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 (ch. That God accepted Solomon's prayer appeared by the fire from heaven. But if you forsake Me, Solomon, then I'm going to forsake you. 1 & 2 Chronicles, NIV Application Commentary by Andrew Hill. The priests sounded trumpets opposite them, while all Israel stood. I'll never be troubled there, Lord. 2. Each of these is taken up at appropriate places in the later narrative of Chronicles, often in connection with one of the remarkable interventions of God." They had offered sacrifices before, but now they increased them. The king's example stirred up the people. The heart that is thus filled with a holy awe and reverence of the divine glory, the heart to which God manifests himself in his greatness, and (which is no less his glory) in his goodness, is thereby owned as a living temple. And Joab was told, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.". The fact that this was the only temple of all nations in which the true God was worshipped imparts a moral grandeur to the scene and prepares the mind for the sublime prayer that was offered at the dedication. #2 will humble themselves and pray and seek my face God knows that we will fall sometimes. It was enough to feed a vast multitude for two weeks. [Note: Tremper Longman III and Raymond B. Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament, p. 2 Chronicles. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. The word unwholesome is the Greek word sapros, meaning rotten. Here it refers to speech that is likened to garbage or trash. Frankly, there is too much trash-talk on social media. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. It's a reminder of the dedication of the tabernacle in the wilderness where the fire of God came down and kindled the coals upon the altar and consumed the sacrifices. As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, You shall not fail to have a man as ruler in Israel. But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them, then I will uproot them from My land which I have given them; and this house which I have sanctified for My name I will cast out of My sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. Now God's warning to Solomon. [If] My people who are called by My name turn from their wicked ways. Holiness comes by means of repenting from sin. This passage shows how to avoid the consequences of disobedience: submit to God, pray, and repent (i.e., change direction, not just feeling; 2 Chronicles 7:14). So that should be the way people leave the fellowship. 22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them. I didn't say it was a Christian nation. 1 7), and after a day of sacrifice too, as then, and gave him a peculiar answer to his prayer. Fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple, The priests could not enter the house of the LORD, They bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the LORD, For He is good, for His mercy endures forever, The king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD, King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep, The priests attended to their services; the Levites also with instruments of the music of the LORD, the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, At that time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, For the good that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel, Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the kings house, Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart, Have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice, If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, Then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land, Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place, My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually, If you walk before Me as your father David walkedthen I will establish the throne of your kingdom, walk before Me as your father David walked, But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandmentsthen I will uproot them, And this house which I have sanctified for My name I will cast out of My sight, Will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. everyone who passes by it will be astonished, David Guzik :: Hechos 2 El Espritu Santo Es Derramado Sobre la Iglesia, David Guzik :: Hechos 9 La Conversin de Saulo de Tarso, David Guzik :: Mateo 4 La Tentacin de Jess y Su Primer Ministerio en Galilea, David Guzik :: Apocalipsis 20 Satans, el Pecado y la Muerte son Finalmente Eliminados, David Guzik :: Apocalipsis 12 La Mujer, el Nio, y el Dragn, David Guzik :: 2 Timoteo 3 Los Tiempos Peligrosos y la Preciosa Verdad, David Guzik :: 1 Samuel 28 Sal y la Adivina de Endor, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and the Holy Trinity (Walter Martin), Revelation 7-9 (1982-85 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Revelation 2-3 (1982-85 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Genesis 1:1-8 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Revelation 10-12 (1982-85 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Psalms 71-80 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Clarke, Adam "Clarke's Commentary: The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments with a Commentary and Critical Notes" Volume 2 (Joshua-Esther) (New York: Eaton and Mains, 1827), Morgan, G. Campbell "An Exposition of the Whole Bible" (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Revell, 1959), Selman, Martin J. For the people heard it said that day, "The king is grieved for his son.". GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point 2. "It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, but the sacrifice in our stead, for which we are bound to be very thankful.". Four avenues of repentance are mentioned that will lead God to forgive and restore. Why was Israel divided into the Southern Kingdom and Northern Kingdom? Brethren, we want renewed appearances, fresh manifestations, new visitations from on high; and I commend to those of you who are getting on in life, that while you thank God for the past, and look back with joy to his visits to you in your early days, you now seek and ask for a second visitation of the Most High. (Spurgeon). For I have chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually. It is hard to think of a more intimate way to indicate Gods nearness, or a greater encouragement to prayer. (Selman). The words speak to us also. The Lord. Psalm 34:8). Thus, we need to take heed to every warning that God gives us. And when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house ( 2 Chronicles 7:1 ). The very thing that God warned him about was the very thing that he did. Major Prophets 3. 1. 2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house. 2 Chronicles 7:14 - Hawker's Poor man's commentary. 4. i. Of the very thing that later on happened. Again, all Scripture is profitable. The warnings in the Old Testament were written for our instruction.. (Perhaps Christians in other countries have done so as well.) 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. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. It is of the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, but the sacrifice in our stead, for which we should be very thankful. Healing throughout the Old Testament has a mixture of spiritual and physical applications. 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. Is God an American? a. God loves to forgive the true-hearted penitent. Pentateuch A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation. It is to be a house of prayer and a (literal) house of sacrifice. 17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments; 18 Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel. 3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. Major Prophets Lord, I could never forsake You. Verse 10 . National mercy is then promised, that God will forgive their sin, which brought the judgment upon them, and then heal their land, redress all their grievances. Now my eyes will be open, my ears will be attentive unto the prayers that are made in this place. II. h. My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually: The idea of God having a heart is extremely rare in the Bible, and the only other explicit reference speaks of God suffering heart pains because of the evil of humanity (Genesis 6:6; cf. 13 If I ever shut off the supply of rain from the skies or order the locusts to eat the crops or send a plague on my people, 14 and my people, my God-defined people . Historical Books This is implied in Kings, which has, "as He had appeared unto him in Gibeon.". Wisdom Literature 1. Glorious in himself; for our God is a consuming fire, terrible even in his holy places. "This verse [ 2 Chronicles 7:14] is of vital significance for the Chronicler's theology. 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. Four avenues of repentance are mentioned that will lead God to forgive and restore. This means that Abraham represented a nation that represented all nations. God had chosen a people to be the object of his love and blessing, but it was for the sake of the blessing of the whole world. Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary 2 Chronicles 7. All rights reserved. i. 2 Chronicles 7:14 New International Version 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. Johannine Writings Minor Prophets The priests attended to their services; the Levites also with instruments of the music of the LORD: On such a great occasion everyone must be about their work. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Verse 6. General Epistles We had the substance of it before, 1 Kings 9:2-9. 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. People are going to say, 'How in the world did God allow such desolation to come?' After the whole celebration and the thing had died down, the Lord then appeared. King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep: This is a staggering almost grotesque amount of sacrifice. Verses 1-22. Yet the whole situation seems to have made them more aware of the goodness and mercy of God. 16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. The fire came down here, not upon the killing of the sacrifices, but the praying of the prayer. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. We see it in 2 Chronicles 7:14 in the words: (If) My people who are called by My name pray and seek My face. Jesus urged His followers to hunger and thirst for righteousness (Matthew 5:6 NASB). David certainly did not walk perfectly before the LORD, and God told Solomon to walk before Me as your father David walked. (2 Chronicles 7:6-10) The days of praise and feasting for the dedication of the temple. Let us apply this, (1.) Johannine Writings Regarding 2 Chronicles 7:14, it is very appropriate for any Christian to obey the spirit of this text by endeavoring to humble himself or herself, pray, seek Gods face and turn from wicked ways, trusting that God will hear, forgive and heal. Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meal offerings, and the fat ( 2 Chronicles 7:6-7 ). 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Pray for the king, and all in authority. B. With such a glorious temple, Israel would be tempted to forsake the God of the temple and make an idol of the temple of God. 2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord 's house. The Gospels The judgments of God. The Bible says, Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear (Ephesians 4:29 NASB). Acts 4:19 More important to listen to God. (2.) ." In the context of God's promise to Solomon, God's people would have referred to the nation of Israel, the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He promised to grant the petitions of the people, as Solomon had requested, if they manifested a true heart for Him (2 Chronicles 7:12-14). This sanctuary would be no sanctuary to them, to protect them from the judgment of God, as they imagined, saying, The temple of the Lord are we, Jer 7 4. 2 Chronicles 7:14. When God said "If my people who are called by my name," He was pointing the Israelites back to the covenant He made with Abraham. This fact, and other small details, make it plain that 1 Kings describes the habitation of God and the intimate fellowship of God with His people. The first requirement for such spiritual healing is humility. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. 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 a house of sacrifice. When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying: For He is good, Minor Prophets Especially for this occasion was the promise that though he doesnt really dwell in a mad made construction, he will condescend to do so for the sake of his people. As a further evidence that God accepted Solomon's prayer, still the glory of the Lord filled the house. 13), as well as the God of grace, who can hear prayer, forgive sin, and heal not only land, but souls (ver. This remedy is as applicable today as it was in postexilic Israel and in the days of Israels monarchy. Solomon went on in his work, and prosperously effected all he designed for the adorning both of God's house and his own, v. 11. 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