2 Chronicles 29:23 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then they brought the male goats for the sin offering in front of the king and all the people gathered there, and they placed their hands on the goats.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is describing a moment in the temple ceremony where the people symbolically transferred their sins to sacrificial goats by placing their hands on them.

📚 Historical Context

This takes place during King Hezekiah's restoration of temple worship after years of neglect under previous kings. The laying of hands on sacrificial animals was a symbolic act in Old Testament worship, representing the transfer of the people's sins to the innocent animal that would die in their place.

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