Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
The verse belongs to the account of Hezekiah's first Passover, held nearly a century before Josiah's reform. At that time teaching priests read the book of the law publicly each day, and observance of its statutes had made Hezekiah's reign prosperous. That prosperity came especially through observance of the statutes in the book of the covenant within Deuteronomy. Most people mocked, rejected, and scorned Hezekiah's invitation to keep the Passover in Jerusalem.
Nevertheless, some people from the northern tribes of Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem in response to the call to return to the Lord. Their coming showed willingness to seek God for a clearer knowledge of His will and to learn it. Their response was an act of humility and a turning toward God through worship. Their response illustrates the position of God's people in the present, who are called to give themselves wholly to God, a call that people of every age may answer.
The verse belongs to the account of Hezekiah's first Passover, held nearly a century before Josiah's reform. At that time teaching priests read the book of the law publicly each day, and observance of its statutes had made Hezekiah's reign prosperous. That prosperity came especially through observance of the statutes in the book of the covenant within Deuteronomy. Most people mocked, rejected, and scorned Hezekiah's invitation to keep the Passover in Jerusalem.
Nevertheless, some people from the northern tribes of Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem in response to the call to return to the Lord. Their coming showed willingness to seek God for a clearer knowledge of His will and to learn it. Their response was an act of humility and a turning toward God through worship. Their response illustrates the position of God's people in the present, who are called to give themselves wholly to God, a call that people of every age may answer.