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2 Chronicles chapter 30 verses 23 through 27. Then the whole assembly agreed together to keep the

feast for another seven days, so they kept it for another seven days with gladness. For Hezekiah,

King of Judah, gave the assembly a thousand bowls and seven thousand sheep for offerings.

And the princes gave the assembly a thousand bowls and ten thousand sheep.

And the priests consecrated themselves in great numbers. The whole assembly of Judah

and the priests and the Levites and the whole assembly that came out of Israel.

And the sojourners who came out of the land of Israel. And the sojourners who lived in Judah

rejoiced. So there was great joy in Jerusalem. For since the time of Solomon the son of David,

King of Israel, there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. Then the priests and the Levites

arose and blessed the people. And their voice was heard and their prayer came to his holy

habitation in heaven. So I read this scene here about all of this joy and gladness

in sacrifice and worship and obedience in Jerusalem. Like had not been heard in years, in generations,

because this picture is a reminder of the joy and the gladness that we celebrate today,

like on Christmas day, the fact that the God whose holy habitation is in heaven has come to you.

And to me, to this weary world, and he has come specifically to pay the price for sin and sinners

like you and me. He has come to save us. That's his name. Jesus name means he will save his people

from their sins. This whole picture in 2 Chronicles chapter 30 of all these different sacrifices

for sin. And the joy that brings the full and final sacrifice for sin has been made.

And so we have reason to celebrate today that Jesus has come. That Jesus has lived the life we

couldn't live, died, that that's we deserve to die. He has conquered the enemy. We could not

conquer sin and death itself. So we celebrate today. Jesus, all glory be to your name. God on

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