2 Chronicles 32:32-33 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz… I. THE GENUINE GOODNESS SHALL NOT WANT APPROPRIATE RECORD AND REMEMBRANCE. 1. God, the inspirer of goodness in the hearts of men, will not forget it. 2. The beneficiaries of goodness will not be unmindful of their benefactors. 3. Sympathetic imitators will mirror forth their goodness, from whom they have derived its idea and impulse. Christian philanthropists like John Howard and Elizabeth Fry are living over again in their practical admirers and copyists. II. THE SEASONS SELECTED BY GOD FOR SUCH RECOGNITION ARE OFTEN SOBER AND SORROWFUL. 1. Public calamity. Sennacherib's invasion. 2. Personal affliction. Hezekiah's sickness. 3. Death. Hezekiah's burial. "Blessed are the dead." (J. Spencer Hill.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. |
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