Today, I am reading and commenting on  2 Chronicles 31-33.

Several kings of Judah had destroyed the altars and other places where the people worshiped idols throughout the land of Judah, but under Hezekiah it was the people themselves who did so.  Inspired by their experience at the Passover celebration which Hezekiah held in Jerusalem, the people went home and destroyed the various places of idol worship in their home towns.  This destruction of places of idol worship extended into areas of Israel over which Hezekiah did not reign.  In addition, when Hezekiah ordered the people of Jerusalem to make offerings according to the Law of Moses, they did so with such fervor that there was plenty for all of the priests and Levites to live on, enough that a system was set up to distribute to those priests and Levites who did not live in Jerusalem.  All of this shows us the value of well executed spiritual retreat.  Hezekiah’s Passover celebration transformed the people of Judah, leading them to be enthusiastically devoted to God.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.