2 Chronicles 30:18

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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

Nevertheless some men of Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

Had not cleansed

Should you or any of your descendants be unclean from touching a dead body or away on a long trip. You may still celebrate the Passover.

If the person who becomes unclean does not have his sin taken away, that person must be excluded from the assembly. He has made the holy place of Jehovah unclean. The water to take away uncleanness was not sprinkled on him. He is unclean.

Let a man examine himself before he eats of that bread, and drinks of that cup.

The passover

Jehovah said to Moses and Aaron: This is the ordinance of the Passover: no foreigner is to eat of it.

Prayed

Give the man's wife back to him now. He is a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not give her back, you and all who belong to you are doomed to die.

So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. You did not speak correctly about me, as my servant Job has.

The prayer of faith will save the sick person. God will raise him up; and if he committed sins, it will be forgiven him.

If any man see his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he will ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not leading to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I do not say that he should make request concerning this.

The good

Hear the plea for mercy that your people Israel and I pray toward this place. Hear us in heaven, the place where you live. Hear and forgive.

Jehovah then passed in front of him and called out: I, Jehovah, am a God who is full of compassion and pity. I am not easily angered and show great love and faithfulness.

Jehovah is patient, forever loving; He forgives wrongdoing and disobedience. He never lets the guilty go unpunished. In fact he punishes children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation.

Jehovah is good and decent. That is why he teaches sinners the way they should live.

Your loving-kindness, O Jehovah, extends to the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

You, O Jehovah, are good and forgiving, full of loving kindness toward everyone who calls out to you.

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

O Jehovah, hear; O Jehovah, forgive; O Jehovah, pay attention and act! Do not delay for your own sake, O my God! Because your city and your people are called by your name.

General references

Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way.

On that day people will regard their Maker. Their eyes will look (offer respect) to the Holy One of Israel.

Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.