Some thoughts on Scripture

2 Chronicles 36:15-16--"And the L ORD God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and senting them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. But they mock the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Chronicles 35:21-22--"But he sent messengers to him, sayhing, 'What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; for God commanded me to make haste. Refrain from meddling with God who is with me, lest He destroy you.'... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Chronicles 34:27--" 'Because your [Josiah's] heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,' says the L ORD. " In... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Chronicles 33:11b-13--"... the king of Assyria... took Manassesseh with hooks, bound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. Now when he was in affliction, he implored the L ORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed to Him; and He received... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Chronicles 32:10-11--"Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria: 'In what do you trust, that you remain under sige in Jerusalem: Does not Hezekiah persuade you give yourselves over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, "The L ORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?" ' "... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Chronicles 31:10--"And Azariah the chief priest, from the house of Zadok, answered him and said, 'Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the L ORD, we have had enough to eat and have plenty left, for the L ORD has blessed His people; and what is left is this great... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Chronicles 30:18-20--"For a multitude of the people, many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, 'May the good LORD provide atonement for everyone who prepares his... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Chronicles 29:11--"My sons, do not be negligent now, for the L ORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Hi m, and that you should minister to Him and burn in cense." In the above, King Hezekiah is specifically addressing the priests as they are sanctifying Israel in a return to the Lord's... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Chronicles 28:22-23--"Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the L ORD. This is that King Ahaz. For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, saying, 'because th e gods of the kings of Syria help them. I will sacrifice to them that they may... Sign in to see full entry.

2 Chronicles 27:2--"And he [Jotham] did what was right in the sight of the L ORD, according to all that his father Uzziah had done (although he did not enter the temple of the L ORD ). But still the people acted corruptly." Because people--each to their very core--are sinful, many will act corruptly... Sign in to see full entry.