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Verse 2 Chronicles 15:17. _THE HIGH PLACES WERE NOT TAKEN AWAY_] He
had totally suppressed or destroyed the _idolatry_; but some of the
_places,_ _buildings_, or _altars_, he permitted to remain....
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CHAPTER 15 THE REIGN OF ASA, WARNING AND REFORMATION
_ 1. The warning message of Azariah (2 Chronicles 15:1)_
2. Asa's response and reformation (2 Chronicles 15:8)
But the Lord knew the danger which...
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The words of Azariah the son of Oded (not mentioned elsewhere) form a
kind of introduction to the account of Asa's religious reforms; if the
words in 2 Chronicles 15:3 refer to any definite period, it...
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NOT TAKEN AWAY. Not from "Israel" (2 Chronicles 15:17), but from Judah
(2 Chronicles 14:3). Figure of speech _Palinodia._ App-6.
PERFECT: i.e. so far as idolatry was concerned....
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_the high places_ Heb. _bâmôth_. These were not necessarily places
of idolatrous worship, but they were sanctuaries not authorised fey
the Law; Deuteronomy 12:1-7.
_Israel_ Cp. note on 2 Chronicles 1...
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4. THE REIGN OF ASA (14-16)
TEXT
2 Chronicles 14:1. So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried
him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his
days the land was quiet te...
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_AND THEY OFFERED UNTO THE LORD THE SAME TIME, OF THE SPOIL WHICH THEY
HAD BROUGHT, SEVEN HUNDRED OXEN AND SEVEN THOUSAND SHEEP._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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15:17 perfect (b-14) See 2 Samuel 22:24 ....
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REIGN OF ASA (CONTINUED)
An account of how Asa, moved by the prophet Azariah, made a covenant
to seek.the LORD.
This chapter is almost entirely supplementary to what is recorded of
Asa in 1 Kings 15...
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2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE
The *Kingdom called Judah
2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 15
ASA OBEYS THE *PROPHET – 2 CHRONICLES 15:1-8
V1 The Sp
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BUT THE HIGH PLACES WERE NOT TAKEN AWAY. — See on 2 Chronicles 14:3;
2 Chronicles 14:5. An explanation of the discrepancy has been
suggested there; but a better one perhaps may be thus stated. The
for...
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וְ הַ֨ בָּמֹ֔ות לֹא ־סָ֖רוּ מִ
יִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
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ASA: DIVINE RETRIBUTION
2 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 15:1; 2 Chronicles 16:1
ABIJAH, dying, as far as we can gather from Chronicles, in the odor of
sanctity, was succeeded by his so
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This chapter chronicles with greater detail the occasion and value of
the reform wrought in Judah during Asa's reign. Here appears a man
mentioned nowhere else. His name was Azariah. Suddenly anointed...
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But the high places were not (k) taken away out of (l) Israel:
nevertheless the heart of Asa was (m) perfect all his days.
(k) Which was partly because of lack of zeal on his part, partly
through the...
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_Israel, to the honour only of the true God, chap. xiv. 2., and 3
Kings xv. 14. (Haydock) --- Perfect, with respect to the external
worship, (Tirinus) or hitherto, (Haydock) though he offended
afterwa...
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I admire Asa's integrity, in that his eye would not spare even his own
mother. Surely there can be no real love to the Lord, that suffers any
creature to become a rival. He that loveth father and moth...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 16.
In his wars with Jeroboam, Abijah stands entirely upon this ground,
and he is blessed.
Asa follows his steps; and, whether at peace, or while...
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2 Chronicles 15:16....
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But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless
the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Ver. 17. _But the high places._] See on 1 Kings 15:14 ....
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2 Chr. 15:17. "But the high places were not taken away." _i.e., _
Those that were used in the service of the true God, for Asa took away
those which were used in idolatrous worship. (2 Chronicles 14:3...
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1 Asa with Iudah and many of Israel, moued by the prophesie of Azariah
the sonne of Oded, make a solemne couenant with God.
16 He putteth downe Maachah his mother, for her idolatry.
18 He bringeth d...
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But the high places were not taken away out of Israel, that is, the
buildings which had been erected as houses of worship on the hills;
NEVERTHELESS, THE HEART OF ASA WAS PERFECT ALL HIS DAYS, devoted...
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THE TRUE WORSHIP RESTORED...
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A MESSAGE FROM GOD
(vv.1-7)
As Asa returned from his victory, the Lord sent a prophet, Azariah,
son of Oded, to meet him with encouraging words, telling Asa, "The
Lord is with you while you are wit...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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2 Chronicles 15:17 places H1116 removed H5493 (H8804) Israel H3478
heart H3824 Asa H609 loyal H8003 days H31
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ISRAEL
That is, the northen or ten-tribe kingdom....
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CONTENTS: Warnings of Azariah. Reform under Asa.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Azariah, Asa, Oded, Maachah.
CONCLUSION: If we turn aside from God and His ordinances, He is not
tied to us, but will c...
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2 Chronicles 15:1. _Azariah the son of Oded;_ whose father is named,
to distinguish him from the highpriest of that name.
2 Chronicles 15:3. _For a long season, Israel,_ the ten revolted
tribes, had b...
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_Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was perfect all his days._
SPIRITUAL BACKSLIDING
We learn from the text that we cannot always infer the state of the
heart from external symptoms.
I. You may have th...
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2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 15:17 THE HIGH PLACES WERE NOT
TAKEN OUT OF ISRAEL probably refers to those cities that previously
belonged to the northern kingdom and were then under Asa’s control....
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CRITICAL NOTES.] A prophetic warning (2 Chronicles 15:1). Asa’s
reforms (2 Chronicles 15:8); renewal of covenant (2 Chronicles 15:12),
and deposes Maachah....
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EXPOSITION
This chapter is something like an oasis in our history, and was
perhaps such in the real life of Asa also. Presumably it covers a
period of some twenty years. Reading between the lines, and...
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And as they were returning now with all the spoils of war, the victory
of God,
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: and he went out
to meet Asa, and he said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa,...
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1 Kings 11:4; 1 Kings 22:43; 1 Kings 3:2; 2 Chronicles 14:3;...
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LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF ASA
2 Chronicles 15:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We wish to present to you "The life of rest," from certain verses
found in chapter 14. These verses are really introductory to the...