He opened the doors of the house of the Lord Which Ahaz his father had shut, 2 Chronicles 28:24. And he brought in the priests, &c. He found Judah low and naked, yet did not make it his first business to revive the civil interests of his kingdom, but to restore religion to a good posture. Those that begin with God, begin at the right end of their work, and it will prosper accordingly.
By “the first month” is meant (compare 2 Chronicles 30:2) the month of Nisan, the first of the Jewish sacred year, not necessarily the first month of Hezekiah’s reign....
6. REFORMATION UNDER HEZEKIAH CHAPTER 29 Hezekiah and the Beginning of the Revival _ 1. The record of his reign (2 Chronicles 29:1)_ 2. The purification of the temple (2 Chronicles 29:3) 3. The re...
THE FIRST YEAR. Yea, on the first day (2 Chronicles 29:17). Only three verses occupied with this in Kings, but three Chapter s in Chronicles. For the reason and object see App-56. OPENED THE DOORS. Co...
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...
_HE IN THE FIRST YEAR OF HIS REIGN, IN THE FIRST MONTH, OPENED THE DOORS OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, AND REPAIRED THEM._ In the first year of his reign, in the first month - not the first month after h...
THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH This chapter describes a cleansing of the TEMPLE and a sacrifice for the sins of the people. This and the following 2 Chronicles 30-32, cover the same period as 2 Kings 18-20,...
OPENED THE DOORS] The Temple had been closed by Ahaz: 2 Chronicles 28:24....
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 29 HEZEKIAH ORGANISES *WORSHIP IN THE *TEMPLE – 2 CHRONICLES 29:1-36...
THE KING CHARGES THE LÉVITES, AND THEY CLEANSE THE HOUSE OF GOD (2 Chronicles 29:3). (3) IN THE FIRST MONTH — _i.e.,_ in the month Nisan, the first month of the sacred year; not in the first month of...
ה֣וּא בַ † שָּׁנָה֩ הָ רִאשֹׁונָ֨ה לְ...
HEZEKIAH: THE RELIGIOUS VALUE OF MUSIC 2 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 30:1; 2 Chronicles 31:1;...
A REVIVAL OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 2 Chronicles 29:1 It was a blessing for Judah that Ahaz left as successor a son who inherited none of his father's traits. Hezekiah ranks as one of the best kings that occu...
With the accession of Hezekiah a great change came over the life of Judah. Among all the reformers he was perhaps the most remarkable. That this was so in spite of the fact that he was the son of Ahaz...
He in the first year of his reign, in the (a) first month, opened the (b) doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them. (a) This is a notable example for all princes, first to establish the pure...
_Reign, in the assembly, which met to recognize his authority. Lyranus --- Them, adorning them with plates of gold, 4 K. xviii. 16._...
His address to his people in the very opening of his government implies that his soul had been grieved for the dreadful conduct of his father during his minority. Reader! how evident it is that grace...
_REVERENCE FOR GOD’S HOUSE_ ‘He opened the doors of the house of the Lord.’ 2 Chronicles 29:3 So frantic had Ahaz been in his wickedness that he gathered together the vessels of the house of God an...
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...
HE IN THE FIRST YEAR OF HIS REIGN, IN THE FIRST MONTH,.... And, as appears from 2 Chronicles 29:17, on the first day of the month: OPENED THE DOORS OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD; which his father had shut...
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them. Ver. 3. _He in the first year of his reign, in the first month._] Yea, and the fir...
1 Hezekiah his good reigne. 3 He restoreth Religion. 5 He exhorteth the Leuites. 12 They sanctifie themselues, and cleanse the house of God. 20 Hezekiah offereth solemne sacrifices, wherein the Le...
HEZEKIAH RESTORES THE WORSHIP OF JEHOVAH...
He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month, the month Nisan, the first of the church-year, just as soon as he could well arrange for it, OPENED THE DOORS OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, which ha...
HEZEKIAH MADE KING (vv.1-2) Hezekiah took the place of Ahaz in reigning over Judah at the age of 25 years. His mother's name, Abijah, is told us. She must have been a far different character than he...
1-19 When Hezekiah came to the crown, he applied at once to work reform. Those who begin with God, begin at the right end of their work, and it will prosper accordingly. Those that turn their backs u...
Which Ahaz his father had shut up, 2 CHRONICLES 28:24....
2 Chronicles 29:3 first H7223 year H8141 reign H4427 (H8800) first H7223 month H2320 opened H6605 (H8804)
FIRST MONTH That is, April....
CONTENTS: Hezekiah's reign in Judah and the revival. Temple restored. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah. CONCLUSION: Those who begin with God begin at the right end of their work and will prosper accordingl...
2 Chronicles 29:1. _Five and twenty years old._ Ahaz was twenty when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years. Now, imperfect years are not reckoned, as might be proved from several texts. Ther...
_Hezekiah began to reign._ HEZEKIAH’S REFORMATION The surroundings of Hezekiah in his youth seem, at first view, to have been unfavourable in the extreme. He was the son of a depraved father. He grew...
2 CHRONICLES 29:1 Hezekiah. The Chronicler devotes more attention to Hezekiah’s reign (715–687 B.C.) than to that of any other king since David and Solomon. 2 Kings 18:1 concentrates mainly on
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 29:3 Hezekiah OPENED THE DOORS OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, reversing his father’s action (2 C
CRITICAL NOTES.] Hezekiah’s reign commenced and carried through four Chapter s in marked contrast with corresponding portion (2 Kings 18-20). The writer of Kings fixes on civil affairs—the two invasio...
EXPOSITION The important reign of Hezekiah extends over this and the following three chapters, counting in all ninety-seven verses. The parallel, for the contents of the first three of these chapters,...
Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years (2 Chronicles 29:1) Now it is interesting to me that as wicked as was Ahaz, Hezekiah was a very good, sp...
2 Chronicles 28:24; 2 Chronicles 29:7; 2 Chronicles 34:3; 2 Kings 16:14;...