For those who have had difficulty understanding the relevance and significance of chronicles, this will be a good place to start. In the aleppo codex, a very accurate 11thcentury c. Hezekiah was buried on the sloping hill where the tombs of davids descendants were cut 2 chronicles 32. That had understanding of the times they understood public affairs, the temper of the nation, and the tendencies of the present events. Josiah clears everything connected with pagan practices from the land and provides the people with godly leadership. This commentary has been through advanced checking. Hezekiah called the people to trust god in this crisis 32. Hezekiahs lifetime accomplishments ii chronicles 32. Read all of 2 chronicles 32 verse 1 1 after these things, and the establishment thereof, sennacherib king of assyria came, and entered into judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. Its contents are perfectly credible thenius, and are borne out by isaiah 22. I shall subjoin a few things from the targum on this chapter.
Enduring word bible commentary 2 chronicles chapter 32. Second chronicles covers the time from solomons ascension to the throne 971 bc until the southern kingdom of judah was finally carried into exile in babylon in 586 bc. Trials will either strengthen your faith in god or destroy it. This was because the length of it would fit more easily on two scrolls. Read 2 chronicles 32 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 chronicles 32 and more.
Chiefest of the sepulchres this respect they paid to him who, since david, had been the best of all their kings. The men of issachar were men who understood the times in which they lived. Enduring word bible commentary 2 chronicles chapter 31. This was because the royal iron age burial caves north of the city were full by this time and hereafter no judean king was buried in the rockhewn caves there. After these things, and the establishment thereof, sennacherib king of assyria came, and entered into judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. This story of the rage and blasphemy of sennacherib, hezekiahs prayer, and the deliverance of jerusalem by the destruction of the assyrian army, we had more at large in the book of kings, 2 ki. The author was more concerned with telling the story of davids descendants, who reigned over judah, than with the history of the. And hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of david.
I and ii chronicles commentary audiobook by chuck missler. You can search by book by typing in the book only like. It contains a genealogy from a human being, adam, and a narrative of the history of ancient judah and israel until the proclamation of king cyrus the. It contains a genealogy from a human being, adam, and a narrative of the history of ancient judah and israel until the proclamation of king cyrus the great c. It is significant that the only references to bezalel outside the book of exodus are in chronicles 1ch 2. The building of the tabernacle was entrusted to bezalel and oholiab ex 35. Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of isaiah the prophet, the son of amoz, and in the book of the kings of judah and israel. The trauma of the destruction of jerusalem and the temple, the exile of thousands of judeas citizens, and the subsequent return after seventy years to the homeland with the difficult task of starting the new covenant community virtually from scratch. The chronicler lets us know that god is happy with solomon and that everyone in israel is faithful to him.
The establishment thereof literally, the faithfulness thereof or, in other words, after these things had been faithfully accomplished. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on 2 chronicles chapters 10 to 36. A thorough exegetical analysis of each passage of 1 and 2 chronicles. By the sheer force of josiahs personality and example, the people stay in line, but they do not truly live righteously like josiah. The men who translated the book divided it into two. The israel bible offers a unique commentary that seeks to explain gods focus on the land of israel alongside the. May 02, 2020 the book of 2 chronicles is essentially an evaluation of the nations religious history.
Hezekiah gathered his people together, and spake comfortably to them. See 1 chronicles for more info on the introduction page there. Book of second chronicles overview insight for living. A believing confidence in god, will raise us above the prevailing fear of man. The descent which sennacherib made upon him, and the care he took to fortify himself, his city, and the minds of his people, against that enemy.
It is contracted here, yet large enough to show these three things. After all, they adored his father, so theyre ready to. But they mocked gods messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy. The tradition is that 1 and 2 chronicles were written by ezra. But the principal source can not have been kings, because the book of the kings is sometimes said to contain material not in kingse. The book of 2 chronicles does not specifically name its author. This chapter relates sennacheribs invasion of the land of judah, the preparations hezekiah made to resist him, and the encouragement he gave his people to trust in the lord, 2 chronicles 32. After these deeds of faithfulness, sennacherib king of assyria came and entered judah. After all, they adored his father, so theyre ready to be crazy about their new king. The two books of chronicles were one book until there was a translation into the greek language. This chapter continues and concludes the history of the reign of hezekiah.
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. You can find the best commentary on 12 chronicles for you using the tools on the right side. The vision of isaiah is referred to as a section of the book of the kings of judah and israel. Pastors, lay bible teachers and others who find their subject material rich and challenging but their preparation time running out will be informed and inspired by this commentary s approach to old testament scholarship which includes. The jewish bible regards the old testament as 22 books and chronicles is counted as a single book. The israel bible offers a unique commentary that seeks to explain gods focus on the land of israel alongside the original hebrew text, transliteration of select hebrew verses, and the new jewish publication society translation. Chronicles is the last book of the hebrew bible, according to the ordering in the talmud tractate baba batra 14b and in most printings of the bible. Its clear that there is a battle of faith going on here. It is significant that the only references to bezalel outside the. Now when all this was finished, all israel who were present went out to the cities of judah and broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the high places and the altars. The book of 2 chronicles was likely written between 450 and 425 b. The final book of the bible recounts the nations history, but what it emphasizes and deemphasizes is telling. He laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself. The book of 2 chronicles was originally one book with 1 chronicles in the hebrew text.
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