Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
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Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
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Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
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Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, that His fierce anger may turn away from us.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 29:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Jeremiah 50:5 They will inquire concerning Zion with their faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, and join yourselves to Yahweh in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.’
- 2 Chronicles 23:16 Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh’s people.
- Ezra 10:3 Now therefore let’s make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and those who are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.
- 2 Kings 23:3 The king stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people agreed to the covenant.
- 2 Kings 23:26 Notwithstanding, Yahweh didn’t turn from the fierceness of his great wrath, with which his anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocation with which Manasseh had provoked him.
- 2 Chronicles 6:7-8 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel. But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;
- 2 Chronicles 15:12-13 They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul; and that whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
- 2 Chronicles 34:30-32 The king went up to Yahweh’s house, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both great and small; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in Yahweh’s house. The king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book. He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
- Nehemiah 9:38–10:39 Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal it.” Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests. The Levites: namely, Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu. The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai, Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, Malluch, Harim, and Baanah. The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters—everyone who had knowledge, and understanding— joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes; and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons; and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God; for the show bread, for the continual meal offering, for the continual burnt offering, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God. We, the priests, the Levites, and the people, cast lots for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on Yahweh our God’s altar, as it is written in the law; and to bring the first fruits of our ground, and the first fruits of all fruit of all kinds of trees, year by year, to Yahweh’s house; also the firstborn of our sons, and of our livestock, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God; and that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, our wave offerings, the fruit of all kinds of trees, and the new wine and the oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. The priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes. The Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms, into the treasure house. For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the wave offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of the oil, to the rooms, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, and the priests who minister, with the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not forsake the house of our God.
- Jeremiah 34:15 You had now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor. You had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name;
- 2 Corinthians 8:5 This was not as we had expected, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
- Jeremiah 34:18 I will give the men who have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me, when they cut the calf in two and passed between its parts:
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain He proveth by the judgments of God upon those…
He proveth by the judgments of God upon those that have contemned his word, that there is no way to avoid his plagues, but by conforming themselves to his will.
Hebrew, it is in mine heart.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain My sons,.... So, as the father of his people,…
My sons,.... So, as the father of his people, he speaks of them in the most tender and affectionate manner:
be not now negligent; backward to this good work, slothful, sluggish, and remiss in it; according to Jarchi and Kimchi, the word has the signification of error, and the sense may be, do not continue in the error in which you have been, in neglecting the service of God:
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for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense; on the altar of incense, which was the work of the priests, and for which they were selected from the rest of their brethren; and Hezekiah's discourse was directed to them, as well as to the Levites, Ch2 29:4.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. To make a covenant] To renew the…
Verse 10. To make a covenant] To renew the covenant under which the whole people were constantly considered, and of which circumcision was the sign; and the spirit of which was, I will be your God: Ye shall be my people.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 29:10-11. It is in my heart to make…
2Ch 29:10-11. It is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord, &c. — To engage by solemn vows and promises to worship him only, and in that way which he hath appointed: for I am sure that his fierce anger will not otherwise be turned away from us. This covenant he would not only make for himself, but bring his people also into the bond of it. My sons — So he calls them, though many of them were elder than himself, because he was by his tender love and affection, as he was by his office, obliged to be a nursing father to them. Be not now negligent — In sanctifying yourselves and the temple, (2Ch 29:5,) and in quickening and preparing yourselves and the people for God’s service.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Covenant, swearing to observe the law given by Moses.…
Covenant, swearing to observe the law given by Moses. M.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Now it is in mine heart to make a…
Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God--Convinced of the sin and bitter fruits of idolatry, Hezekiah intended to reverse the policy of his father, and to restore, in all its ancient purity and glory, the worship of the true God. His commencement of this resolution at the beginning of his reign attests his sincere piety. It also proves the strength of his conviction that righteousness exalteth a nation; for, instead of waiting till his throne was consolidated, he devised measures of national reformation at the beginning of his reign and vigorously faced all the difficulties which, in such a course, he had to encounter, after the people's habits had so long been moulded to idolatry. His intentions were first disclosed to this meeting of the priests and Levites--for the agency of these officials was to be employed in carrying them into effect.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. a covenant] Cp. 2Ch_15:12.
10. a covenant] Cp. 2Ch_15:12.
his fierce wrath] R.V. his fierce anger.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) Now it is in mine heart.—See for this…
(10) Now it is in mine heart.—See for this phrase and construction 1Ch_22:7; 1Ch_28:2; 2Ch_6:7.
To make a covenant with.—The preposition is for. (See Note on 2Ch_21:7.)
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Turn away.—Literally, return (Isa_5:25). “That his fierce wrath may turn away from Israel” (Num_25:4).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain To make a covenant; Hebrew, tyrB twOrkli. (see 2Ch_15:12,…
To make a covenant; Hebrew, tyrB twOrkli. (see 2Ch_15:12, and our note there)
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Now it is in mine heart to make a…
2Ch_29:10
Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel.
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The best covenant
I. What is meant by making a covenant with the Lord In our days it means that gracious engagement on Gods part to bestow on man the very favour which he supremely needs, and on terms of Gods own ordering; and on the part of man, his acceptance of these terms, according to apostolic exhortation--Be ye reconciled to God. There is implied on mans part--
1. The conviction of
(1) the fact,
(2) the folly, and
(3) the sin of his being out of covenant with God.
2. The willing and entire abandonment of every other covenant under which the soul has been enslaved.
3. A hearty reception of the terms on which a covenant with God can be made.
II. What counsel and direction can we offer to those who have it in their heart to make a covenant with the Lord?
1. Be not satisfied with only having it in your heart to do so.
2. Let the past mistakes which you have made through trusting to your own hearts set you upon your guard against trusting them in future.
3. If you make a covenant with the Lord, resolve that it shall be a perpetual one. (John Lewis.)
The use of covenanting with God
A truly pious man will not be satisfied with serving God in his closet. He will exert his influence to bring others also to a sense of their duty. We have a noble example set before us in the conduct of Hezekiah.
I. Show when we have reason to apprehend that Gods anger is waxed hot against us.
1. When our sins are multiplied against Him.
2. When His judgments are multiplied upon us.
II. Point out the best means of averting His wrath.
1. Repentance and faith.
2. Devoting ourselves to God in s perpetual covenant.
3. Under the Old Testament dispensation, covenants were judged acceptable to God. (Asa, 2Ch_15:12-15; Josiah, 2Ki_23:3.)
4. Isaiah and Jeremiah speak of the making of such covenants as characteristic of the gospel times (Isa_44:5; Jer_1:4-5).
5. Paul commends the Macedonians (2Co_8:5); and recommends s similar practice to all Christians (Rom_12:1).
6. Hezekiah manifestly supposed that God would accept him in this duty.
III. Urge upon you the adoption of them.
1. There is no time for delay.
2. If we neglect this duty we cannot hope to escape the wrath of God.
3. If we heartily engage in this duty, we have nothing to fear. (Skeletons of Sermons.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 it is in my heart
it is in my heart
Here the word "heart" represents the thoughts and intentions. Hezekiah speaks of deciding to do something as if that thing were in his heart. AT: "it is my intention" or "I have decided" (See: Metonymy and Metaphor)
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his fierce anger may turn away from us
Hezekiah speaks of Yahweh no longer being angry with them as if Yahweh's anger were a person who turns away from them AT: "he may no longer be angry with us" (See: Metaphor and Personification)
to stand before him
Possible meanings are 1) "to stand in his presence" or 2) this is an idiom that means to serve a person of high rank. AT: "to serve him" (See: Idiom)
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heart
covenant
worship
servant
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