <0408> be stubborn <06203> <07185> like your fathers <01>! Submit <05414> to the Lord <03068> and come <0935> to his sanctuary <04720> which <0834> he has permanently <05769> consecrated <06942>. Serve <05647> the Lord <03068> your God <0430> so that he might relent <07725> from <04480> his raging <02740> anger <0639>. 30:9 For <03588> if you return <07725> to <05921> the Lord <03068>, your brothers <0251> and sons <01121> will be shown mercy <07356> by <06440> their captors <07617> and return <07725> to this <02063> land <0776>. The Lord <03068> your God <0430> is merciful <02587> and compassionate <07349>; he will not <03808> reject <05493> you if <0518> you return <07725> to <0413> him.” 30:10 The messengers journeyed <07323> from city <05892> to city <05892> through <05674> the land <0776> of Ephraim <0669> and Manasseh <04519> as far <05704> as Zebulun <02074>, but people mocked <07832> and ridiculed <03932> them. 30:11 But <0389> some men <0582> from Asher <0836>, Manasseh <04519>, and Zebulun <02074> humbled <03665> themselves and came <0935> to Jerusalem <03389>. 30:12 In Judah <03063> God <0430> moved <05414> the people to unite <0259> <03820> and carry out <06213> the edict <04687> the king <04428> and the officers <08269> had issued at the Lord’s <03068> command <01697>. 30:13 A huge <07227> crowd <05971> assembled <0622> in Jerusalem <03389> to observe <06213> the Feast <02282> of Unleavened Bread <04682> in the second <08145> month <02320>. 30:14 They removed <05493> the altars <04196> in Jerusalem <03389>; they also removed <05493> all <03605> the incense altars <06999> and threw <07993> them into the Kidron <06939> Valley <05158>. 30:15 They slaughtered <07819> the Passover lamb <06453> on the fourteenth <06240> <0702> day of the second <08145> month <02320>. The priests <03548> and Levites <03881> were ashamed <03637>, so they consecrated <06942> themselves and brought <0935> burnt sacrifices <05930> to the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>. 30:16 They stood <05975> at <05921> their posts <05977> according to the regulations <04941> outlined in the law <08451> of Moses <04872>, the man <0376> of God <0430>. The priests <03548> were splashing <02236> the blood <01818> as the Levites <03881> handed <03027> it to them. 30:17 Because <03588> many <07227> in the assembly <06951> had not <03808> consecrated <06942> themselves, the Levites <03881> slaughtered <07821> the Passover lambs <06453> of all <03605> who were ceremonially unclean <02889> <03808> and could not consecrate <06942> their sacrifice to the Lord <03068>. 30:18 The majority <04768> of the many <07227> people <05971> from Ephraim <0669>, Manasseh <04519>, Issachar <03485>, and Zebulun <02074> were ceremonially unclean <02891> <03808>, yet <03588> they ate <0398> the Passover <06453> in violation of what is prescribed <03789> in the law. For <03588> Hezekiah <02396> prayed <06419> for <05921> them, saying <0559>: “May the Lord <03068>, who is good <02896>, forgive <03722> 30:19 everyone <03605> who has determined <03559> <03824> to follow <01875> God <0430>, the Lord <03068> God <0430> of his ancestors <01>, even if he is not <03808> ceremonially clean according to the standards <02893> of the temple <06944>.” 30:20 The Lord <03068> responded favorably <08085> to <0413> Hezekiah <02396> and forgave <07495> the people <05971>.

• 2Ch 30:1--31:1 -- Hezekiah Observes the Passover

• Hezekiah

  [ebd] whom Jehovah has strengthened. (1.) Son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chr. 29:1), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He reigned twenty-nine years (B.C. 726-697). The history of this king is contained in 2 Ki...
  [nave] HEZEKIAH 1. King of Judah, 2 Kin. 16:20; 18:1, 2; 1 Chr. 3:13; 2 Chr. 29:1; Matt. 1:9. Religious zeal of, 2 Chr. 29; 30; 31. Purges the nation of idolatry, 2 Kin. 18:4; 2 Chr. 31:1; 33:3. Restores the true forms of worshi...
  

• Month

  [smith] From the time of the institution of the Mosaic law downward the religious feasts commencing with the passover depended not simply on the month, but on the moon; the 14th of Abib was coincident with the full moon; and the new ...
  [nave] MONTH Ancient use of, Gen. 7:11; 8:4. Twelve months reckoned to a year, 1 Chr. 27:1-15. 1. Abib (April). The Jewish calendar began with, Ex. 12:2; 13:4; Deut. 16:1. Passover instituted and celebrated in, Ex. 12:1-28; 23:1...
  

• Rulers

  [nave] RULERS Appointed and removed by God. See: Government, God in. Chastised, Dan. 4. See: Nation. Monarchical, See: Kings. Patriarchal, Gen. 27:29, 37. Instances of Nimrod, Gen. 10:8-10. Abraham, Gen. 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:2...
  

• Revivals

  [nave] REVIVALS. Religious Zech. 8:20-23. Prayer for, Hab. 3:2. Prophecies concerning, Isa. 32:15; Joel 2:28; Mic. 4:1-8; Hab. 3:2. Instances of Under Joshua, Josh. 5:2-9; Samuel, 1 Sam. 7:1-6; Elijah, 1 Kin. 18:17-40; Jehoas...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Influence

  [nave] INFLUENCE. Evil 1 Kin. 11:3, 4; 1 Kin. 15:25, 26; 1 Kin. 21:25; 1 Kin. 22:51-53; 2 Kin. 8:16-18, 25-27; 2 Kin. 17:21, 22; 2 Kin. 21:9; 2 Chr. 21:5, 6; 2 Chr. 22:3-5; 2 Chr. 33:9; Prov. 22:24, 25; Prov. 29:12; Jer. 17:1, 2;...
  

• Manasseh

  [nave] MANASSEH 1. Son of Joseph and Asenath, Gen. 41:50, 51; 46:20; adopted by Jacob on his deathbed, Gen. 48:1, 5-20. Called Manasses, Rev. 7:6. 2. Tribe of. Descendants of Joseph. The two sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, ...
  

• SAMARIA, COUNTRY OF

  [smith] Samaria at first included all the tribes over which Jeroboam made himself king, whether east or west of the river Jordan. (1 Kings 13:32) But whatever extent the word might have acquired, it necessarily be came contracted ...
  

• Pentateuch

  [ebd] the five-fold volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament. This word does not occur in Scripture, nor is it certainly known when the roll was thus divided into five portions Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Nu...
  

• Liberality

  [nave] LIBERALITY. Ex. 22:29, 30 Ex. 13:2, 12. Ex. 23:15 Ex. 34:20. Ex. 25:1-8; Ex. 35:4-29; Ex. 36:3-6; Ex. 38:8; Lev. 19:5 Lev. 22:29; Num. 35:8. Deut. 12:11, 12, 17-19; Deut. 14:27-29; Deut. 15:7-18; Deut. 16:10, 17; Deut. 18:1...
  

• Backsliders

  [nave] BACKSLIDERS. Lev. 26:14-42; Deut. 4:9; Deut. 8:11-14; Deut. 28:58, 59, 63 vs. 15-68;; 1 Kin. 9:6-9; Deut. 29:18 vs. 18-28.; Deut. 32:15-30; Josh. 24:27 vs. 20-27.; 2 Chr. 15:2-4; Ezra 8:22; Job 34:26, 27; Psa. 44:20, 21; Ps...
  

• Derision

  [nave] DERISION, the wicked held in, by God, Psa. 2:4; Prov. 1:26. Instances of Sarah, when the angels gave her the promise of a child, Gen. 18:12. The evil children of Beth-el deride Elisha, 2 Kin. 2:23. The people of Israel sc...
  

• Proclamation

  [nave] PROCLAMATION Imperial, 2 Chr. 30:1-10; Esth. 1:22; 6:9; 8:10-14; Isa. 40:3, 9; Dan. 3:4-7; 4:1; 5:29. Emancipation, 2 Chr. 36:23; Ezra 1:1-4.
  

• HEZEKIAH (2)

  [isbe] HEZEKIAH (2) - (chizqiyah, "Yahweh has strengthened"; also written chizqiyahu, "Yah has strengthened him"; Hezekias): One of the greatest of the kings of Judah; reigned (according to the most self-consistent chronology) from...
  

• Form

  [nave] FORM. In Religious Service 1 Chr. 15:13, 14; 2 Chr. 29:34 Irregularity in 2 Chr. 30:2-5, 17-20; Matt. 12:3, 4 See: Church and State.
  

• Passover

  [ebd] the name given to the chief of the three great historical annual festivals of the Jews. It was kept in remembrance of the Lord's passing over the houses of the Israelites (Ex. 12:13) when the first born of all the Egyptians ...
  [nave] PASSOVER Institution of, Ex. 12:3-49; 23:15-18; 34:18; Lev. 23:4-8; Num. 9:2-5, 13, 14; 28:16-25; Deut. 16:1-8, 16; Psa. 81:3, 5. Design of, Ex. 12:21-28. Special passover, for those who were unclean, or on journey, to be ...
  

• Post

  [ebd] (1.) A runner, or courier, for the rapid transmission of letters, etc. (2 Chr. 30:6; Esther 3:13, 15; 8:10, 14; Job 9:25; Jer. 51:31). Such messengers were used from very early times. Those employed by the Hebrew kings had a...
  [isbe] POST - post (ruts, "to run," ratsim, "runners"): The "runners" formed the royal guard (1 Sam 22:17; 1 Ki 14:27; 2 Ki 11:4,13; see GUARD). From them were chosen the couriers who carried royal letters and dispatches throughout...
  [nave] POST A bearer of message, Job 9:25; Jer. 51:31. Of Hezekiah, 2 Chr. 30:6, 10; Ahasuerus, Esth. 3:13, 14; 8:10, 14.
  

• Scoffing

  [nave] SCOFFING: 2 Chr. 30:6-10; 2 Chr. 36:16; Job 21:14, 15; Job 34:7; Psa. 1:1; Psa. 42:3 v. 10.; Psa. 73:11; Psa. 78:19, 20; Psa. 107:11, 12; Prov. 1:22, 25; Prov. 3:34; Prov. 9:12; Prov. 13:1; Prov. 14:6, 9; Prov. 19:29; Prov....
  

• Writing

  [ebd] The art of writing must have been known in the time of the early Pharaohs. Moses is commanded "to write for a memorial in a book" (Ex. 17:14) a record of the attack of Amalek. Frequent mention is afterwards made of writing (...
  

• Repentance

  [nave] REPENTANCE Attributed to God, Gen. 6:6, 7; Ex. 32:14; Deut. 32:36; Judg. 2:18; 1 Sam. 15:11, 29, 35; 2 Sam. 24:16; 1 Chr. 21:15; Psa. 106:45; 110:4; 135:14; Jer. 15:6; 18:8, 10; 26:3; 42:10; Joel 2:13; Amos 7:3, 6; Jonah 3:9...
  

• Hezekiah's Cultic Reforms

  

• [2Ch 30:8] Little Brown Church In The Vale

  There’s a church in the valley by the wildwood, No lovelier spot in the dale; No place is so dear to my childhood, As the little brown church in the vale. Refrain Come to the church in the wildwood, Oh, come to the church in the dale, No spot is so dear to my childhood, As the little brown church in the vale. How sweet on a clear, Sabbath morning, To list to the clear ringing bell; Its tones so sweetly are calling, Oh, come to the church in the vale. Refrain There, close by the church in the valley, Lies one that I loved so well; She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, ’neath the willow, Disturb not her rest in the vale. Refrain There, close by the side of that loved one, To trees where the wild flowers bloom, When the farewell hymn shall be chanted I shall rest by her side in the tomb. Refrain From the church in the valley by the wildwood, When day fades away into night, I would fain from this spot of my childhood Wing my way to the mansions of light. Refrain

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• [2Ch 30:9] Thou Gracious Power

  Thou gracious Power, whose mercy lends The light of home, the smile of friends, Our families in Thine arms enfold As in the peaceful days of old. Wilt Thou not hear us while we raise, In sweet accord of solemn praise, The voices that have mingled long In joyous flow of mirth and song? For all the blessings life has brought, For all its sorrowing hours have taught, For all we mourn, for all we keep, The hands we clasp, the loved that sleep. The noontide sunshine of the past, These brief, bright moments fading fast, The stars that gild our darkening years, The twilight ray from holier spheres. We thank Thee, Father; let Thy grace Our narrowing circle still embrace, Thy mercy shed its heavenly store, Thy peace be with us evermore.

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• What Is God's Pardon and to What Should It Lead?
  Pardon for our sins was promised to us (Is. 1:18; Jer. 31:34; Heb. 8:12). There can be none without the shedding of blood and legal sacrifices and outward purifications are ineffectual as only through the blood of Christ is i...
• Why are there two passover dates listed in the Old Tesatment?
  I'm inclined to suppose that by "two Passover dates" you mean the two Passovers of Numbers 9:1-14 (see also 2 Chronicles 30:1ff.). The second Passover was authorized for those who were ceremonially unclean, and unable to obse...

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