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What the Bible Says About Revivals, Religious

Overview

The Bible addresses revivals, religious across 22 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Micah, 2 Kings and Zechariah. Closely related themes include Seekers, Nation, Toleration and Zachariah. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Hezekiah and Ahaz.

Key Bible verses about revivals, religious

Old Testament

2 Kings

2 Kings 18:1

Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

2 Kings 18:2

Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

2 Kings 18:3

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.

2 Kings 18:4

He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

2 Kings 18:5

He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.

2 Kings 18:6

For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.

2 Kings 18:7

And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

Micah

Micah 4:1

But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

Micah 4:2

And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Micah 4:3

And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Micah 4:4

But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.

Micah 4:5

For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.

Micah 4:6

In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

Micah 4:7

And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

Micah 4:8

And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

People in the Bible and revivals, religious

Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying revivals, religious for yourself

  • Begin with 2 Kings 18:1, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how Micah, 2 Kings and Zechariah each treat the theme.
  • Consider the lives of Hezekiah and Ahaz and how their stories intersect with it.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Seekers, Nation, Toleration and Zachariah.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about revivals, religious?

The Bible addresses revivals, religious across 22 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Micah, 2 Kings and Zechariah. Closely related themes include Seekers, Nation, Toleration and Zachariah. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Hezekiah and Ahaz.

How many Bible verses are about revivals, religious?

The Bible references revivals, religious in 22 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention revivals, religious?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is 2 Kings 18:1: “Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.”

Which people in the Bible are associated with revivals, religious?

Hezekiah and Ahaz.

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