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A Man-Made Priesthood
Abijah accuses the northern kingdom of rejecting God's established order. Commentators explain that Jeroboam drove out the legitimate priests from the line of Aaron and the Levites, replacing them with a priesthood open to anyone, similar to pagan nations. This was a foundational rejection of God's covenant structure for His people.
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2 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 13:9
18th Century
Theologian
Seven rams - A bullock and two rams was the offering which God had required at the original consecration of the sons of Aaron ([Ref…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 13:9
19th Century
Bishop
Regarding The priests of the Lord ... and the Levites, the Hebrew text seems to include the Levites among the priests of the Lord.…
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 13:9
17th Century
Pastor
Have you not cast out the priests of the Lord the sons of
Aaron, and the Levites
Beca…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 13:1–22
17th Century
Minister
Jeroboam and his people, through apostasy and idolatry, deserved the severe punishment Abijah was permitted to inflict upon them. It appears from A…