a34:29-32
b35:3
c35:4-6
d8:14-15
e1 Chr 24–26
fDeut 16:5-6
g2 Chr 30:13-20
h35:7-9
iExod 12:21
j2 Chr 30:24
k7:5
l35:13
mExod 12:11
n35:18
o35:15-16
p30:3

‏ 2 Chronicles 34:29-33

Summary for 2Chr 34:29-32: 34:29-32  a Renewal of the covenant was the most significant event in Josiah’s reform.

‏ 2 Chronicles 35:1-19

35:3  b The holy Ark might have been removed from the Temple during the apostasy of Manasseh or Amon.
Summary for 2Chr 35:4-6: 35:4-6  c The assignments of the priests and Levites mirrored the directions of David and Solomon (8:14-15  d; 1 Chr 24–26  e). The Passover animal was typically slaughtered by the offerer (Deut 16:5-6  f). However, because the offerers did not have time to purify themselves, Josiah continued the practice Hezekiah had begun of having the Levites slaughter the Passover animals (see 2 Chr 30:13-20  g). In Josiah’s time, the large number of participants also might have caused logistical problems.
Summary for 2Chr 35:7-9: 35:7-9  h The Passover sacrifice required lambs and young goats (Exod 12:21  i). The cattle were an additional offering. The totals Josiah provided along with the contributions of others were nearly double the offerings in Hezekiah’s time (see 2 Chr 30:24  j), yet less than the offerings at the dedication of the Temple (see 7:5  k).
35:13  l The Levites brought the food out quickly, observing the element of haste required in the Passover (Exod 12:11  m).
35:18  n This Passover included a greater number of participants than the one Hezekiah had observed. In this Passover, the priests and Levites took a prominent and proper role, as Josiah had specifically required (35:15-16  o; cp. 30:3  p, 15  q).
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