Nehushtan
2 Kings 18:1-7
2 Chor 29:20-30:5
Hezekiah was a good king. He followed the Lord of a pure
heart and after David.
Upon becoming King he immediately was fixing things
spiritually in Judah.
1.
He removed the high places (2kings 18:4)
2.
He broke images (2ki 18:4)
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These signified the pagan/idol worship that
Judah was neck deep in.
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This is not all he did. What he did next would
be baffling to the modern Christian today- he dismantled a provision- a symbol
of grace
3.
He brake in pieces the brazen serpent which
Moses had erected – a symbol of God’s mercy and grace.
WHY? Because the children of
Israel “did burn incense to it”
In the NT we see the warning and war against some in the
local church doing the same thing
a.
Jude 4
b.
Matt 15:9, mk 7:7-13, Ez 22:26-30, Matt 23,
Isaiah 1:1-18
c.
Rev 3:17-20
Turning the grace of God into lasciviousness through vain
oblation without distinction
As Hezekiah ascended to the Holy City and to the Holy
Temple he made sure of some things that lacked (Titus 1 – set in order)
1.
2Chor 29:3 First Month- First Year (priority)
He OPENED THE DOORS OF THE HOUSE
OF THE LORD and repaired them.
(temple became a by-product.
Became a historical landmark and not a center of godliness and holiness)
2.
2 Chor 29:4-11 – Brought Back Integrity and
Accountability to the Priesthood. Cf ez 22:26-30
A. Sanctify
yourselves – clean up your life – v5
B. Clean
out the house of God – v5
C. Repent
of generational traditions of apostasy v6
D. Open
the accessibility to the temple – God centered worship and not man-centered v7
E. Attend
to the Lamps v7 (were not to go out- keep fire burning and lamps trimmed and
bright – I Sam 2)
F. Incense
– intercessory prayer v7
G. Lack
of burnt offerings – daily sacrifice to God v7, Rom 12:1-2, Ps 100
H. Result
was captivity, destruction, derision v8
I.
Present and future without hope due to judgment
in house of God v8-11
3.
Covenant with Priests to God 2chor 29:-15-19
A. Self-imposed
B. Sanctification
(personal)
C. Sanitation
(church/outward)
4.
Serious Commitment v20-24
5.
Order of Worship (not when to stand and sit but
HOW to Worship) 2chor 29:25-36
a. Sanctification
and repentance – spiritual and physical cleansing 20-24
b. Singing
– worship w/out sacrifice is nothing but selfish sound to God 25-29
c. Ordained/approved
music and lyrics for corporate worship eph 5:18-19, Col 3:16, text 25-28
“If we want true revival and
truly want to worship lets not experiment with the recipe!”
d. Never
assume our offering/repentance is accepted – until God tells you- don’t act in
flesh. Wait on the Lord
29-30
e. Brought
offerings (above tithes) 31-33
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Everytime there is revival – people get back to
basics
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Tabernacle giving –
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Believers in Acts 4-5
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Furtherance of God’s Work
f.
true revival always results in people of God
becoming more separated and involved in the work of God v34
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34c- “more upright in heart to sanctify themselves
than the priests”- OUCH!!!
g. Service
of the house of the Lord set in order :35, I cor 14:40
h. Rejoicing
in the unexpected and immediate working on God’s part v36
i.
“Church isn’t church until the church is the
church” 30:1-5
1. Priests
were not prepared/sanctified in
a) Conduct
b) Cleanliness
c) Commandment
(in the word)
2. People
not prepared in
a) Purpose
b) Priority
c) Principle
3. Church
postponed?!
a) Church
isn’t a schedule
b) Church
isn’t when you feel like it
c) Appointed
time doing approved things
“lets not do things for the
sake of doing things”
Worship in spirit and in
truth. Jn 4:23-24
sermon audio file here:
http://ggfbbc.org/media/sermonindex/sermonindex/12-10-24s_fire-from-god-conference-wednesday_hezekiahs-national-repentance_tim_delello.mp3
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