Hezekiah Arranges a Worship Service

Acknowledging God

Follow in My Ways

There Is No God Like You

2 Chronicles 29:25-30 The Message

25-26 The king ordered the Levites to take their places in The Temple of God with their musical instruments—cymbals, harps, zithers—following the original instructions of David, Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; this was God’s command conveyed by his prophets. The Levites formed the orchestra of David, while the priests took up the trumpets.
27-30 Then Hezekiah gave the signal to begin: The Whole-Burnt-Offering was offered on the Altar; at the same time the sacred choir began singing, backed up by the trumpets and the David orchestra while the entire congregation worshiped. The singers sang, and the trumpeters played all during the sacrifice of the Whole-Burnt-Offering. When the offering of the sacrifice was completed, the king and everyone there knelt to the ground and worshiped. Then Hezekiah the king and the leaders told the Levites to finish things off with anthems of praise to God using lyrics by David and Asaph the seer. They sang their praises with joy and reverence, kneeling in worship.

For Reflection

What a grand celebration that must have been, singing, dancing, prophesying, burnt offerings, and the consequential feast. The dedication of the temple was capped off with worship and songs of praise and prophesy. It was an event for which the Jews had anticipated with suffering and hope.  No longer nomadic, housed in a tent, the arc of the covenant, God, finally resided in a temple in their midst.

Pray

Pray so that the Holy Spirit will not only take up residence in your soul but that you would also permit God to guide and inform your actions.

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