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And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the Lords house. e. And turn from their wicked ways: This great promise of answered prayer in 2 Chronicles 7:14 also includes the condition of repentance. National judgments are here supposed (v. 13), famine, and pestilence, and perhaps war, for by the locusts devouring the land meant enemies as greedy as locusts, and laying all waste. Now the LORD appeared ( 2 Chronicles 7:11-12 ). The New Testament Luke-Acts The glory of God filling the house, the cloud of God and all of this glorious experience and God is saying, "Now, Solomon, don't forsake Me." So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people. The true measure of our prayer is if God in heaven answers the prayer. Then Asa his son reigned in his place. And the priests attended to their services; the Levites also with instruments of the music of the LORD, which King David had made to praise the LORD, saying, For His mercy endures forever, whenever David offered praise by their ministry. This promise of God is an answer to Solomon's prayer. And Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected. With reverence to adore the glory of God: They bowed their faces to the ground and worshipped . 2 Chronicles 6. Poetical Books With thankfulness to acknowledge the goodness of God; even when the fire of the Lord came down they praised him, saying, He is good, for his mercy endureth for ever. The king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD: As wonderful as the program and the praise were, they could not replace the sacrifices. 12 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. It would be the ruin of their church. The consecration of the building was Gods work. Now the Lord is warning Solomon about forsaking Him.I have learned to heed every warning God gives, because I have found that I have never fallen but what I wasn't warned of God beforehand. After the whole celebration and the thing had died down, the Lord then appeared. 11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected. i. The Gospels ii. 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.. He promised to perpetuate Solomon's kingdom, upon condition that he persevered in his duty, v. 17, 18. While the verse does not say "If Israel" it is certainly implied in the context. Pentateuch When the Israelites sinned against the Lord, He would send the plagues mentioned in verse 13. Repentance means to confess our sins and turn away from them. Your partnership makes all we do possible. Glad and merry in heart for the goodness of God. 2 Chronicles 7:14 teaches us that God's people are the key to real change, because they have access to the God who can do all things and who is ready and willing and able to answer their prayers. He knows our weaknesses, and while he calls us to perfection, he has sent his one and only Son, Jesus Christ to save us from our sins and bring us into peace with him. General Epistles Nevertheless, the same God who made this promise to Israel still reigns in the heavens and will still respond to His humble praying people today. (2.) These three emphases from 2 Chronicles 7:14 humility, hunger and holiness are much needed among Christians today, whether we live in America or not. The people worshipped and praised God, v. 3. "This house which is high, not only for the magnificence of its structure, but for the designed ends and uses of it, shall be an astonishment, it shall come down wonderfully (Lam 1 9), to the amazement of all the neighbours.". 2 Chronicles 7:14 Context. (2 Chronicles 7:11) Conclusion: the work successfully accomplished. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Here is, I. At this point in redemptive history, the people of Abraham were the people of Yahweh, his chosen people, the people of the promise, Gods children. 1. The grateful return made to God for this gracious token of his favour. of Scripture. On October 31, 1904, Evan Roberts' heart was aflame as he writes in Wales. Why did God use a lying spirit to deceive Ahab? When they saw the fire of God come down from heaven thus they did not run away affrighted, but kept their ground in the courts of the Lord, and took occasion from it, (1.) It was enough to feed a vast multitude for two weeks. Here is, I. Verse 2. (1-6) The blessedness of the reign of King Asa. The first requirement for such spiritual healing is humility. i. The Lord anticipated a time of trial, one that would have been real to any nation in that time and placea period of drought, pestilence, and famine (7:13). He promised to perpetuate Solomon's kingdom, upon condition that he persevered in his duty, 2 Chronicles 7:17; 2 Chronicles 7:18. b. The sinners in Sion had reason to be afraid at that sight, and to say, Who among us shall dwell near this devouring fire? Pauline Epistles Email / username or password was incorrect! Raymond Dillard argued that 2 Chronicles 7:14 was also a "charter" for the rest of Israels history. But a prayer may be accepted and yet not answered in the letter of it; and therefore God appeared to him in the night, as he did once before (2 Chronicles 1:7; 2 Chronicles 1:7), and after a day of sacrifice too, as then, and gave him a peculiar answer to his prayer. It offered an opportunity to change the course of Israels history. (Selman). Hosea 14:4; Isaiah 53:5, 57:18-19; Psalm 41:4); at other times it relates to physical healing (e.g. The people worshipped and praised God,2 Chronicles 7:3; 2 Chronicles 7:3. Turn from their wicked ways. God did not demand perfect obedience from Solomon. When he manifests himself as a consuming Fire to sinners, his people can rejoice in him as their Light. The phrase My people who are called by My name had its first application to the people of Israel as they lived in the land God promised them. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, 15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. That sacrifice was consumed that we might escape. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. We had the substance of it before, 1 Kings 9 2-9. God responded to Solomon with these words and others, reiterating his promises of blessings according to the covenant made previously with their fathers. It seems that his palace was even more spectacular than the temple, based on the number of years it took him to build it. All rights reserved. of Verse 10 . One might think that consuming fire from heaven might make them more aware of the power and judgment of God. The Old Testament (12) By night. And the glory of God filled the tabernacle in the wilderness. 1 & 2 Chronicles, NIV Application Commentary by Andrew Hill. This beautiful house that you've built is going to be ruined. It would be the ruin of their church. But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and you shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it to be a proverb and a byword among the nations. The judgments of God. He threatened it as certain that, if they did so, it would certainly be the ruin of both church and state. The Gospels a. At that time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt. Here God was providing for their eventual return, assuming that the human heart is prone to wander and cannot help but stray. To be clear, these are Gods words spoken to Solomon, King of Israel. Genesis 20:17; Numbers 12:13; 2 Kings 20:5, 8). #4 and heal their land. Especially in the days of David and Solomon, and the kings after them, one of the consequences of turning from God to worship idols was that the land would begin to suffer from famine, as promised by God for disobedience as a way to bring them to repentance. This fire was kept alive till the captivity of Babylon: and after that, it was said to have been miraculously renewed [in the days of the Maccabees]. (Trapp). 13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; 14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Wisdom Literature And now the same thing happened as God's glory fills the temple. 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