Hezekiah began his restoration of the worship of the LORD with an unusually comprehensive sin-offering. This offering included the four main kinds …

Seven bullocks ... rams ... lambs. — For a burnt offering (‘ôlah). See the legal prescriptions respecting the sin offering ([Refe…

And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the s…

As soon as Hezekiah heard that the temple was ready, he lost no time. Atonement must be made for the sins of the last reign. It was not enough to l…