2 Chronicles 29:21They brought seven bulls, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. He commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Yahweh.
The setting
Jerusalem temple courts, ~715 BC. Twenty-eight perfect animals led to the altar. Each represents specific sins: kingdom (political corruption), sanctuary (religious compromise), Judah (national apostasy). The smell of blood and burning fills the air.
The emotion here: solemn responsibility for inherited spiritual debt
The original word
chattath (חַטָּאת) — sin offering, literally 'missing the mark,' requiring death to restore relationship
Why it matters
The number seven appears four times, representing divine completeness in atonement
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 29:21
This wasn't just ritual - Hezekiah was personally paying for his father's spiritual disasters
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just ancient ritual, but it reveals that leaders must sometimes pay the spiritual price for their predecessors' failures - a principle still relevant today.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 29:21
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 29:21 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 29:21 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include sacrifice, atonement, restoration. Notable phrases: seven bulls; seven rams; sin offering; kingdom and sanctuary.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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