Good morning, everyone!
Today I read 2 Chronicles 28-31.
In today's reading Ahaz becomes king and does evil in God's sight. Therefore, Judah is invaded, the people are captured, and when he tries to make a deal with Assyria, he gets stabbed in the back. After all of this, he still refuses to turn to God, rather, after he is betrayed and defeated by Assyria, he turns to their gods, thinking they will help him. They don't.
When he dies, he isn't buried in the tombs of the kings. Rather, he is buried in the city of Jerusalem. I'm mentioning this, because I've noticed it's a pattern. The people would not bury wicked kings in the tombs of their recognized kings.
Hezekiah, his son, becomes king in his place.
He does what is right in God's sight.
He restores God's temple, which his father had desecrated. He restores worship and sacrifice in the Temple. He also reinstates the Passover, which the people had not celebrated in large numbers in many years.
The priests consecrate themselves, but not all of the people consecrate themselves as they are meant to. However, because of the special circumstance (the Passover not being celebrated for a while) Hezekiah prays for them, asking that God pardon this in everyone whose heart is prepared to seek God during this feast.
So God heeds Hezekiah and heals the people.
Hezekiah continues with reforms, restoring what the former kings had destroyed.
Did you notice something in today's reading that I missed? I'd love to hear it!
I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read 2 Chronicles 32-34.
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