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He was the king who organized the great Passover.
Hezekiah
This event is celebrated in the spring, beginning on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan.
The passover
The city where the Passover was celebrated.
What is Jerusalem?
Some people did this when they received Hezekiah’s invitation.
Mocked/laughed
So couriers went throughout all Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his princes, as the king had commanded, saying, “O people of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may turn again to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.
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These religious leaders helped in the sacrifices and prayers.
The priests and Levites
This feast was celebrated in the second month instead of the first.
The delayed Passover
Northern tribes like these were invited to the feast.
What are Ephraim and Manasseh?
The people did this in great numbers, leading to Joy in Jerusalem.
Celebrated joyfully
Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were faithless to the Lord God of their fathers, so that he made them a desolation, as you see.
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These people were invited from Israel despite being part of the Northern Kingdom.
The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh or Northern Israelites
Hezekiah sent these throughout Israel and Judah to invite people.
The people who pass out letters
Some people mocked the couriers in these northern areas.
Israel
Hezekiah’s prayer for mercy had this result.
The lord answered his prayer and healed them
They took their accustomed posts according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests threw the blood that they received from the hand of the Levites.
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Hezekiah prayed for God to pardon these people.
The people who were not ceremonially clean
The feast was extended for how many more days.
7 Days
The house of the Lord was located here.
The Temple
Many people, despite being unclean, did this at the feast.
They ate and drank anyways
For the king and his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem had taken counsel to keep the Passover in the second month.
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This king’s name means “God has strengthened.”
Hezekiah
Before the celebration, the people removed these from Jerusalem.
The altars for false gods
This kingdom had been exiled and faced God's judgment.
The Northern Kingdom
The Levites did this with all their heart during the feast.
They praised the lord
And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were ashamed, so that they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of the Lord.
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