John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 7. And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers , etc.] By worshipping the calves, and neglecting the service of God in the temple at Jerusalem; the Targum is, “which acted deceitfully with the Word of the Lord their God:” who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see ; some part of the land of Israel being already made desolate by the kings of Assyria, which was very visible.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-12 - Hezekiah made Israel as welcome to the passover, as any of his ow subjects. Let us yield ourselves unto the Lord. Say not, you will do what you please, but resolve to do what he pleases. We perceive in the carnal mind a stiffness, an obstinacy, an unaptness to compel with God we have it from our fathers: this must be overcome. Those who, throug grace, have turned to God themselves, should do all they can to brin others to him. Numbers will be scorners, but some will be humbled an benefited; perhaps where least expected. The rich mercy of God is the great argument by which to enforce repentance; the vilest who submi and yield themselves to the Lord, seek his grace, and give themselve to his service, shall certainly be saved. Oh that messengers were sen forth to carry these glad tidings to every city and every village through every land!
Original Hebrew ואל408 תהיו1961 כאבותיכם1 וכאחיכם251 אשׁר834 מעלו4603 ביהוה3068 אלהי430 אבותיהם1 ויתנם5414 לשׁמה8047 כאשׁר834 אתם859 ראים׃7200
