WEBVTT - 2 Chronicles 29

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangi, and today we're in Second Chronicles, chapter

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nine and will be reading from the English Standard version.

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<v Speaker 1>Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty five years old,

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<v Speaker 1>and he reigned twenty nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's

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<v Speaker 1>name was Abaija, the daughter of Zechariah. And he did

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<v Speaker 1>what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according

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<v Speaker 1>to all that David his father had done in the

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<v Speaker 1>first year of his reign. In the first month, he

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<v Speaker 1>opened the doors of the House of the Lord and

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<v Speaker 1>repaired them. He brought in the priests and the levites

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<v Speaker 1>and assembled them in the square on the east, and

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<v Speaker 1>said to them, hear me, leevites, now consecrate yourselves and

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<v Speaker 1>consecrate the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers,

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<v Speaker 1>and carry out the filth from the holy place. For

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<v Speaker 1>our fathers have been unfaithful and have done what was

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<v Speaker 1>evil in the sight of the Lord, our God. They

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<v Speaker 1>have forsaken him and have turned away their faces from

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<v Speaker 1>the habitation of the Lord and turned their backs. They

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<v Speaker 1>also shut the doors of the vestibule and put out

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<v Speaker 1>the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt

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<v Speaker 1>offerings in the Holy Place to the God of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>Therefore the wrath of the Lord came on Judah and Jerusalem,

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<v Speaker 1>and he has made them an object of horror, of astonishment,

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<v Speaker 1>and of hissing, as you see with your own eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and

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<v Speaker 1>our sons, and our daughters and our wives are in captivity.

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<v Speaker 1>For this now it is in my heart to make

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<v Speaker 1>a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, in

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<v Speaker 1>order to that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

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<v Speaker 1>My sons, do not now be negligent, for the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister

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<v Speaker 1>to him, and to be his ministers and make offerings

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<v Speaker 1>to him. Then the Levites arose Mayhath the son of Amesi,

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<v Speaker 1>and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of

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<v Speaker 1>the Cohathites and of the sons of Murari, Kish the

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<v Speaker 1>son of Abde and Azariah the son of Jahaleel, and

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<v Speaker 1>of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zima and Eden,

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<v Speaker 1>the son of Joah, and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri,

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<v Speaker 1>and Jaul, and of the sons of Asath Zechariah and Madaniah,

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<v Speaker 1>and of the sons of Hemen, Jaul and Shimai, and

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<v Speaker 1>of the sons of Jeduthan, Shemaiah and Uziel. They gathered

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<v Speaker 1>their brothers and consecrated themselves and went in, as the

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<v Speaker 1>King had commanded by the words of the Lord, to

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<v Speaker 1>cleanse the house of the Lord. The priests went into

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<v Speaker 1>the inner part of the House of the Lord to

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<v Speaker 1>cleanse it. And they brought out all the uncleanness that

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<v Speaker 1>they found in the temple of the Lord into the

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<v Speaker 1>court of the House of the Lord, and the levites

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<v Speaker 1>took it and carried it out to the brook Kidron.

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<v Speaker 1>They began to consecrate on the first day of the

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<v Speaker 1>first month, and on the eighth day of the month

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<v Speaker 1>they came to the vestibule of the Lord. Then for

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<v Speaker 1>eight days they consecrated the house of the Lord, and

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<v Speaker 1>on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.

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<v Speaker 1>Then they went in to Hezekiah the King, and said,

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<v Speaker 1>we have cleansed all the house of the Lord. The

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<v Speaker 1>altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the

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<v Speaker 1>table for the show bread and all its utensils. All

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<v Speaker 1>the utensils that King AHAs discarded in his reign when

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<v Speaker 1>he was faithless, we have made ready and consecrated. And

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<v Speaker 1>behold they are before the altar of the Lord. Then

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<v Speaker 1>Hezekiah the king, rose early and gathered the officials of

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<v Speaker 1>the city and went up to the house of the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and

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<v Speaker 1>seven male goats for a sin offering for the kingdom

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<v Speaker 1>and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded

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<v Speaker 1>the priests, the son of Erin, to offer them on

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<v Speaker 1>the altar of the Lord. So they slaughtered the bulls,

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<v Speaker 1>and the priests received the blood and threw it against

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<v Speaker 1>the altar. And they slaughtered the rams, and their blood

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<v Speaker 1>was thrown against the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs,

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<v Speaker 1>and their blood was thrown against the altar. Then the

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<v Speaker 1>goats for the sin offering were brought to the king

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<v Speaker 1>and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them,

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<v Speaker 1>and the priests slaughtered them and made a sin offering

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<v Speaker 1>with their blood on the altar to make atonement for

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<v Speaker 1>all Israel. For the King commanded that the burnt offering

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<v Speaker 1>and the sin offering should be made for all Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>and he stationed the lever in the house of the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord with symbols, harps and leers, according to the commandment

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<v Speaker 1>of David and of Gad the King Seir, and of

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<v Speaker 1>Nathan the prophet for the commandment was from the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>through his prophets. The Levites stood with the instruments of David,

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<v Speaker 1>and the priests with the trumpets. Then Hezekiah commanded that

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<v Speaker 1>the burnt offering be offered on the altar. And when

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<v Speaker 1>the burnt offering began, the song to the Lord began also,

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<v Speaker 1>and the trumpets accompanied by the instruments of David, King

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<v Speaker 1>of Israel. The whole assembly worshiped, and the singers sang

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<v Speaker 1>and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt

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<v Speaker 1>offering was finished. When the offering was finished, the King

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<v Speaker 1>and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped,

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<v Speaker 1>and Hezekiah, the King and the officials commanded the Levites

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<v Speaker 1>to sing praises to the Lord with the words of

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<v Speaker 1>David and of Asaf the Seer, and they sang praises

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<v Speaker 1>with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped. Then hezekiahs said,

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<v Speaker 1>you have now consecrated yourselves to the Lord. Come near,

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<v Speaker 1>bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the House of the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all

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<v Speaker 1>who were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings. The

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<v Speaker 1>number of the burnt offerings that the assembly brought was

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<v Speaker 1>seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs. All

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<v Speaker 1>these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. And

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<v Speaker 1>the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep.

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<v Speaker 1>But the priests were too few and could not flay

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<v Speaker 1>all the burnt offerings. So until other priests had consecrated

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<v Speaker 1>themselves their brothers, the levites helped them until the work

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<v Speaker 1>was finished, for the Levites were more upright in heart

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<v Speaker 1>than the priests in consecrating themselves. Besides the great number

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<v Speaker 1>of burnt offerings, there was the fat of the peace offerings,

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<v Speaker 1>and there were the drink offerings for the burnt offerings.

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<v Speaker 1>Thus the service of the House of the Lord was restored,

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<v Speaker 1>and Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had

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<v Speaker 1>provided for the people for the thing came about suddenly.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the privilege of being able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at this wonderful and momentous occasion, as this group

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<v Speaker 1>of people that had spent so much time failing to

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<v Speaker 1>focus on genuine worship was now coming back to you

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<v Speaker 1>and worshiping you with sincerity. Once again. Lord, we're grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for the privilege of being able to witness this sort

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<v Speaker 1>of event. And Lord, we also noticed that when the

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<v Speaker 1>goats for the sin offering were brought to the king

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<v Speaker 1>in the assembly, they laid their hands on them, and

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<v Speaker 1>the priests slaughtered them and made a sin offering with

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<v Speaker 1>their blood on the altar to make atonement for all Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>And Lord, we recognize that this was done in a

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<v Speaker 1>foreshadowing kind of way that pointed to the sacrifice of

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<v Speaker 1>your son Jesus Christ, who came to this earth as

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<v Speaker 1>a sin offering, and our sins were laid on him

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<v Speaker 1>and his blood was shed to make atonement for us all. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful for that reality, and we're grateful that even

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<v Speaker 1>in a portion of scripture like this, that sometimes gets overlooked.

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<v Speaker 1>Tucked away in the Old Testament, we see a reference

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<v Speaker 1>that points our hearts to the ultimate sacrifice that was

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<v Speaker 1>accomplished by your son, Jesus Christ. So Lord, we pray

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<v Speaker 1>that we would genuinely worship you today, and that our

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<v Speaker 1>hearts and our minds would be continually pointed to Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>your son, our Savior, our Lord, and that we would

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<v Speaker 1>rejoice in the new life and the forgiveness that we

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<v Speaker 1>have because of his blood which was shed for our sin.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful for these realities, and we're grateful for this reminder. Today.

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<v Speaker 1>We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.