The Levites were more upright. The high priest Urijah, for example, had participated to some extent in the impieties of Ahaz ([Reference 2 K…

Flay all the burnt offerings. — In private offerings this was done by the worshipper himself (Leviticus 1:6). In natio…

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all
the burnt offerings Take off …

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…