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John Mark Hicks has given us a clear vision of God's desire for his people through the eyes of the Chronicler. The message repeated again and again throughout Chronicles and this commentary is, “God seeks those who seek him; God forsakes those who forsake him.” Just as the Chronicler applied the meaning of God's promises to his own context, so Hicks challenges us to apply the meaning of these...

mourning or fear (Esth 4:3; 9:31; Ps 69:10), particularly during war or calamity (Judg 20:26; 1 Sam 7:6; 31:13; 12:16–22). All Judah comes to Jerusalem fasting and seeking the Lord. They gather as a holy assembly before the Lord at his temple. Judah models the appropriate response to approaching disaster: one seeks the Lord through prayer and worship at the place God has promised his presence. This holy assembly boldly approaches God on the basis of his promise
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