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II Chronicles
Chapter 30
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And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah,
and
wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh,
that
they should come to the house of Jehovah/God at Jerusalem,
to
keep the Passover unto Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead
of Israel.
2
For the king had taken counsel,
and
his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem,
to
keep the Passover in the second month.
3
For they could not keep it at that time,
because
the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently,
neither
had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
4
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
5
So they established a decree to make proclamation
throughout
all Israel,
from
Beersheba even to Dan,
that
they should come to keep the Passover unto Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead
of Israel at Jerusalem . . .
for
they had not done it of a long time
in
such sort as it was written.
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,
You
children of Israel,
turn
again unto Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead
of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel,
and
He will return to the remnant of you,
who
are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
7
And be not you like Your fathers,
and
like your brethren,
who
trespassed against Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead
of their fathers,
who
therefore gave them up to desolation,
as
you see.
8
Now be You not stiff-necked,
as
your fathers were,
but
yield yourselves unto Jehovah/God,
and
enter into His sanctuary,
which
He has sanctified forever . . .
and
serve Jehovah/God
your
'Elohiym/Godhead,
that
the fierceness of His wrath
may
turn away from you.
9
For if you turn again unto Jehovah/God,
your
brethren and your children
shall
find compassion before them
who
lead them captive,
so
that they shall come again into this land . . .
for
Jehovah/God Your 'Elohiym/Godhead
is
gracious and merciful,
and
will not turn away His face from you,
if
you return unto Him.
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.
11
Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun
humbled
themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
12
Also in Judah the hand of 'Elohiym/Godhead
was
to give them one heart/'right lobe'
to
do the commandment of the king and of the princes,
by
the word of Jehovah/God.
13
And there assembled at Jerusalem
many
people to keep the feast of unleavened bread
in
the second month, a very great congregation.
14
And they arose and took away the altars
that
were in Jerusalem,
and
all the altars for incense took they away,
and
cast them into the brook Kidron.
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 Jehovah/God.
16
And they stood in their place after their manner,
according
to the law of Moses the man of 'Elohiym/Godhead . . .
the
priests sprinkled the blood,
which
they received of the hand of the Levites . . . 17
for
there were many in the congregation
who
were not sanctified . . .
therefore
the Levites had the charge
of
the killing of the Passovers
for
every one that was not clean,
to
sanctify them unto Jehovah/God.
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 Jehovah/God pardon every one 19
who
prepares his heart/'right lobe'
to
seek 'Elohiym/Godhead,
Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead of his fathers,
though
he be not cleansed
according
to the purification of the sanctuary.
20
And Jehovah/God hearkened to Hezekiah,
and
healed the people.
21
And the children of Israel
who
were present at Jerusalem
kept
the feast of unleavened bread
seven
days with great gladness . . .
and
the Levites and the priests
praised
Jehovah/God day by day,
singing
with loud instruments unto Jehovah/God.
{See
also Psalms 32}
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And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly unto all the Levites
who
taught {Sachal}
the
good knowledge {Maschil - doctrines to be applied}
{Maschil means 'to teach one how to prosper through the
learning of Bible Doctrine. It is the Hiphil participle of sachal -
'meaning to know or be wise'. Psalms 32, 42,44,45, 74,
78, 88, 89 and 142 are Maschil psalms and the all have doctrine
and how to apply to situations. See also Proverbs 16:20.}
from
Jehovah/God.
And
they did eat throughout the feast seven days,
offering
peace offerings,
and
making confession to Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead
of their fathers.
23
And the whole assembly took counsel
to
keep other seven days
and
they kept other seven days with gladness.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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