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2 Chronicles 15:15

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All the people of Judah were happy about the promise they had made. They turned to God with all their heart. When they did, they found him. So the Lord gave them peace and rest on every side.

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The king stood next to his pillar. He agreed to the terms of the covenant in front of the Lord. The king promised to serve the Lord and obey his commands, directions and rules. He promised to obey them with all his heart and with all his soul. So he agreed to the terms of the covenant written down in that book. Then all the people committed themselves to the covenant as well.

Honor him, because his name is holy. Let the hearts of those who trust in the Lord be glad.

Some people from every tribe in Israel followed the Levites to Jerusalem. With all their hearts they wanted to worship the Lord. He is the God of Israel. They came to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to him. He was the God of their people of long ago.

He built up the cities of Judah that had high walls around them. The land was at peace. No one was at war with Asa during those years. That’s because the Lord gave him peace and rest.

“Let’s build up our towns,” Asa said to the people of Judah. “Let’s put walls around them. Let’s provide them with towers. Let’s make them secure with gates that have heavy metal bars. The land still belongs to us. That’s because we’ve trusted in the Lord our God. We trusted in him, and he has given us peace and rest on every side.” So they built. And things went well for them.

They made a covenant to obey the Lord, the God of their people. They would obey him with all their heart and soul.

They made a promise to the Lord. They praised him out loud. They shouted. They blew trumpets and horns.

Azariah went out to meet Asa. He said to him, “Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you really look for him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will desert you.

But when they were in trouble, they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel. When they did, they found him.

One nation was crushing another. One city was crushing another. That’s because God was causing them to suffer terribly.

But there’s some good in you. You have removed all the poles in the land used to worship the female god named Asherah. And you have worshiped God with all your heart.”

The kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace. His God had given him peace and rest on every side.

So I’m planning to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel. Then he’ll stop being angry with us.

Hezekiah and all the people were filled with joy. That’s because everything had been done so quickly. God had provided for his people in a wonderful way.

The king stood next to his pillar. He agreed to the terms of the covenant in front of the Lord. The king promised to serve the Lord and obey his commands, directions and rules. He promised to obey them with all his heart and with all his soul. So the king promised to obey the terms of the covenant that were written in that book.

Nehemiah was the governor. Ezra was a priest and the teacher of the Law. They spoke up. So did the Levites who were teaching the people. All these men said to the people, “This day is set apart to honor the Lord your God. So don’t weep. Don’t be sad.” All the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.

But if he remains silent, who can judge him? If he turns his face away, who can see him? He rules over individual people and nations alike.

I trust in you with all my heart. Don’t let me wander away from your commands.

I have made a promise to follow your laws, because they are right.

Your covenant laws are your gift to me forever. They fill my heart with joy.

Be glad because of what the Lord has done for you. Be joyful, you who do what is right! Sing, all you whose hearts are honest!

Moses went and told the people all the Lord’s words and laws. They answered with one voice. They said, “We will do everything the Lord has told us to do.”

Her ways are pleasant ways. All her paths lead to peace.

Lord, we are living the way your laws command us to live. We are waiting for you to act. We want your honor and fame to be known.

I have not spoken in secret. I have not spoken from a dark place. I have not said to Jacob’s people, ‘It is useless to look for me.’ I am the Lord. I always speak the truth. I always say what is right.

Here is what we take pride in. Our sense of what is right and wrong tells us how we have acted. We have lived with honor and godly honesty. We have depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom. We lived that way most of all when we were dealing with you.

Then you and the Levites and the outsiders among you will be full of joy. You will enjoy all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your family.

I can’t decide between the two. I long to leave this world and be with Christ. That is better by far.

A long time had passed. The Lord had given Israel peace and rest from all their enemies around them. By that time Joshua was very old.

On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people. There at Shechem he reminded them of its rules and laws.




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