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2018 February 12

Studiolo (1476)
Woodwork: Studio of Giuliano da Maiano (1432-1490)
Intarsia Style
Paintings: Joos van Wassenhove (c. 1410 - c. 1480)
Early Netherlandish Style
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino, Italy
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art

[ Illustration: Today's illustration is symbolic of several different aspects of the Temple: the chambers for the priests and others (1 Kings 6:5; Ezra 8:29; Jeremiah 35:2, Jeremiah 35:4; Jeremiah 36:10; John 14:2); the extensive use of (cedar) wood (1 Kings 6); the books (principally the books of Scripture) which were stored in the Temple (Deuteronomy 31:26); the musical instruments which were used there (1 Chronicles 15:16-29); and the armaments (2 Kings 11:10; 2 Chronicles 23:9) which were stored there. ]

SPECIAL NOTE:

[ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no chapters will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ]

Explanation: 2 Chronicles 29 is the first of 4 chapters dedicated to the reign of Hezekiah of Judah. This chapter tells how Hezekiah restored the Temple and consecrated it.

[Traditional Patriarchal Timeline. Judges. Judges Period Chronology. Kings of Judah and Israel #1. Kings of Judah and Israel #2].

     Hezekiah (716-687 B.C.) was a very good king and walked in the good ways of King David (1010-970 B.C.), his forefather. He reigned for 29 years (1-2).
     In the first year of his reign, in the first month of the religious calendar (Abib), he began to repair the Temple. He exhorted the officials and the workers to be diligent because the LORD had judged them in the past for their neglect and abuse of the Temple and for turning from the LORD (3-11).
     Accordingly, everyone sanctified themselves and began the repairs and cleansing of the Temple (12-19).
     When they finished, Hezekiah offered a full range of offerings in the Temple (20-24).
     He also reconstituted the musical service which had been established by David, Gad, and Nathan. The music and singing went on while the various offerings were being sacrificed (25-30).
     Hezekiah then had the congregation come into the Temple and offer their sacrifices. Great rejoicing followed (31-36).
     Hezekiah began his reign during the reign of Hoshea (732-712 B.C.), the last king of Israel. Hoshea's reign is described in the following DAWN page: 2 Kings 17. Also, Hezekiah's life and reign (741-687 B.C.) had overlaps with the ministries of the following prophets: Hosea (760-720 B.C.); Isaiah (740-681 B.C.); and Micah (737-690 B.C.).

     [ Sermons: Steve Cole. Various. ]

RESOURCES

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          [ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: 2 Chronicles 29: 2 Kings 16:19-20; 2 Kings 18:1-2; 2 Chronicles 28:27; 2 Kings 18:3-7].
     [1] Isaiah 27; 2 Kings 18:2.
     [2] 2 Kings 18:3.
     [3] 2 Chronicles 30:23; 2 Kings 18:16.
     [4] Ezra 10:9; Nehemiah 8:1; Nehemiah 8:3; Nehemiah 8:16.
     [5] 2 Chronicles 15:2; 2 Chronicles 20:15; 1 Chronicles 15:12; 1 Chronicles 15:14; Leviticus 12:2; Ezekiel 18:6; Ezekiel 7:19.
     [6] Jeremiah 2:27; Ezekiel 8:16; Jeremiah 2:27; Psalm 18:41.
     [7] 2 Kings 16:14-15.
     [8] 2 Chronicles 24:18; 2 Chronicles 19:2; 2 Chronicles 19:10; Deuteronomy 28:25; Deuteronomy 28:37; Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 25:18.
     [9] 2 Chronicles 28:5-6; 2 Chronicles 28:8; 2 Chronicles 28:17.
     [10] 1 Chronicles 22:7; 1 Chronicles 28:2; 2 Chronicles 6:7; 2 Chronicles 21:7; Isaiah 5:25; Numbers 25:4.
     [11] 2 Kings 2:12; 2 Kings 5:13; 2 Kings 13:14; 1 Chronicles 23:13; Deuteronomy 10:8.
     [12] 2 Chronicles 31:13; 2 Chronicles 31:15; 1 Chronicles 6:21; 1 Chronicles 6:44.
     [13] Exodus 6:18; Numbers 3:30.
     [14] 1 Chronicles 6:18-32; 2 Chronicles 31:13.
     [15] 1 Chronicles 25:5; 2 Chronicles 30:12.
     [16] Ezekiel 41:3; Leviticus 5:3; Judges 13:7; 2 Kings 23:12; 2 Chronicles 15:16; 2 Chronicles 30:14.
     [18] 2 Kings 16:14-15; 1 Chronicles 28:16; 2 Chronicles 4:8; 2 Chronicles 4:19.
     [19] 2 Chronicles 11:14; 2 Kings 16:14; 2 Kings 16:17.
     [20] Psalm 5:3; 2 Kings 19:14; 2 Chronicles 9:4.
     [21] Numbers 23:1-2; Ezra 6:17; Ezra 8:35; Leviticus 4:23; Leviticus 4:28.
     [22] Numbers 8:14; Leviticus 8:19; Leviticus 8:24; Genesis 37:31; Leviticus 1:5.
     [23] Leviticus 1:4; Leviticus 3:2; Leviticus 4:4.
     [24] Leviticus 9:15; Leviticus 4:30; 2 Chronicles 30:1.
     [25] 1 Chronicles 23:5; 1 Chronicles 23:25; 1 Chronicles 25:1.
     [26] 1 Chronicles 23:5.
     [27] 1 Chronicles 25:2-3; 1 Chronicles 25:6.
     [28] 2 Chronicles 7:5-6.
     [29] Isaiah 45:23; 1 Kings 19:18.
     [30] 1 Chronicles 25:1-2; 1 Chronicles 25:9; 1 Chronicles 25:5; 2 Chronicles 25:15.
     [31] 1 Chronicles 12:17; Exodus 4:1; 2 Kings 7:13; Leviticus 7:37; Leviticus 7:12; Leviticus 7:16; 1 Chronicles 29:6; 1 Chronicles 29:9.
     [33] 2 Chronicles 35:13.
     [34] Leviticus 1:6; Ezra 6:22.
     [35] Leviticus 3:5; Leviticus 6:5; Numbers 15:1-16.
     [36] 2 Chronicles 7:10; 1 Chronicles 26:28; 1 Chronicles 12:39; 1 Chronicles 15:1; 2 Samuel 3:30.
     [37] Psalm 6:10; Job 21:13; 2 Chronicles 30:12.
     -- From Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers ]

          [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]

          [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]

          [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

          [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]

HARMONY OF THE LAW

John Calvin - CCEL | Analytical Chart - BLB

GOSPEL HARMONIES

Gospel Harmony - Summary | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible

Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF)

HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES

Hebrew and Greek Interlinear Download - Scripture 4 All

Bible Hub Interlinear Hebrew and Greek Bible

Bible Hub Hebrew Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Hebrew Interlinear

Mounce Interlinear | Bible Hub Greek Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Greek Interlinear Bible

2 Chronicles Detailed Outline

2 Chronicles 29

Notes: In the Hebrew Bible 1 & 2 Chronicles are one Book. The author may have been Ezra.

2. The Kings: The Kings from the Tribes of Benjamin and Judah (1 Chronicles 10:1 - 2 Chronicles 36:14)

B. From the Tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 11:1 - 2 Chronicles 36:14)

15. Hezekiah of Judah (2 Chronicles 29:1 - 32:33) - {715-686}

Map 1: Bible Nations | Map 2: Empire of David and Solomon Map 3: Kingdoms of Judah and Israel | Time Line

     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. ² And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.
     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. ⁴ And he bought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street, ⁵ And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. 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. ⁷ Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel. ⁸ Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes. ⁹ For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captiviy for this. 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. ¹¹ My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister [and to be ministers] unto him, and burn incense.
     ¹² Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah: ¹³ And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah: ¹⁴ And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. ¹⁵ And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. ¹⁶ And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and bought 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. ¹⁷ Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end. ¹⁸ Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof. ¹⁹ Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.
     ²⁰ Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD. ²¹ And they bought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats [he goats of goats], for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD. ²² So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar. ²³ And they bought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them: 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.
     ²⁵ And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries [in instruments of skin bags], and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets. ²⁶ And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. ²⁷ And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments [hands of instruments] ordained by David king of Israel. ²⁸ And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. ²⁹ And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped. ³⁰ Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

³¹ Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves [you filled your hand] unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation bought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings. ³² And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation bought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. ³³ And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. ³⁴ But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. 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. ³⁶ And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

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