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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
2 Chronicles 35:1-14
The celebration of the Passover by Josiah and the people takes up almost a whole chapter here, whereas the Second Book of Kings only devotes three verses to it (2 Kings 23:21-23). This is the result of the return to the Word which we saw in the previous chapter. The Passover was the very first divine institution for Israel. The LORD had given it to them even before they left Egypt. It represented the memorial of Israel’s great deliverance. Such a "memorial" also exists for the children of God (1 Corinthians 11:24-25). Around the Lord’s Table, each first day of the week, the redeemed remember their great salvation and the One who accomplished it. What characterises both the Passover and Christian worship? Firstly the presence of the ark: Christ (v. 3). Then holiness of course. Because the ark is holy, the Levites have to sanctify themselves in order to be fit for that presence. Finally the very reason for the feast was to offer sacrifices. They remind us of the sacrifice which each believer is asked to offer, not only on Sundays, but without ceasing to God: "the sacrifice of praise . . . , that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name" (Hebrews 13:15).
