2 Chronicles 30:8

The people are urged not to be stubborn but to yield to the Lord, enter His sanctuary, and serve Him so His anger may turn away. It matters because submission to God is the path away from wrath.

Cross-references · 25

• 2 Chr 29:10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.
• Exod 32:9The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
• Deut 10:16Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.
• 2 Kgs 23:26Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.
• 1 Chr 29:24All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
• 2 Chr 28:11Now therefore, listen to me and return the captives you took from your kinsmen, for the fierce anger of the LORD is upon you.”
• Rom 6:22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
• Deut 6:17You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.
• John 12:26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
• Ps 78:49He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.
• Rom 6:13–19Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
• Ps 73:17until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
• Ps 63:2So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
• Rom 10:21But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
• Ezra 10:19They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.
• Josh 24:15But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
• Col 3:22–24Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
• Rev 7:15For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
• 2 Chr 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.
• Ps 132:13–14For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
• Ps 68:24They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
• Matt 4:10“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
• Ps 68:31Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
• 2 Chr 28:13“You must not bring the captives here,” they said, “for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us from the LORD and to add to our sins and our guilt. For our guilt is great, and fierce anger is upon Israel.”
• Deut 6:13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

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