This king of Judah sent invitations to celebrate the Passover.
Who is Hezekiah?
Hezekiah invited the people to celebrate this feast.
What is the Passover?
Hezekiah urged the people not to be like their ancestors, who were guilty of this sin.
What is stiff-necked/unfaithfulness?
Hezekiah acted in faith by sending this these to “all-Israel,” particularly the northern kingdom.
What are letters/messengers/invitations?
Fill in the blank: “The Lord your God is ______ and merciful.”
What is gracious?
Fill in the blank, Hezekiah sent invitations to both the southern kingdom of Judah and the northern kingdom of _________.
What is Israel?
The people had not celebrated the Passover in this manner since the days of this king.
Who is Solomon (son of David)?
Hezekiah said that if the people returned to the Lord, God would show this to them
What is compassion/mercy?
The people responded to the call by doing this in Jerusalem.
What is coming together to worship?
The Lord promises that if the people return to Him, He will not do this to them.
What is turn His face away/turn from them?
This city was the center of worship where the people gathered.
What is Jerusalem?
Instead of the first month, the Passover was celebrated in this month because the priest and the people were not ready in time.
What is the second month?
The invitation to both Judah and Israel shows God’s desire for this among His people.
What is unity?
Some people from the northern tribes of Israel did this instead of joining the Passover.
What is mocked/laughed at the messengers?
According to 2 Chronicles 30:27, the priests blessed the people, and their prayer reached here.
What is heaven, God’s holy dwelling place?
Hezekiah invited people from these two tribes of the north in particular
Who are Ephraim and Manasseh?
This book of the law required the Passover celebration
What is the Law of Moses (Torah)?
The people’s joy after worship showed that true celebration comes from this.
What is obedience to God?
God showed His approval of the celebration by doing this at the priests’ prayers.
What is hearing them from heaven?
The joy of Jerusalem during this feast had not been seen since the days of this king.
Who is Solomon?
These leaders helped bless the people after the Passover celebration ended.
Who are the priests and Levites?
The king, leaders, and the assembly decided in unity to extend the celebration for this many more days.
What is seven more days (total of 14 days)?
The message of the Passover celebration reminds us that God delivers us just as He delivered Israel from this event.
What is the Exodus from Egypt?
One way we can “celebrate the past” today is by doing this in our own spiritual lives.
What is remembering God’s goodness and faithfulness?
Fill in the missing phrase from 2 Chronicles 30:6, So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, _________________________ and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
What is turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel?