2 Kings 23:21 Meaning and Explanation
“And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.”
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Read Full Chapter →Josiah commands the people to keep the Passover to the Lord as the covenant book prescribes.
What Does 2 Kings 23:21 Mean?
With the idols cleared away, Josiah turns from tearing down to building up. He commands the whole nation to celebrate the Passover according to what is written in the rediscovered book of the covenant, restoring a feast long neglected.
Reform is not only the removal of evil but the recovery of right worship. The Passover recalled God's deliverance of His people from bondage, a feast of redemption. In summoning the nation to keep it, Josiah points them back to the saving God, and ahead to the greater deliverance Christ would bring as our Passover.
2 Kings 23:21 in the Original Language
pesach (פֶּסַח), 'passover' -- from a root meaning to pass over or spare, recalling the night the Lord spared Israel's firstborn.
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What does 2 Kings 23:21 mean?
Josiah commands the people to keep the Passover to the Lord as the covenant book prescribes.