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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

2 Chronicles 29

2 Chronicles 29:1

2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 29 Hezekiah's good reign: he restoreth religion; exhorteth the Levites, 2 CHRONICLES 29:1. They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God, 2 CHRONICLES 29:12. He offereth solemn sacrifices, with songs of praise, and the congregation add their offerings, 2 CHRONICLES 29:2... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 29:5

That filthy altar, which Ahaz had put in the place of God's altar, 2 KINGS 16:11, &c., and the idols or other abominable or polluting things which were there. OUT OF THE HOLY PLACE; the temple, or the priests court, which also is called a holy place, LEVITICUS 6:16, LEVITICUS 10:13 NUMBERS 28:7.... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 29:6

Either, 1. Metaphorically; they have wilfully, and obstinately, and contumeliously forsaken God, and his house and worship; that posture being a signification of contempt. Or, 2. Literally and properly. For Ahaz having removed the altar of God into a by-place, 2KI 16, and directing his worship tow... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 29:8

TO ASTONISHMENT AND TO HISSING, i.e. to such calamities as all that see and hear of shall be astonished at, and hiss at those who by their own sin and folly have brought such miseries upon themselves. SEE POOLE ON "1 KINGS 9:8".... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 29:11

MY SONS; so he calls them indifferently, though many of them were elder than himself, because he was by his tender love and affection, as he was by his office obliged to be, a nursing-father to them. See ISAIAH 49:23. BE NOT NOW NEGLIGENT, in sanctifying yourselves and the temple, 2 CHRONICLES 29:5,... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 29:16

THE INNER PART OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD; not the holy of holies, into which only the high priest might enter, and that but once in a year; but the holy place. INTO THE COURT, to wit, the priests court, called here the court, by way of eminency.... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 29:17

In sixteen days purging the house, and porch, and courts, and all the chambers belonging to the temple. This is noted to imply partly the universal abuse and defilement of all the parts of it by Ahaz, which required so much time to remove; and partly the diligence of the priests in this work.... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 29:21

The number of seven is famous and customary in sacred matters, and is here used in regard of the vast numbers and various kinds of sins, the guilt whereof yet lay upon the kingdom, which was now to be expiated. Indeed, in case of one particular sin of ignorance done by the people, there was but one... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 29:31

NOW YE HAVE CONSECRATED YOURSELVES UNTO THE LORD; now that you have reconciled yourselves and the house to God's favour, and that he is willing and ready to accept your sacrifices. BURNT-OFFERINGS; wherein there was more generosity than in the ether sacrifices, because they were wholly burnt and off... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 29:34

THE PRIESTS WERE TOO FEW, to wit, such as were sanctified and fit for their work, as the following words show; for otherwise the number of the priests was more than sufficient for this employment. THEY COULD NOT FLAY ALL THE BURNT-OFFERINGS; and much less all the other sacrifices, which were more nu... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 29:35

AND ALSO THE BURNT-OFFERINGS WERE IN ABUNDANCE; or, FOR THE BURNT-OFFERINGS were to be offered also in abundance. So it is a reason why _the priests could not flay all the burnt-offerings_, as was said, 2 CHRONICLES 29:34, because there was so much other work for them; for the burnt-offerings were n... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Chronicles 29:36

It was, as a very great, so a sudden change, that the people, who but the other day were so ready to comply with wicked Ahaz in his idolatrous and impious prescriptions, were now so free and forward in God's service; whereby it plainly appeared to be the work of the Almighty God changing their heart... [ Continue Reading ]

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