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Don’t let fear stop you. They set up the altar on its foundation and offered burnt offerings for the morning and evening on it to the Lord even though they feared the surrounding peoples. Ezra 3:3 Let me tell you a little bit about the tragic story surrounding this passage. Jerusalem was completely destroyed, along…

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Pure. He said to them, “Hear me, Levites. Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove everything impure from the holy place.” 2 Chronicles 29:5 King Hezekiah was a wonderful king. His first project was to open the doors of the temple and repair them because the…

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Don’t forget to stay humble. But when he became strong, he grew arrogant, and it led to his own destruction. He acted unfaithfully against the Lord his God by going into the Lord’s sanctuary to burn incense on the incense altar. 2 Chronicles 26:16 Uzziah was a king that God made to prosper exceedingly. He…

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The end is more important than the beginning. and they abandoned the temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and served the Asherah poles and the idols. So there was wrath against Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs. 2 Chronicles 24:18 Joash started out as a good king. He even repaired…

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What fear should do to us. Jehoshaphat was afraid, and he resolved to seek the Lord. Then he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. 2 Chronicles 20:3 I love this king! When a vast army of multiple people groups came against him, he sought God and called his people to fast. Isn’t it true though…

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He defends those who are His. “For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth to show himself strong for those who are wholeheartedly devoted to him. You have been foolish in this matter. Therefore, you will have wars from now on.” 2 Chronicles 16:9 This verse is part of a story about a…