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Themes in 2 Chronicles 35

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Themes in 2 Chronicles 35

2 Chronicles 35:1 (show verse)

Josiah celebrated the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem; they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Feast » Of the passover
Feast of the passover » Remarkable celebrations of » In josiah's reign
Feasts » Jewish
Hebrew » Feasts
Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
typical nature of Paschal lamb » Killed at the place where the lord put his name
Passover » Feast of » Held on the 14th of the first month, abib (april), to commemorate the exodus from egypt
Passover » Observation of, renewed » By josiah

2 Chronicles 35:2 (show verse)

He appointed the priests to their positions and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord.

Encouragement » General references to
Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah

2 Chronicles 35:3 (show verse)

To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the Lord he said, “Put the holy ark in the house (temple) which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; it shall not be a burden [carried] on your shoulders any longer. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel.

Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Transferred to solomon's temple
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Holy
Ark of the covenant » Was holy
Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Law » Expounded by » The priests and levites
Levites » Teachers of the law
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
the Levites » Services of » Teaching the people
the Levites » Services of » Ministering to the people
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Passover » The lamb killed by levites, for those who were ceremonially unclean

2 Chronicles 35:4 (show verse)

Prepare yourselves according to your fathers’ (ancestors’) households by your divisions, in accordance with the instructions of David king of Israel, and the instructions of his son Solomon.

Church and state » State superior to religion » David, in organizing the priests and levites in courses, and appointing musicians, instruments, and other details of religious services
Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Passover » The lamb killed by levites, for those who were ceremonially unclean
Priest » The time of moses » Twenty-four divisions (shifts) of
priests » Divided by david into twenty-four courses
Solomon » Renews » Priesthood

2 Chronicles 35:5 (show verse)

And stand in the holy place [of the priests] according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your fellow kinsmen the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of [the families of] a father’s household.

Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Passover » The lamb killed by levites, for those who were ceremonially unclean
Priest » The time of moses » Twenty-four divisions (shifts) of
priests » Divided by david into twenty-four courses

2 Chronicles 35:6 (show verse)

Slaughter the Passover lambs and consecrate yourselves, and prepare for your fellow countrymen to carry out (obey) the word of the Lord given by Moses.”

2 Chronicles 35:7 (show verse)

Then Josiah contributed to the lay people, to all who were present, flocks of lambs and young goats numbering 30,000, all as Passover offerings, and 3,000 bulls—these were from the king’s property.

Goat » For the paschal feast
Goat » The young of » Offered at the passover
Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Lambs » Numbers of, given by josiah to the people for sacrifice
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Passover » The lamb killed by levites, for those who were ceremonially unclean

2 Chronicles 35:8 (show verse)

His officers also contributed a voluntary offering to the people, the priests and the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the officials of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings 2,600 from the flocks [of lambs and young goats], and 300 bulls.

Jehiel » A priest who gave extraordinary offerings for the passover
Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Passover » The lamb killed by levites, for those who were ceremonially unclean
Zechariah » A ruler of the temple

2 Chronicles 35:9 (show verse)

Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites for the Passover offerings 5,000 from the flocks [of lambs and young goats], and 500 bulls.

Cononiah » Name of two israelites
Hashabiah » Levite » Chief
Jeiel » Chief » Levites » Sacrificed » Cattle
Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Jozabad » Two levites
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
the Levites » Had chiefs or officers over them
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Nethaneel » A levite
Passover » The lamb killed by levites, for those who were ceremonially unclean
Shemaiah » A levite who contributed largely for passover sacrifices

2 Chronicles 35:10 (show verse)

When the service was ready, the priests stood in their [assigned] places and the Levites by their divisions, in accordance with the king’s command.

2 Chronicles 35:11 (show verse)

They slaughtered the Passover lambs, and while the priests sprinkled the blood received from their hand, the Levites skinned the animals.

Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
the Levites » Services of » Preparing the sacrifices for the priests
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Passover » General references to
Passover » The lamb killed by levites, for those who were ceremonially unclean
Priest » Duties of » To offer sacrifices
priests » Services of » Offering sacrifices

2 Chronicles 35:12 (show verse)

Then they removed the burnt offerings, to distribute them to the sections of the fathers’ households of the lay people to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the bulls.

Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
the Law of moses » Called » Book of moses
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Priest » Duties of » To offer sacrifices

2 Chronicles 35:13 (show verse)

So they roasted the Passover lambs on the fire according to the ordinance; and they cooked the holy offerings in pots, in kettles, and in pans, and quickly brought them to all the lay people.

Caldron » In the temple
Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Priest » Duties of » To offer sacrifices

2 Chronicles 35:14 (show verse)

Afterward the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were busy offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night; so the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron.

Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Priest » Duties of » To offer sacrifices

2 Chronicles 35:15 (show verse)

The singers, the sons of Asaph, were also in their places in accordance with the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their service, because their kinsmen the Levites prepared for them.

Arts and crafts » Names of various » Porters
ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Leaders » FALSE » Called seers
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
the Levites » Services of » Keeping the gates of the temple
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Music » ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Porters » Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king's palace, and doors of the temple
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as » Called seers
Prophets » One generally attached to the king's household
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Jeduthun
Religious » FALSE » Called seers
Singers » ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Singing » ancient Choirs » A militant choir, songs lead to victory
Worship » Choirs assist in » A militant choir, songs lead to victory

2 Chronicles 35:16 (show verse)

So all the service of the Lord was prepared on that day to celebrate the Passover, and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, in accordance with the command of King Josiah.

Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah

2 Chronicles 35:17 (show verse)

Thus the sons of Israel who were present celebrated the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah

2 Chronicles 35:18 (show verse)

No Passover like it had been celebrated in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet; nor had any of the kings of Israel celebrated such a Passover as Josiah did with the priests, the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Feast of the passover » Remarkable celebrations of » In josiah's reign
Israel » Hoshea » History of » Remnant » Remains
Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Levites » Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah
Passover » Observation of, renewed » By josiah
samuel » Organizes the tabernacle service

2 Chronicles 35:19 (show verse)

In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign this Passover was celebrated.

Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
Liberality » Instances of » Josiah

2 Chronicles 35:20 (show verse)

After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt came up to make war at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to meet him.

Carchemish » Babylonian » city
Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under pharaoh-necho
Josiah » King of judah » Killed in battle with pharaoh-necho
Necho » King of egypt
Pharaoh » Pharaoh-necho » His invasion of assyria, josiah's death
Rashness » Instances of » Josiah, in fighting against pharaoh-necho

2 Chronicles 35:21 (show verse)

But Neco sent messengers to Josiah, saying, “What business do we have with each other, O King of Judah? I am not coming against you today, but against the house with which I am at war, and God has ordered me to hurry. Stop for your own sake from interfering with God who is with me, so that He will not destroy you.”

Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under pharaoh-necho
Haste » Duty of » The rashness of delaying God's messengers
Josiah » King of judah » Killed in battle with pharaoh-necho
Pharaoh » Pharaoh-necho » His invasion of assyria, josiah's death
Rashness » Instances of » Josiah, in fighting against pharaoh-necho

2 Chronicles 35:22 (show verse)

Yet Josiah would not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to fight against him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to fight against him on the plain of Megiddo.

Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under pharaoh-necho
Josiah » King of judah » Killed in battle with pharaoh-necho
Megiddo » Josiah killed at, by pharaoh-nechoh
Necho » King of egypt
Pharaoh » Pharaoh-necho » His invasion of assyria, josiah's death
Rashness » Examples of
Rashness » Instances of » Josiah, in fighting against pharaoh-necho
Self-will » Exemplified » Josiah
Self-will and stubbornness » Exemplified » Josiah
Valleys » Mentioned in scripture » Megiddo

2 Chronicles 35:23 (show verse)

The archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded.”

Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under pharaoh-necho
Josiah » King of judah » Killed in battle with pharaoh-necho
Megiddo » Josiah killed at, by pharaoh-nechoh
Pharaoh » Pharaoh-necho » His invasion of assyria, josiah's death
Rashness » Instances of » Josiah, in fighting against pharaoh-necho

2 Chronicles 35:24 (show verse)

So his servants took him out of the chariot and carried him in the second chariot which he had, and brought him to Jerusalem where he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

Chariot » Royal
Chariot » Kings ride in
Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under pharaoh-necho
Josiah » King of judah » Killed in battle with pharaoh-necho
Megiddo » Josiah killed at, by pharaoh-nechoh
Pharaoh » Pharaoh-necho » His invasion of assyria, josiah's death
Rashness » Instances of » Josiah, in fighting against pharaoh-necho

2 Chronicles 35:25 (show verse)

Then Jeremiah sung a lament (funeral song) for Josiah, and all the male and female singers have spoken about Josiah in their laments to this day. They made the songs an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are written in the Lamentations.

The Dead » Mourning for » Hired mourners
Jeremiah » The prophet » Lamentations of » Over josiah
Josiah » King of judah » Lamentations for
Lamentations » Examples of » For josiah
Mourning » Customs » Hired mourners
Mourning » Hired mourners
Mourning » Jeremiah and the singing men and singing women lament for josiah
Music » The jews used » In commemorating great men

2 Chronicles 35:26 (show verse)

Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of devotion and godly achievements as written in the Law of the Lord,

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2 Chronicles 35:27 (show verse)

and his acts, from the first to the last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. Cross references: 2 Chronicles 35:25 : Lam 4:20 end of crossrefs

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