Not since the days of the judges who led Israel, nor throughout the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah, had any such Passover been observed. (2 Kings 23:22)
This is a telling passage of scripture. The whole point of Passover was the remembrance of God's mighty acts on behalf of the Hebrew people--to pass along from generation to generation God's deliverance and God's covenant. Yet the Passover had not been as thoroughly or as grandly observed for hundreds of years. Is it any wonder that the people became susceptible to the temptation to worship idols? They needed a guide; and the written one had languished in the temple, unopened, unread, and unappreciated. They needed a leader; and the living ones--kings, priests, and prophets--had failed miserably.
How long has it been since you and I worshiped thoroughly and grandly?
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