2 Chronicles 7:22

“And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.”

"And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them." - 2 Chronicles 7:22
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What does 2 Chronicles 7:22 mean?

2 Chronicles 7:22 (KJV) states, "And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon…

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The Consequences of Forsaking God: A Call to Return

In 2 Chronicles 7:22, we find a profound declaration of truth that echoes through the ages: "And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Return to the True God

Heavenly Father, In the quietness of this moment, I come before You with a heavy heart, reflecting on the truth contained within Your sacred Word, particularly in 2 Chronicles 7:22. You have laid it out plainly: the consequences of forsaking You, our true and faithful God, who…

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2 Chronicles 7:22 - "And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them."
1 Chronicles 7:22 - "And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him."
2 Chronicles 22:7 - "And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab."
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"And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him." - 1 Chronicles 7:22
2 Chronicles 9:22 - "And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom."
1 Chronicles 22:7 - "And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:"
2 Chronicles 11:7 - "And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,"
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2 Chronicles 25:22 - "And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent."
1 Chronicles 2:22 - "And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead."
2 Chronicles 22:12 - "And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land."
2 Chronicles 13:22 - "And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo."
2 Chronicles 28:22 - "¶ And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz."
2 Chronicles 22:3 - "He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly."
2 Chronicles 26:22 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write."
2 Chronicles 7:4 - "¶ Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD."
2 Chronicles 7:2 - "And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house."
2 Chronicles 28:22 (KJVA) 22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
1 Chronicles 2:7 - "And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed."
2 Kings 22:7 - "Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully."
2 Chronicles 22:2 - "Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri."
2 Chronicles 26:7 - "And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims."
2 Chronicles 11:22 - "And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king."
2 Chronicles 31:7 - "In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month."
2 Chronicles 22:10 - "¶ But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah."