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2261 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 393.6 (Matthew Henry)

… which God sent him by a prophet to dismiss out of his service the forces of Israel, 2 Chronicles 25:7, 25:8. He would not have him call in any assistance at all: it …

2262 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 397.9 (Matthew Henry)

… . He called them Levites to remind them of their obligation to God, called them his sons to remind them of the relation to himself, that he expected that, as a son …

2263 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 397.17 (Matthew Henry)

… temple service was to be set up again, that it might be continually kept up; and this Hezekiah calls them to, 2 Chronicles 29:31. “Now that you have consecrated …

2264 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 398.6 (Matthew Henry)

to his service, to work for him. Yield to him ,” that is, “Come up to his terms, come under his government, stand it not out any longer against him.” “ Yield to him, to be absolutely …

2265 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 399.7 (Matthew Henry)

… of God’s ordinance, in the late comfortable passover, they were thus free in maintaining the temple service. Those that experience the benefit of a settled …

2266 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 402.3 (Matthew Henry)

… as to be transformed into the image of God. Josiah, in this order, calls God the Lord his God. Those that truly love God will love the habitation of his house. 2. Care …

2267 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 402.5 (Matthew Henry)

… all to serve, even to serve the Lord their God ( 2 Chronicles 34:33 ), to do it and to make a business of it. He did all he could to bring them to it— to serve, even to serve …

2268 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 403.4 (Matthew Henry)

services about it. 3. He charged them to serve God and his people Israel, 2 Chronicles 35:3. Ministers must look upon themselves as servants both to Christ …

2269 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 404.2 (Matthew Henry)

… away to the service of the gods of the nations. If men will profane God’s institutions by their sins, it is just with God to suffer them to be profaned by their …

2270 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 405.8 (Matthew Henry)

… the God, God alone, God above all. Though he had not known God by education, God made him so far to know him now as that he did this service with an eye to him. He professes …

2271 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 405.13 (Matthew Henry)

… the service of idols, yet they were given back, to be used for God. God will recover his own; and the spoil of the strong man armed shall be converted to the use of …

2272 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 406.2 (Matthew Henry)

… in God and their affection to their own land, and to stir up others to follow their good example. Those that honour God he will thus honour. The names of all those …

2273 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 406.6 (Matthew Henry)

… up to Jerusalem, having an affection to the house and people of God. These shamed those who were true-born Israelites, and yet were not called Israelites indeed …

2274 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 408.6 (Matthew Henry)

… their service to build with the Israelites only that thereby they might get an opportunity to retard the work, while they pretended to further it. Now, (1.) Their …

2275 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 410.6 (Matthew Henry)

God, whom he calls once and again the God of heaven. Secondly, To his ministers, in ordering his commissioners to give out supplies for the temple service at …

2276 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 411.2 (Matthew Henry)

… Ezra called out in the prime of his time to public service, do therefore think that Seraiah was not his immediate parent, but his grandfather or great-grandfather …

2277 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 411.3 (Matthew Henry)

… of God, and qualified and inclined to do this, all generations have reason to call him blessed, and to bless God for him. God sent to the Jews prophets and scribes …

2278 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 412.4 (Matthew Henry)

… reason to be thankful for them); but now that the temple at Jerusalem was opened, to the service of which they were ordained, they ought to have preferred the …

2279 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 414.10 (Matthew Henry)

… of God, Ezra 10:9. Those that had no zeal for the work they were called to, nay, perhaps had a dislike to it, being themselves delinquents, yet paid such a deference …

2280 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 415.3 (Matthew Henry)

… instruments to do it with. 2. That those whom God designs to employ in his service he will find out proper ways both to fit for it and to call to it. 3. That God has …