II Chronicles 27-29

“Our parents were unfaithful; they did evil in the eyes of the Lord ... they turned their faces away from the Lord’s dwelling place and turned their backs on him” (29:6). King Hezekiah took responsibility for generations of idol worship and rebellion. He knew the Lord’s “dwelling place” (29:7) was a disaster; his ancestors had “shut the doors” and “put out the lamps”. Hezekiah called the Levites and priests to begin the hard work of repairing, restoring, and consecrating God’s house.

“The priests went into the sanctuary of the Lord to purify it” (29:15). Jesus did the hard work of purification for us. He offered himself as both perfect sacrifice and priest, so that our fellowship with God can be restored (Hebrews 7:26-27).