2 Chronicles 29:20-36
Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials together and went up to the temple of the Lord. They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary and for Judah. The king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer these on the altar of the Lord.
Hezekiah gave the order to sacrifice the burnt offering on the altar. As the offering began, singing to the Lord began also, accompanied by trumpets and the instruments of David king of Israel. The whole assembly bowed in worship, while the musicians played and the trumpets sounded. All this continued until the sacrifice of the burnt offering was completed.
Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to the Lord. Come and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the temple of the Lord.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.
The priests, however, were too few to skin all the burnt offerings; so their relatives the Levites helped them until the task was finished and until other priests had been consecrated, for the Levites had been more conscientious in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
So the service of the temple of the Lord was reestablished
The detailed account of the cleansing and rededication of the desecrated Temple is characteristic of the Chronicler. When the building has been made ready, King, priests and people are themselves made clean from sin by the offering of sacrifices.
Why?
A good leader makes the Temple clean and rebuilt the worship of the Lord. All officials, Levites, and people come together to worship the Lord with sin offering and the burnt offering.
King Hezekiah followed the rule of David king of Isreal to consecrate the Temple and worship the Lord with instrument and music.
Worship the sovereign Lord is the right way to the blessing to our nation.
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王為國獻贖罪祭,承認這是君王的責任。不是推給前面君王。自己先認罪的禱告。同樣我們為國家禱告,要從自己認罪開始,我們自己沒有好見證。
寫四次將血灑在壇上,表示付上生命的代價才能贖罪。耶穌基督付上的代價何等重大。
音樂一定有內心的表現才能感動人,內心的敬拜,外表的儀式,真心的奉獻結合的敬拜讚美。不能只看別人奉獻,只是叫好,自己也要有行動。敬拜的結果一定是奉獻。
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How?
Offer to the Lord with all my life, my strength, my mind, and my heart.
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