What is the meaning of 2 Chronicles 36:15? Again and again God’s patience is on full display. He did not send a single warning and then wash His hands of Judah; He kept reaching out. • Jeremiah 7:25 notes that “Day after day I have sent you all My servants the prophets.” • Psalm 103:8 reminds us, “The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.” • 2 Peter 3:9 applies the same principle broadly: the Lord delays judgment so that people have time to repent. the LORD, the God of their fathers The title anchors the warning in covenant history. The same God who spoke to Abraham (Genesis 17:7) and revealed His name to Moses (Exodus 3:15) is speaking now. • Deuteronomy 7:9 stresses that this covenant-keeping God “maintains His loving devotion to a thousand generations.” • Malachi 3:6 states, “I, the LORD, do not change,” so the promises and the standards remain unchanged as well. sent word to His people God communicates clearly; the issue is never a lack of revelation but a lack of response. • Isaiah 55:11 guarantees that God’s word “will not return to Me empty.” • Hebrews 1:1-2 underscores that “God spoke to our fathers through the prophets,” showing a consistent pattern of revelation. • Psalm 107:20 highlights His rescuing intent: “He sent forth His word and healed them.” through His messengers Prophets were the divinely authorized mail carriers. Rejecting them meant rejecting God Himself. • Amos 3:7 affirms that the Lord “does nothing without revealing His counsel to His servants the prophets.” • Hosea 12:10 shows God “spoke through the prophets and multiplied visions.” • Jesus links past and present in Luke 11:49-51, indicting those who shed prophetic blood. because He had compassion on them Judgment is never God’s first choice; mercy is. • Lamentations 3:22-23: “Because of the LORD’s loving devotion we are not consumed.” • Joel 2:13 urges repentance because God is “gracious and compassionate, slow to anger.” • Matthew 23:37 reveals the same heart: Jesus longs to gather Jerusalem’s children “as a hen gathers her chicks.” and on His dwelling place God’s love extended to the temple, the visible sign of His presence. Its desecration grieved Him. • Psalm 132:13-14: “For the LORD has chosen Zion… ‘This is My resting place forever.’” • 1 Kings 8:29 records Solomon’s prayer that God’s eyes be open toward the temple night and day. • Ezekiel 24:21 confirms the coming loss: “I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the delight of your eyes.” summary 2 Chronicles 36:15 reveals a God who persistently, covenantally, and compassionately calls His people back to Himself through prophetic messengers. His repeated warnings flow from a steadfast love for both His wayward children and the holy place where He chose to dwell among them. Rejecting that mercy would bring judgment, but the verse itself shines as a testament to the patience and tender heart of the Lord. |
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