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] (q) more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
(q) Meaning, were more zealous to set forth the religion.
Verse 2 Chronicles 29:34. _THEY COULD NOT FLAY ALL THE BURNT-OFFERINGS_] Peace-offerings, and such like, the Levites might flay and dress; but the whole burnt-offerings, that is, those which were _ent...
THE LEVITES WERE MORE UPRIGHT ETC - See the marginal reference. Urijah, the high priest, had participated to some extent in the impieties of Ahaz 2 Kings 16:10. He and many of the priests may, therefo...
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...
2 Chronicles 29:1 to 2 Chronicles 32:33. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (see notes on 2 Kings 18:2 f., 2 Kings 18:13;...
_the_other _priests_ R.V. THE PRIESTS....
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...
_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 SANCTIF...
_Were_ MORE UPRIGHT.. THAN THE PRIESTS] Many of the priests had perhaps taken part in Ahaz's impieties as Urijah the high priest had done: 2 Kings 16:16....
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...
FLAY ALL THE BURNT OFFERINGS. — In private offerings this was done by the worshipper himself (Leviticus 1:6). In national sacrifices it appears to have been the duty of the priests. DID HELP THEM. —...
רַ֤ק הַ כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ הָי֣וּ לִ מְעָ֔ט וְ
HEZEKIAH: THE RELIGIOUS VALUE OF MUSIC 2 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 30:1; 2 Chronicles 31:1;...
SACRIFICE AND SONG 2 Chronicles 29:25 Among the usual sacrifices following the cleansing, the burned-offering occupied a conspicuous place, as expressive of sincere and entire devotion to God. Notice...
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...
Holocausts, as the law required, Lev. i. 6. See C. xxxv. 11. The skin might be taken off other victims, by laics. --- Priests. Syriac, "The Levites were more timid, or reserved than the priests, to pu...
How beautiful and interesting to behold the joy both of king and people in the view they now had of the house of God being cleansed; and that peace being made with God, they had now free access to the...
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...
BUT THE PRIESTS WERE TOO FEW, SO THAT THEY COULD NOT FLAY ALL THE BURNT OFFERINGS,.... Take off the skins of them, which used to be done by the priests, Leviticus 1:6, WHEREFORE THEIR BRETHREN THE LE...
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 sancti...
_The priests were too few_ Namely, such as were sanctified and fit for the work, as the following words show. Many of them, it is probable, had been suspended and laid aside as polluted, for having sa...
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...
But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings, a task which they were supposed to perform themselves; WHEREFORE THEIR BRETHREN, THE LEVITES, DID HELP THEM, it being...
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...
DID HELP THEM: _ Heb._ strengthened them...
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...
THE PRIESTS WERE TOO FEW, to wit, such as were sanctified and fit for their work, as the following words show; for otherwise the number of the priests was more than sufficient for this employment. THE...
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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—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 29:31 The SACRIFICES AND THANK OFFERINGS that the people bring to the temple are individual expressions of worship and thanksgiving....
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...
1 Chronicles 29:17; 2 Chronicles 29:5; 2 Chronicles 30:16; 2 Chronicles 30:17;...
Too few — Such as were sanctified and fit for their work, as the following words shew: for otherwise the number of the priests was more than sufficient for this employment. Burnt — offerings — And muc...