Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
2 Chronicles 29:23
The he goats for the sin offering - Rather, “the he goats of the sin offering” - that portion of the Sin offering which had been reserved to the last.
The he goats for the sin offering - Rather, “the he goats of the sin offering” - that portion of the Sin offering which had been reserved to the last.
Verse 2 Chronicles 29:23. _THEY LAID THEIR HANDS UPON THEM_] That is, they confessed their sin; and as they had by their transgression _forfeited their lives_, they now offer these animals to die as v...
6. REFORMATION UNDER HEZEKIAH CHAPTER 29 Hezekiah and the Beginning of the Revival _ 1. The record of his reign (2 Chronicles 29:1)_ 2. The purification of the temple (2 Chronicles 29:3) 3. The re...
FORTH. near. CONGREGATION. assembly. LAID THEIR HANDS. According to Leviticus 4:15; Leviticus 8:22; Leviticus 16:21....
_brought forth_ R.V. BROUGHT NEAR, i.e. to the king and the people. _and_ THEY _laid their hands_ "they" = the representatives of the people; cp. Leviticus 4:15....
DISCOURSE: 422 RESTORATION OF THE TEMPLE WORSHIP BY HEZEKIAH 2 Chronicles 29:20. Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord. And they...
14. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (29-32) TEXT 2 Chronicles 29:1. 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 A...
_AND THEY BROUGHT SEVEN BULLOCKS, AND SEVEN RAMS, AND SEVEN LAMBS, AND SEVEN HE GOATS, FOR A SIN OFFERING FOR THE KINGDOM, AND FOR THE SANCTUARY, AND FOR JUDAH. AND HE COMMANDED THE PRIESTS THE SONS O...
29:23 laid (f-18) Lit. 'leaned with.'...
THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH This chapter describes a cleansing of the TEMPLE and a sacrifice for the sins of the people. This and the following 2 Chronicles 30-32, cover the same period as 2 Kings 18-20,...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 29 HEZEKIAH ORGANISES *WORSHIP IN THE *TEMPLE – 2 CHRONICLES 29:1-36...
BROUGHT FORTH. — Rather, _brought near — viz.,_ to the altar. HE GOATS. — _Se ‘îrîm_ (“hairy ones”). A different term — _çëphîrê ‘izzîm, “_spring-bucks of goats” — was used in 2 Chronicles 29:21. Thi...
וַ יַּגִּ֨ישׁוּ֙ אֶת ־שְׂעִירֵ֣י הַֽ חַטָּ֔את...
HEZEKIAH: THE RELIGIOUS VALUE OF MUSIC 2 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 30:1; 2 Chronicles 31:1;...
REMOVING UNCLEANNESS 2 Chronicles 29:12 The names of the assisting Levites are specially mentioned, because their obedient cooperation counted for so much in the national reconstruction. For eight da...
With the accession of Hezekiah a great change came over the life of Judah. Among all the reformers he was perhaps the most remarkable. That this was so in spite of the fact that he was the son of Ahaz...
And they brought forth the he goats [for] the sin offering before the king and the congregation; (k) and they laid their hands upon them: (k) That is, the king and the elders, as in (Leviticus 4:15) f...
_They laid. The king and princes of the people confessed their sins, Lev. iv. 15._...
It is astonishing to observe in this solemn service what an eye to Jesus and his salvation this whole service had. Here was the sin-offering; and Christ, who knew no sin, was made sin for us: that we...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 27 THROUGH 31. Jotham, the son of Uzziah, walks uprightly; and he avoids his father's fault; but the people are still corrupt. Nevertheless the faithfulness...
AND THEY BROUGHT FORTH THE HE GOATS FOR THE SIN OFFERING BEFORE THE KING AND THE CONGREGATION,.... Which were to make atonement for the sins of both: AND THEY LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM; signifying the...
And they brought forth the he goats [for] the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them: Ver. 23. _They laid their hands upon them._] _Manibus suis nixi s...
_They laid their hands upon them_ The king and the elders of the people, in the name of the whole congregation: thereby owning themselves guilty before God, and expressing their desire that the guilt...
1 Hezekiah his good reigne. 3 He restoreth Religion. 5 He exhorteth the Leuites. 12 They sanctifie themselues, and cleanse the house of God. 20 Hezekiah offereth solemne sacrifices, wherein the Le...
And they brought forth the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them, thus signifying that the act of atonement, while made directly by th...
THE SERVICE OF THE TEMPLE SET IN ORDER...
HEZEKIAH MADE KING (vv.1-2) Hezekiah took the place of Ahaz in reigning over Judah at the age of 25 years. His mother's name, Abijah, is told us. She must have been a far different character than he...
FORTH: _ Heb._ near...
20-36 As soon as Hezekiah heard that the temple was ready, he lost no time. Atonement must be made for the sins of the last reign. It was not enough to lament and forsake those sins; they brought a s...
i.e. The king and the elders of the congregation in the name of the whole congregation....
2 Chronicles 29:23 out H5066 (H8686) goats H8163 offering H2403 before H6440 king H4428 assembly H6951 laid...
CONTENTS: Hezekiah's reign in Judah and the revival. Temple restored. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah. CONCLUSION: Those who begin with God begin at the right end of their work and will prosper accordingl...
2 Chronicles 29:1. _Five and twenty years old._ Ahaz was twenty when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years. Now, imperfect years are not reckoned, as might be proved from several texts. Ther...
2 CHRONICLES 29:1 Hezekiah. The Chronicler devotes more attention to Hezekiah’s reign (715–687 B.C.) than to that of any other king since David and Solomon. 2 Kings 18:1 concentrates mainly on
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 29:23 LAID THEIR HANDS ON THEM recalls the scapegoat ritual of the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:20)....
CRITICAL NOTES.] Hezekiah’s reign commenced and carried through four Chapter s in marked contrast with corresponding portion (2 Kings 18-20). The writer of Kings fixes on civil affairs—the two invasio...
EXPOSITION The important reign of Hezekiah extends over this and the following three chapters, counting in all ninety-seven verses. The parallel, for the contents of the first three of these chapters,...
Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years (2 Chronicles 29:1) Now it is interesting to me that as wicked as was Ahaz, Hezekiah was a very good, sp...
Leviticus 1:4; Leviticus 4:15; Leviticus 4:24...
They laid — The king and the elders of the congregation in the name of the whole congregation....