The inquiry of the priests and Levites regarding the heaps of goods reflects their recognition of the abundance and their desire to understand its scope and implications. The response that the Lord's blessing had provided the abundance in abundance reasserts the theological interpretation that abundance flows from divine favor. The specification that since the abundance began demonstrates that the scale of accumulated goods had exceeded previous experience and required explanation. The attribution of cause to the Lord rather than to human initiative or economic conditions emphasizes the theological dimension of the material change. The priests' inquiry and Hezekiah's response establish a moment of joint recognition of divine action working through the reformation process.

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