2 Chronicles 30:1-11
Summary for 2Chr 30:1-27: 30:1-27 a This account of Hezekiah’s celebration of Passover reflects the Chronicler’s concern with the unity of Israel, the spiritual preparedness of the people, and the success of following the formula for restoration given by Solomon at the dedication of the Temple (7:14 b).Summary for 2Chr 30:2-3: 30:2-3 c a month later than usual: The law made provision for the delayed observance of the Passover if an individual inadvertently was ceremonially unclean or was away on a long journey (Num 9:9-11 d); Hezekiah’s Passover followed the spirit if not the letter of those provisions. The delayed Passover provided opportunity for national unity and spiritual renewal.
30:5 e Hezekiah dispatched couriers from Beersheba ... to Dan, the traditional designation for the entire nation, including even the now-desolate territories of Israel’s northern tribes.
Summary for 2Chr 30:9-11: 30:9-11 f The northern kingdom had been conquered by the Assyrians (2 Kgs 17:5-28 g), and many of its people were taken into exile in Assyria. People from other conquered lands now lived there. Most of these foreigners, as well as those Israelites left by the Assyrians, regarded the conquest of Israel as proof that the Lord—the God of Israel—was impotent. They laughed at the thought of making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to honor him.
30:11 h Some people ... humbled themselves, fulfilling the first criterion in Solomon’s formula (7:14 i).
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