1. Hezekiah purifies the temple (1-11)

Hezekiah became king and did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, following in the ways of David. He recognized that God's judgment fell upon his people because they became unfaithful to the LORD, forsook, and turned their backs on him. Hezekiah wanted to make a covenant with the LORD to restore a right relationship with Him as of first importance. The first thing he did was to reopen the doors of the temple of the LORD and repair them. Then he ordered the Levites to consecrate themselves as well as the temple of the LORD.

2. The Levites purified the temple (12-19)

By the order of the king, the Levites first consecrated themselves and began to purify the temple. Beginning with the sanctuary, they took out everything unclean and burned them. There were so many unclean things that it took 16 days to cleanse the temple. They not only removed unclean things, but also put all the consecrated articles in order. Now they were ready to worship the LORD.


Application: Lord, thank you for Jesus, who is the temple in whom we can worship you and find forgiveness of sins. Cleanse and purify my heart to come to your presence.
One Word: Consecrate my heart for true worship.