When the king heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.

Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell before the ark of the Lord with his face to the ground until evening, as did the elders of Israel; they all put dust on their heads.

You will be blessed in the city
and blessed in the country.

When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord’s temple.

When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I Myself have heard you—this is the Lord’s declaration—

Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning in front of him.

Tear your hearts,
not just your clothes,
and return to the Lord your God.
For He is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger, rich in faithful love,
and He relents from sending disaster.

For no one will be justified in His sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.

What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet.

For through the law I have died to the law, so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ

For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written: Everyone who does not continue doing everything written in the book of the law is cursed.

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And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

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The words

For no one will be justified in His sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.
What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet.
For through the law I have died to the law, so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ
For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written: Everyone who does not continue doing everything written in the book of the law is cursed.

That he rent

When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord’s temple.
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning in front of him.
Tear your hearts,
not just your clothes,
and return to the Lord your God.
For He is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger, rich in faithful love,
and He relents from sending disaster.

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