2 Chronicles 12:14

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Summary

2 Chronicles 12:14

And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

He prepared

To seek

Bible References

He prepared

Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.

But

there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asheroth from the land and you have set your heart to seek God.”

everyone who prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”

Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you return to the Lord with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in the intentions of the heart of Your people, and direct their heart to You;

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;

I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!

And not be like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

To seek

Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear Me and keep all My commandments always, that it may be well with them and with their sons forever!

Glory in His holy name;

Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.

“I have not spoken in secret,
In some dark land;
I did not say to the

offspring of Jacob,

‘Seek Me in a waste place’;
I, the Lord, speak righteousness,

Declaring things that are upright.

Seek the Lord while He may be found;

Call upon Him while He is near.

They come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart goes after their gain.

“

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.