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Hezekiah Observes the Passover
30:1 Hezekiah sent messages throughout Israel and Judah ; he even wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh , summoning them to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel . 30:2 The king , his officials , and the entire assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month . 30:3 They were unable to observe it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem . 30:4 The proposal seemed appropriate to the king and the entire assembly . 30:5 So they sent an edict throughout Israel from Beer Sheba to Dan , summoning the people to come and observe a Passover for the Lord God of Israel in Jerusalem , for they had not observed it on a nationwide scale as prescribed in the law. 30:6 Messengers delivered the letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah . This royal edict read : “O Israelites , return to the Lord God of Abraham , Isaac , and Israel , so he may return to you who have been spared from the kings of Assyria . 30:7 Don’t be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the Lord God of their ancestors , provoking him to destroy them, as you can see .

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

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  • Chronicles covers a broader period of history than any other Old Testament book. It begins with Adam and ends with Anani who lived eight generations after King Jehoiachin (1 Chron. 3:24). If we allow 25 years for each generat...
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Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • 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. 2. For the king had tak...
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