2 Chronicles 30:24

_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._ A great number of priests sanctified themselves - so that there would be a sufficient number of hands for the additional services....

21-27 Many prayers were put up to God with the peace-offerings. In these Israel looked to God as the God of their fathers, a God in covenant with them. There was also abundance of good preaching. The Levites read and explained the Scriptures. Faith cometh by hearing, and true religion preaching has abounded. They sang psalms every day: praising God should be much of our work in religious assemblies. Having kept the seven days of the feast in this religious manner, they had so much comfort in it, that they kept other seven days also. This they did with gladness. Holy duties should be done with holy gladness. And when sinners humble themselves before the Lord, they may expect gladness in his ordinances. Those who taste this happiness will not soon grow weary of it, but will be glad to prolong their enjoyment....

EXPOSITION This chapter contains the account of Hezekiah's arrangements after the restoration for the observance of the Passover—arrangements more than ordinarily interesting to notice in respect of, _first, _the unusual time appointed for the celebration; and, _second, _the determined and brave attempt of the good king to win again to the worship of Jerusalem (though, as was no doubt anticipated, it subjected his royal proffers to scorn, 2 Chronicles 30:10) the separated people of "all Israel" (2 Chronicles 30:1); and further, the celebration itself, the happy omen (2 Chronicles 30:14) with which it opened, its duration; and certain several other incidents

FOR HEZEKIAH KING OF JUDAH DID GIVE TO THE CONGREGATION ONE THOUSAND BULLOCKS, AND SEVEN THOUSAND SHEEP,.... He separated them, as Kimchi interprets it, from his own herds and flocks; or out of his own substance, at his own expense purchased them; or lifted them up, as the word signifies, as heave offerings to the Lord; and gave them to the people for thank offerings to feast upon: AND THE PRINCES GAVE TO THE CONGREGATION ONE THOUSAND BULLOCKS, AND TEN THOUSAND SHEEP: for the same purposes, following the king's example: AND A GREAT NUMBER OF PRIESTS SANCTIFIED THEMSELVES; besides those who had before, that they might be fit to offer this great number of sacrifices....

CHAPTER 30 THE PASSOVER _ 1. Preparations for the great Passover (2 Chronicles 30:1)_ 2. The celebration of the Passover (2 Chronicles 30:15) 3. The concluding festive days (2 Chronicles 30:23) The Passover is next celebrated. It was, so to speak, the birthday of the nation, and typified the great redemption by the blood of the true Passover-Lamb. It had not been kept for a long time and as the proper yearly time for its celebration had passed, the first month, they concluded to keep it in the second month. The law had made provision for that and therefore what they did was according to the Word. (See...

2 Chronicles 29:1 to 2 Chronicles 32:33. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (see notes on 2 Kings 18:2 f., 2 Kings 18:13; 2 Kings 18:19; 2 Kings 20:1). The Chronicler in this long section writes, from his own point of view, much that is quite unhistorical. The three main subjects treated by him here are Hezekiah's reopening of the Temple, the Passover, and the appointment of the Temple officials. In...

_did give to the congregation_ R.V. DID GIVE TO THE CONGREGATION FOR OFFERINGS. _sanctified themselves_ Cp. 2 Chronicles 29:34....

14. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (29-32) TEXT 2 Chronicles 29:1. Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old; and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah 2. And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done. 3. He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and repaired them. 4. And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east, 5. and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. 6. For our fathers have trespassed, and done that

REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (CONTINUED) This chapter relates how a passover was kept on the second month for Israel and Judah....

2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 30 HEZEKIAH’S *PASSOVER *FEAST – 2 CHRONICLES 30:1-27 V1 King Hezekiah sent messages to all the people in *Israel and Judah. Also, he wrote letters to the *tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. He invited all these people to come to the *LORD’s *temple in Jerusalem. He invited them to the *Passover *feast for the *LORD, the God of *Israel. V2 The king, his officials and the people in Jerusalem decided to have the *Passover *feast in the second month. V3 They could not have the *feast at the normal time. That was because not enough priests h