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Default Day 128. 2 Chronicles 28-30 - 02-28-2008, 10:36 PM

2 Chronicles 28-30

Today we get:
  • Ahaz as king
  • Hezekiah as king
  • Passover finally remembered

2 Chronicles 28

This chapter is all about the reign of Ahaz, he was a bad guy.

1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

It doesn't say he didn't do right, just like David. It says he didn't do right, compared to David (who did right).

2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.

The kings of Israel were horrible. They gave up on LORD worship a long time ago. Each king getting progressively worse and worse. Remember, the current line of Judah kings blood has been tainted with Israel king blood, from Jehoram marrying Athaliah.

3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

So Moloch worship has made it's way back to Judah.

4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

They apparently were also druids.

5 Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

Because Ahaz was such a crappy guy, the LORD (not just let) MADE Syria attack. After that was done, the LORD also made Israel attack.

8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.

Not only were people killed, but they took 200,000 captives. Thankfully, the people weren't treated like the captives from Seir.

Well, as the captives were being taken to Samaria (capital of Israel) the prophet Oded goes out and tells the returning champions, that the Judah people are their brethren and shouldn't be treated as captives. He said, the people had already sinned against the LORD, and taking them captive would just add to the sinning, and now it was time to repent!

14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.

As well they should. But they went beyond that.

15 And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.

They gave them clothes, fed them, blessed them and returned them to the nearest Judah city.

After all this, the Edomites attacked so Ahaz asked Assyria to help.

Also, the Philistines attacked and took some cities.

Ahaz payed the king of Assyria to help, but he didn't help, because the LORD was pissed at Ahaz.

22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.

Even though he was the only king Ahaz, you must remember, this is that king Ahaz.

23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

The REAL God didn't like Ahaz.

24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

Not only did he close the temple, he even pawned off all the good stuff inside it.

27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

His 16 year reign of terror finally ended.

2 Chronicles 29

This chapter is all about Hezekiah.

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.

Hezekiah was 25 when he became king. Ahaz was 20 when he became king. Ahaz reigned for 16 years, making him 35 or 36 when he died, leaving a 25 year old son. Ahaz got Abijah pregnant when he was between 9 and 11 (allowing 9 months for the pregnancy).

2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.


Once again, we have a good king.

3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.

First order of business, re-opening the temple.

So he gathered up the Levites and priests (sons of Aaron) and ordered them to clean up the temple.

6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.

The Levites seem like when there was a bad king, they just went into hiding and didn't announce that they were against the new worship forms.

10 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.

Well, it's good that he wants to re-covenant with the LORD.

16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.

All the stuff that was defiled, was washed in Kidron.

It took the Levites 8 days to clean up the mess. The temple was ready for worship again after a total of 16 days. They also remade all the expensive vessels that Ahaz (yes, THAT Ahaz) got rid of.

20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

There, he had 7 bullocks, 7 rams, 7 lambs, and 7 male goats killed for a sin offering (for the people).

24 And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

Hezekiah, in his genius, had those sacrifices done for ALL of the people of Israel, Judah and Israel. He didn't have to do it for the other tribes, but he did. He's that damn good!

31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.

Remember when Solomon built the temple, there were sacrifices too many to be counted.

32 And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.


These people weren't quite as well to do as those people. All the sacrifices were 70 cows, 100 rams and 200 lambs. During Solomon's time, that probably wasn't even the daily sacrifice.

35 And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.

Compared to Solomon, that doesn't seem very abundant.

2 Chronicles 30

Hezekiah decides to have a passover.

1 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.

Hezekiah again didn't just keep the passover for the Judah people; he offered it to Israel. Passover is supposed to be the 14th day of the first month.

Well, they didn't have the passover at the right time, because the temple wasn't ready, but they had it as soon as the temple was consecrated.

6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

The Assyrians apparently were both friend and foe.

7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.

Your parents sucked. You should return back to worshiping the LORD.

8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.

The LORD is different than the other gods, those didn't require each person to sacrifice of themselves. (Sure they killed their children) But the sacrifices to the LORD are personal, you have to admit that you are worthless without Him. Which is why they wouldn't do it.

9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

Of course, if you go back to the LORD, he will end your people being taken away.

10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

The invitation went out; but just like most invitations to attend church, they are laughed at by the people.

11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

So some people of Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun actually made the trip to Jerusalem.

13 And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.

I'm surprised there was still enough people not taken away by other countries to be considered a "very great congregation".


15 Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.

They were only a month behind. Imagine Christmas being on January 25; or your parents being out of town and having your birthday party on June 12. This is partly why the Levites were ashamed. They weren't able to get the temple ready in time. They were off by a month. They started cleaning the temple on the first day of the first month, and it took them 16 days to get it ready. Then they had the sin offering days. Thus, the priests needed to learn to clean faster.

18 For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one

Now there's Issacharians there?

19 That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

Remember, in order to do the passover you needed to rid your house of all forms of leaven, and be ritually clean. The people probably didn't have the ability to do that.

20 And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.

Praise Jesus!!!

21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.

They had their amps turned up to 11!

25 And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

When a place has revival, you can't help but rejoice!

26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.

Even though there was no where near as many sacrifices as during Solomon's reign.

27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.

Um, isn't God's holy dwelling place heaven?

So what have we learned today?

1. Ahaz sucked, yes that king Ahaz. Part of the reason that he was so bad might have been because he became a father at age 10. That kind of pressure can lead a child down the wrong road. Kids having kids is just bad.

2. Hezekiah managed to escape from his evil fathers shadow. He asked for forgiveness for all the offspring of Israel (even though they didn't deserve it).

3. Passover is back, now if only we could get it in the right month. But a late passover is better than no passover.

YIC
V


Judges 9:21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
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