🍞 2 Chronicles 30

2 Chronicles 30 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to Yahweh’s house at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “They arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and they took away all the altars for incense and threw them into the brook Kidron.” 2 Chronicles 30 opens with these words: “Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to Yahweh’s house at…” The line to keep is 2 Chronicles 30:12: “Also the hand of God came on Judah to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by Yahweh’s word.” Carry the word “hand” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is 2 Chronicles 30:12: “Also the hand of God came on Judah to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by Yahweh’s word.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in 2 Chronicles 30? Then try this: Read “Also the hand of God came on Judah to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.