And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the Lord, literally, "he spake to the heart," he addressed cordial, loving, encouraging words to them. And they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace-offerings, in connection with which sacrificial feasts were held, and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers, confessing Him with praise and thanksgiving.
Verse 2 Chronicles 30:22. _SPAKE COMFORTABLY UNTO ALL THE LEVITES_] On such occasions the priests and Levites had great fatigue, and suffered many privations; and therefore had need of that encourage...
The “knowledge” intended is perhaps chiefly ritualistic and musical - such knowledge as enabled them to conduct the service of the sanctuary satisfactorily. THEY DID EAT THROUGHOUT THE FEAST - literal...
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 29:1 to 2 Chronicles 32:33. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (see notes on 2 Kings 18:2 f., 2 Kings 18:13;...
COMFORTABLY. Compare Isaiah 40:2. OFFERING. Hebrew. _zabach._ App-43....
_that taught the good knowledge of the Lord_ R.V. THAT WERE WELL SKILLED IN THE SERVICE OF THE LORD. _and they did eat … seven days_ R.V. SO THEY DID EAT … FOR THE SEVEN DAYS, i.e. the usual seven da...
DISCOURSE: 426 DELIGHT IN ORDINANCE 2 Chronicles 30:22. _They did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace-offerings, and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers. And the whole...
HEZEKIAH SPAKE COMFORTABLY, &C.— _For Hezekiah had with gentle discourse persuaded the Levites, who were intelligent in divine things, that they should celebrate the festival seven days, and offer pea...
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 A...
_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...
30:22 Jehovah; (a-17) Or 'had good insight into the knowledge of Jehovah.'...
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
SPAKE COMFORTABLY. — See margin, and comp. Isaiah 40:2. THAT TAUGHT THE GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD. — Rather, _were showing good skill for_ (in honour of) _Jehovah,_ in their chanting and playing. Th...
וַ יְדַבֵּ֣ר יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ עַל ־לֵב֙ כָּל ־
HEZEKIAH: THE RELIGIOUS VALUE OF MUSIC 2 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 30:1; 2 Chronicles 31:1;...
WHOLE-HEARTED SEEKING OF GOD 2 Chronicles 30:13 As necessary preliminary to the right observance of the approaching feast, the removal of the altars erected by Ahaz was resolved upon. The feast and i...
For a long time the proper feasts of the Lord had not been observed. Hezekiah made arrangements to keep the Passover. It is very beautiful to see how his heart took in the whole nation. In all probabi...
_Heart; encouraged them to bear the fatigue for other seven days. --- Lord; being of good dispositions, (C.) and able musicians. Sa) M. --- Praising. Prot. "making confession to." But the sense is the...
This feast, agreeable to the original appointment by Moses, followed up the holy service of the passover. And the joy of the people, of all ranks and orders among them, can better be conceived than ex...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 27 THROUGH 31. Jotham, the son of Uzziah, walks uprightly; and he avoids his father's fault; but the people are still corrupt. Nevertheless the faithfulness...
AND HEZEKIAH SPAKE COMFORTABLY TO ALL THE LEVITES,.... Or "to the heart" u of them, such things as were very encouraging to them to go on in the work and worship of God, commending their singing, exho...
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...
_Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites_ Commended them for their care and diligence, and thereby encouraged them to a cheerful and diligent attendance upon their holy ministrations, and to c...
1 Hezekiah proclaimeth a solemne Passeouer on the second moneth, for Iudah and Israel. 13 The assembly hauing destroyed the altars of idolatry, keepe the feast fourteene dayes. 27 The Priests and Le...
KEEPING THE PASSOVER (vv.1-27) The concern of Hezekiah to honour the Lord was then extended to his purpose that the Passover should be kept and that all Israel should be invited to this feast. There...
COMFORTABLY UNTO ALL: _ Heb._ to the heart of all etc....
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...
SPAKE COMFORTABLY UNTO ALL THE LEVITES; encouraged them to a cheerful and diligent attendance upon their holy ministrations by the promise of his favour and utmost care for them, which he faithfully p...
2 Chronicles 30:22 Hezekiah H3169 encouragement H1696 (H8762) H3820 Levites H3881 taught H7919 (H8688) good...
CONTENTS: Preparations for the passover and its observance. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah. CONCLUSION: In every true reformation, the doctrine of the atonement must be emphasized. God's grace will meet...
2 Chronicles 30:2. _To keep the passover in the second month,_ one month later because the apostate priests were as yet unclean. See the calendar in Exodus 12. To defer the passover eleven months woul...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 30:1 Hezekiah demonstrates his commitment to the Law of Moses by holding the Passover celebration immediately after the reconsecration of the temple. The ceremony dif...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Preparations for Passover (2 Chronicles 30:1); the keeping of Passover (2 Chronicles 30:13); H.’S prayer for unclean persons (2 Chronicles 30:18); the solemnities of the second sev
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,...
And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and to Judah, they wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, [this is up in the northern] that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the pas...
2 Chronicles 15:3; 2 Chronicles 17:9; 2 Chronicles 32:6; 2 Chronicles 35:3;...
Spoke comfortably — Encouraged them to a chearful and diligent attendance upon their holy ministrations. Princes and magistrates by encouraging faithful and laborious preachers, greatly promote the ki...