Sketches of Four Hundred Sermons 2 Chronicles 33:12-18 And when he was in affliction, he sought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,… I. HIS CHARACTER AS A SINNER. 1. He was a notorious sinner. 2. He was not a hopeless sinner. II. HIS CONDUCT AS A PENITENT. 1. The period of his repentance is specified. "When he was in affliction." 2. The nature of his repentance is described. (1) Deep humility. (2) Fervent prayer. These invariably distinguish the conduct of every true penitent (Jeremiah 31:18, 19; Luke 18:13; Acts 9:11). III. HIS SALVATION AS A BELIEVER. 1. He obtained the pardoning mercy of God. 2. He received a saving knowledge of God (Sketches of Four Hundred Sermons.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, |
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