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. This gracious second visit of the Lord to Solomon is related, 1 Kings 9:1. 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. All Christians in America and other nations would do well to increase our hunger for godliness. On October 31, 1904, Evan Roberts' heart was aflame as he writes in Wales. In 2 Chronicles 7:14, God singled out one class of people that He would listen to. of Scripture. National repentance, prayer, and reformation, are required, 2 Chronicles 7:14; 2 Chronicles 7:14. The final requirement for spiritual healing is holiness. 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.. In 2 Chronicles 7:14, we note three precepts that are consistently called for by God throughout Scripture: humility, hunger and holiness. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Pray for the king, and all in authority. "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.". The writer remembers that it was Davids heart and vision that started the work of the temple. Nay, they had reason to say, that God was good in this. Furthermore Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the LORD; for there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat. Sometimes healing is specifically equated with forgiveness (e.g. i. Your partnership makes all we do possible. It was often fertility gods that were so enticing to the agrarian Israelites. His public answer by fire from heaven, which consumed the sacrifices (ver 1), with which the priests and people were much affected, ver 2, 3. 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.. The priests had so many sacrifices to administer that they specially consecrated the area in front of the temple to receive sacrifices because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings. No height attained, no work done, no blessing received, is in itself sufficient to ensure our continuance in favour. God said, " If My people which are called by My name . If Solomon or his descendants turn away and forsake God and His word, then God promised to correct a disobedient Israel. iii. 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 . In 2 Chronicles 3:14 we read of the veil and in 2 Chronicles 4:1 of the altar of brass whereas the author of 1 Kings does not mention either. To the sanctification of the Spirit, who descends like fire, burning up our lusts and corruptions, those beasts that must be sacrificed or we are undone, and kindling in our souls a holy fire of pious and devout affections, always to be kept burning on the altar of the heart. At that time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him: From the time of year and the length of this feast, we understand that this was the Feast of Tabernacles, extended beyond its normal seven days on this special occasion. The people worshipped and praised God, v. 3. As the people of God humble themselves, pray and seek the face of God, they must also turn from their wicked ways. The surest evidence of God's acceptance of our prayers is the descent of the holy fire upon us. Unlike the two previous titles which consisted . range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed God would establish Solomons kingdom if he fully obeyed Gods Word (2 Chronicles 7:17-18). 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. Humble themselves. Minor Prophets Prophets #2 will humble themselves and pray and seek my face God knows that we will fall sometimes. 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. When the Israelites sinned against the Lord, He would send the plagues mentioned in verse 13. If he hoped for the benefit of God's covenant with David, he must imitate the example of David. 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. 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. III. With the help of King Hiram of Tyre, Solomon prepared materials and arranged a workforce to build the planned temple (2:1-18; see notes on 1 Kings 5:1-18). 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. The people who have been called by His name. And that is so often true. a. Historical Books This promise of God is an answer to Solomon's prayer. The dedication of the temple must have been an occasion of intense national interest to Solomon and his subjects. It was a dramatic and visible proof of Gods approval, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. The Old Testament Historical Books [Note: Tremper Longman III and Raymond B. Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament, p. And people will say, 'Because they forsook God. That would include 2 Chronicles 7:14, rightly interpreted. PREVIOUS 2 Chronicles 7:13 NEXT 2 Chronicles 7:15 Verse 4. Why did God use a lying spirit to deceive Ahab? 21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house? Why was Israel divided into the Southern Kingdom and Northern Kingdom? 10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had showed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people. 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. 1 Now 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. 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. He threatened it as certain that, if they did so, it would certainly be the ruin of both church and state. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible 2023 Southern Baptist Convention. Their unity is expressed in geographical terms as well as by a unity of spirit Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt indicates the widest possible extent of Israels occupation of the Promised Land. (Selman). 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 ). 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. The first requirement for such spiritual healing is humility. 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The grateful return made to God for this gracious token of his favour. 1. And so they just made a place out to do it in the yard there. When and how was Israel conquered by the Assyrians? Those that begin with the service of God are likely to go on successfully in their own affairs. 2 Chronicles 7:14 - Bible Verse Meaning and Commentary Bible Our Library Bible Commentaries John Gill's Exposition of the Bible 2 Chronicles 2 Chronicles 7 2 Chronicles 7:14 2 Chronicles 7:14 PREVIOUS 2 Chronicles 7:13 NEXT 2 Chronicles 7:15 2 Chronicles 7:14 ( See Gill on 2 Chronicles 7:12 ). Salem Media Group. 1. The second requirement for spiritual healing is hunger. It has been estimated that more than 5 million people were brought to Christ within two years in 1904-05. 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. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. Romans 13:7 Render them their due, respect and honor, Romans 13:3 Support good, punish the evil, Romans 13:4 Execute justice upon the evil. 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. 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. He knew their proneness to backslide into that sin. . - 2 Chronicles 7:14 Repentance during trials This awesome promise placed a compelling responsibility on the nation. The Old Testament He knew their proneness to backslide into that sin. 1. Read full chapter 2 Chronicles 7:14 in all English translations 2 Chronicles 6 2 Chronicles 8 b. I have heard your prayer: The great prayer of Solomon in 1 Kings 8 meant nothing unless God heard the prayer. I. For His mercy endures forever.. There is something naturally humble in true prayer because it recognizes that the answers are not in self and they are in God. EDITORS NOTE: Steve Gaines is president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of Memphis-area Bellevue Baptist Church. Nay, they had reason to say that in this God was good. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point 199.]. So that should be the way people leave the fellowship. #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. 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. From this point begins the chronicler's addition to the prayer as extant in the older text. All rights reserved. After Solomon built the temple and his palace he came to the most dangerous period of his life a season after great blessing and accomplishment. Here am I, let these go their way. Poetical Books And whoever beholds with true faith, the Saviour agonizing and . When I think of it that way, I dont know of a verse in the Bible that serves as a better guide for praying for revival than 2 Chronicles 7:14. 2 Chronicles 7:12-22. I said it's been considered as a Christian nation. This passage is therefore consistent with others where the invitation is explicitly extended to all who call upon the name of the LORD. (Selman). How suitable for all Christians in America, and in any other nation, to humble ourselves, pray, seek the Lords face and turn from our wicked ways, asking Him to graciously hear from heaven, forgive our sin and bring spiritual healing to the ailing, impotent churches in our land. Johannine Writings (2.) This is false, as an unwillingness to stop sinning is a probable sign of unbelief. National repentance, prayer, and reformation, are required, v. 14. The reprover was Hanani the seer, the father of Jehu, another prophet, whom we read of 1 Kgs. 1. and 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. 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). Humility is always becoming in any child of God. 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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. Glad and merry in heart for the goodness of God. Nothing but continued fidelity can do that. (Morgan). 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. It's been called "the most extensive evangelical awakening of all time.". And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the Lords house. Johannine Writings Pentateuch The promise in 2 Chronicles 7:14 to "heal their land" refers, of course, to the land of Israel. His death was our life, and he was made sin and a curse that we might inherit righteousness and a blessing. Did not our hearts burn within us? Wisdom Literature 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. Today, followers of Jesus are Gods people. Here is, I. "This verse [ 2 Chronicles 7:14] is of vital significance for the Chronicler's theology. 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Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. also Genesis 8:21; 1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22). Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. i. The Old Testament In this way God testified his acceptance of Moses (Lev 9 24), of Gideon (Judg 6 21), of David (1 Chron 21 26), of Elijah (1 Kings 18 38); and, in general, to accept the burnt-sacrifice is, in the Hebrew phrase, to turn it to ashes, Ps 20 3. Here God was providing for their eventual return, assuming that the human heart is prone to wander and cannot help but stray. King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. Yet the whole situation seems to have made them more aware of the goodness and mercy of God. i. 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, 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. It would be the ruin of their state, v. 20. 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. And God will heal the land. His private answer by word of mouth, in a dream or vision of the night, ver 12-22. 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. Mark 12:17 To render to Caesar (pay our taxes), Matthew 22:21 -- Render to Caesar His Due, Romans 13:1 Remember that governments are appointed by God, John 19:11 God grants governments their power, Romans 13:2 Not to be a rebel to overthrow, Romans 13:3 Governments must support good, Romans 13:4 Governments are Gods servants. i. They indicated sentiments and feelings of exalted and spiritual devotion, which sprang not from the unaided mind of man, but from the fountain of revelation. The words speak to us also. ii. The priests could not enter the house of the LORD: This repeats the occasion first described in 2 Chronicles 5:14. c. They bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the LORD: The people responded with a combination of reverence and worship. 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." i. However, if Solomon proved unfaithful, the nation might go into exile, and Israels enemies might destroy the temple (2 Chronicles 7:19-22). Paul said in 1 Corinthians 10:11-12 (NASB), Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of music to the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all of Israel stood. 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). "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.". "1 Chronicles: An Introduction and Commentary" Volume 10 (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) (Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "The New Park Street Pulpit" Volumes 1-6 and "The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit" Volumes 7-63 (Pasadena, Texas: Pilgrim Publications, 1990), Trapp, John "A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments" Volume 1 (Genesis to 2 Chronicles) (Eureka, California: Tanski Publications, 1997). 2. 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). The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, b. God still had to be honored through blood sacrifice, both for atonement and as a demonstration of fellowship with God. No. Prophets Luke-Acts 6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of music of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood. Major Prophets b. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Verse 2. 3. The New Testament 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. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? 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, v. 19. 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. 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. Judging by the style, the added section must have formed an integral part of the original text, from which both the editor of Kings and the chronicler drew their narratives. He promised to own this house for a house of sacrifice to Israel and a house of prayer for all people (Isaiah 56:7): My name shall be there for ever (2 Chronicles 7:12; 2 Chronicles 7:16), that is, "There will I make myself known, and there will I be called upon.". 4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord. The series was created in the Fall of 1981, by Stewart Cheifet, then the station . So Abijah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. In his days the land was quiet for ten years. 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). Acts 4:19 More important to listen to God. 1. 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 are a short summary of the message of Chronicles. 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Turn from their wicked ways. 19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; 20 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 will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations. (2.) ], "Solomons prayer at the dedication of the temple and Gods response to that prayer (2 Chronicles 6:1 to 2 Chronicles 7:22) constitute a kind of charter for the subsequent history of the nation." (1-3) The effect of David's grief upon his loyal supporters. So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. If you walk before Me as your father David walkedthen I will establish the throne of your kingdom: Gods answer to Solomons previous prayer had a great condition. 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