2 CHRONICLES 28:1 Ahaz. The account of Ahaz’s reign (735–715 B.C.) shows how his spiritual unfaithfulness brought Judah to ruin. Yet the dark picture of Judah’s decline is lessened somewhat by its northern kinsmen, who respond to the prophetic word (vv. 2 Chronicles 28:8). Although the Chronicler do... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 28:2 METAL IMAGES FOR THE BAALS. Baal worship was especially associated with Ahab’s dynasty (1 Kings 16:31). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 28:3 VALLEY OF THE SON OF HINNOM. See 2 Chronicles 33:6 and Jeremiah 7:31. The Canaanite practice of child sacrifice is strongly condemned in Leviticus 20:1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 28:5 See 2 Kings 16:5 and Isaiah 7:1. The attacks by SYRIA and ISRAEL were acts of divine judgment. The captives taken to DAMASCUS were a sign of the coming exile (2 Chronicles 36:20). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 28:8 Just as Syria has done (v. 2 Chronicles 28:5), Israel takes captives with the intention of enslaving them. The intervention by ODED indicates that the northern tribes still belong to “the Israel of God,” even though they are “in rebellion against the house of D... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 28:16 Ahaz appeals to Tiglath-pileser III of ASSYRIA, rather than God, for HELP against the EDOMITES and PHILISTINES, who were invading Judah’s southern borders (see 2 Kings 16:6). This decision misfired. Although Judah received relief from its enemies (including th... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 28:22 Compare 2 Kings 16:10. Judah reaches its lowest point before the exile when Ahaz desecrates the temple and discourages faithful worship (2 Chronicles 28:24; 2 Chronicles 29:7, 2 Chronicles 29:18). Although this will be reversed somewhat by the reforming kings... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 28:26 On the BOOK OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL, see note on 1 Kings 14:19. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]