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

In the time of King Hezekiah of Judah, the nation had fallen into idolatry and neglected the temple due to the unfaithfulness of previous rulers. Hezekiah launched reforms to restore proper worship, including cleansing the temple and offering sacrifices to atone for the people's sins. In this verse, the priests brought he goats as sin offerings before the king and the congregation, laying hands on them to symbolically transfer the guilt of the community.

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