#3 and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin Repentance that is true will come paired with turning from sin and wicked ways. Some have been taught that they can sin all they want so long as they repent every time. God promised something special to Israel when they did humble themselves and did pray and seek Gods face. Every redeemed human being should give all glory to Jesus for salvation and every benefit it brings. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. Isa 33 14. vs. 1-7 Be in subjection to government. 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. There is no God like unto Thee who keeps covenants and who shows mercy. And here is Solomon now still fresh with this glorious experience of the power of God demonstrated. Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation. Wisdom Literature Is it ever appropriate to take a single verse of Scripture out of its context? And many times when the warning came, I felt that they were totally unnecessary. Of the very thing that later on happened. Is America Israel? 3. Hosea 14:4; Isaiah 53:5, 57:18-19; Psalm 41:4); at other times it relates to physical healing (e.g. c. And this house which I have sanctified for My name I will cast out of My sight: Gods answer to Solomons prayer was not an unqualified promise to bless the temple in any circumstance. The New Testament I. 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. Wisdom Literature It is time for God's people to humble themselves and pray and to seek His face and to turn from their wicked ways, because God will hear. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. In addition to what was there observed, I only beg the Reader to remark with me how the Lord delighteth in mercy. 12 God appeared to Solomon that very night and said, "I accept your prayer; yes, I have chosen this place as a temple for sacrifice, a house of worship. Yet God also gave Solomon an immediate answer of approval at the time of dedication, when the sacrifices were consumed with fire from heaven (2 Chronicles 7:1-7). Lord, I could never forsake You. Again, all Scripture is profitable. The warnings in the Old Testament were written for our instruction.. (2 Chronicles 7:12-16) The assurance of answered prayer from the temple. However, many Christians in the United States have taken this verse as a rallying cry for America. "I believe that this scripture today is perhaps one of the most important scriptures to be brought before the people of our nation. 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. One text they often use is 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NASB): [If] My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.. 2 Chronicles 6. Pentateuch It would be the ruin of their church. It was good of God to appear to Solomon the first time; it was even better of God to grant a unique appearance to Solomon the second time. 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. The Gospels Major Prophets His private answer by word of mouth, in a dream or vision of the night, ver 12-22. 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). It is to be a house of prayer and a (literal) house of sacrifice. 3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. . This answer seems to have come many years after the actual dedication of the temple. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible b. 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. He supposed it possible that though they had this temple built to the honour of God, yet they might be drawn aside to worship other gods, 2 Chronicles 7:19; 2 Chronicles 7:19. Verses 1-22. 1 Kings 14:21; 1 Kings 14:29-31).Summary of Rehoboam's Reign 13. strengthened himself] See note on 2 Chronicles 1:1.The immediate reference is to a recovery of strength after the departure of Shishak, the further reference is to 2 Chronicles 11:5. one and forty years old and he reigned seventeen years] So read both Heb. i. (2 Chronicles 7:4-5) The temple is dedicated by man with a multitude of sacrifices. 2. II. The New Testament Verse 2. a. 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. "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 (Lamentations 1:9), to the amazement of all the neighbours.". Then the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. The apostle Peter, speaking to a group of first-century Christians, said this: For you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God (1 Peter 2:10 NASB). He promised to answer the prayers of his people that should at any time be made in that place, 2 Chronicles 7:13-15; 2 Chronicles 7:13-15. The pure theism of that prayerits acknowledgment of the unity of God as well as of His moral perfections in providence and grace, came from the same divine source as the miraculous fire. 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. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. General Epistles Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Email / username or password was incorrect! 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. 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. 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.) We should taste and see that the Lord Jesus is good (cf. It was a dramatic and visible proof of Gods approval, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. (Perhaps Christians in other countries have done so as well.) To the suffering of Christ. The game employs an open world design, with a day-and-night time cycle that often affects in-game events, including quests, enemy strength, and item availability. Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary 2 Chronicles 7. If Israel disobeyed, He would chastise them so severely that the nations would be astonished at the judgment of God among His disobedient people, and they would know that the LORD has brought all this calamity on them. In 2 Chronicles 7:14, God singled out one class of people that He would listen to. This combination of the temples functions is striking, and is one of the several indications in 2 Chronicles 5-7 that prayer and sacrifice are to be understood as two sides of the same coin. (Selman), ii. 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." When he manifests himself as a consuming Fire to sinners, his people can rejoice in him as their Light. When the Israelites sinned against the Lord, He would send the plagues mentioned in verse 13. (1.) We had the substance of it before, 1 Kings 9:2-9. And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and shall observe my statutes and my judgments; 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. Prophets Turn from their wicked ways. "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.". Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. God blessed the temple and filled it with the glory of His presence, but He would cast it out of His sight if the kings of Israel forsook the LORD. Why was Israel divided into the Southern Kingdom and Northern Kingdom? NIV 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., NLT Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land., ESV If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land., KJV 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., NKJV 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 will forgive their sin and heal their land., Bible Commentary Bible Verses Devotionals Faith Prayers Coloring Pages Pros and Cons, The Greatest Sermons Ever Preached by The Top Preachers of All-Time, 11 Key Lessons from The Good Samaritan Parable, 50 Biblically Accurate Facts About Angels in the Bible, 50 Most Profitable Youth Group Fundraising Ideas for Your Church, 250 Ice Breaker Questions for Teen Youth Groups, 25 Important Examples of Pride in the Bible, Why Jesus Wept and 11 Lessons from His Tears, 25 Different Ways to Worship God and Praise the Lord. 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