2 Chronicles 30:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one

Many of ephraim

2 Chronicles 30:11

Had not cleansed

Numbers 9:10

Numbers 19:20

1 Corinthians 11:28

The passover

Exodus 12:43

Prayed

The good

General references

Joshua 22:6

Isaiah 17:7

Zechariah 3:3

Bible References

Many of ephraim

But some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

Had not cleansed

"Tell the Israelites, 'If any of you or of your posterity become ceremonially defiled by touching a dead body, or are on a journey far away, then he may observe the Passover to the Lord.

But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person must be cut off from among the community, because he has polluted the sanctuary of the Lord; the water of purification was not sprinkled on him, so he is unclean.

A person should examine himself first, and in this way let him eat the bread and drink of the cup.

The passover

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "This is the ordinance of the Passover. No foreigner may share in eating it.

Prayed

But now give back the man's wife. Indeed he is a prophet and he will pray for you; thus you will live. But if you don't give her back, know that you will surely die along with all who belong to you."

So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will intercede for you, and I will respect him, so that I do not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has."

And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up -- and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

If anyone sees his fellow Christian committing a sin not resulting in death, he should ask, and God will grant life to the person who commits a sin not resulting in death. There is a sin resulting in death. I do not say that he should ask about that.

The good

Respond to the requests of your servant and your people Israel for this place. Hear from your heavenly dwelling place and respond favorably and forgive.

The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,

The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in loyal love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children until the third and fourth generations.'

The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

O Lord, your loyal love reaches to the sky; your faithfulness to the clouds.

Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

You are good and you do good. Teach me your statutes!

O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don't delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name."

General references

Joshua rewarded them and sent them on their way; they returned to their homes.

At that time men will trust in their creator; they will depend on the Holy One of Israel.

Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood there before the angel.