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Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people, and God heard their prayer from his holy dwelling in heaven.

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King Hezekiah gave the people 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats for offerings, and the officials donated 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep and goats. Meanwhile, many more priests purified themselves.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 30:19-20 NLT

who decide to follow the LORD, the God of their ancestors, even though they are not properly cleansed for the ceremony.”

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Most of those who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not purified themselves. But King Hezekiah prayed for them, and they were allowed to eat the Passover meal anyway, even though this was contrary to the requirements of the Law. For Hezekiah said, “May the LORD, who is good, pardon those

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 30:10-13 NLT

The runners went from town to town throughout Ephraim and Manasseh and as far as the territory of Zebulun. But most of the people just laughed at the runners and made fun of them.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 30:6-9 NLT

At the king’s command, runners were sent throughout Israel and Judah. They carried letters that said: “O people of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he will return to the few of us who have survived the conquest of the Assyrian kings.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 30:5 NLT

So they sent a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north, inviting everyone to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. The people had not been celebrating it in great numbers as required in the Law.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 30:1 NLT

King Hezekiah now sent word to all Israel and Judah, and he wrote letters of invitation to the people of Ephraim and Manasseh. He asked everyone to come to the Temple of the LORD at Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 29:31 NLT

Then Hezekiah declared, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, bring your sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings to the Temple of the LORD.” So the people brought their sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings, too.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 29:25 NLT

King Hezekiah then stationed the Levites at the Temple of the LORD with cymbals, lyres, and harps. He obeyed all the commands that the LORD had given to King David through Gad, the king’s seer, and the prophet Nathan.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 29:17 NLT

They began the work in early spring, on the first day of the new year, and in eight days they had reached the entry room of the LORD’s Temple. Then they purified the Temple of the LORD itself, which took another eight days. So the entire task was completed in sixteen days.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 29:16 NLT

The priests went into the sanctuary of the Temple of the LORD to cleanse it, and they took out to the Temple courtyard all the defiled things they found. From there the Levites carted it all out to the Kidron Valley.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 29:11 NLT

My sons, do not neglect your duties any longer! The LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, and to lead the people in worship and present offerings to him.”

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 29:10 NLT

But now I will make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 29:8 NLT

“That is why the LORD’s anger has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem. He has made them an object of dread, horror, and ridicule, as you can see with your own eyes.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 29:5-7 NLT

He said to them, “Listen to me, you Levites! Purify yourselves, and purify the Temple of the LORD, the God of your ancestors. Remove all the defiled things from the sanctuary.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 29:2-3 NLT

He did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight, just as his ancestor David had done.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 29:1 NLT

Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became the king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Isaiah 6:1 NLT

It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Isaiah 2:2 NLT

In the last days, the mountain of the LORD’s house will be the highest of all— the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.

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