i. By that token of God's acceptance they were encouraged to continue the solemnities of the feast for fourteen days, and Solomon was encouraged to pursue all his designs for the honour of God, ver 4-11. 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. 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." Verse 7. Luke-Acts It would be the ruin of their state, v. 20. Now God's warning to Solomon. II. But if you forsake Me, Solomon, then I'm going to forsake you. Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the kings house; and Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart to make in the house of the LORD and in his own house. The New Testament (1-6) The blessedness of the reign of King Asa. 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This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. Is God an American? 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 am also praying that the Lord will graciously see fit to hear from heaven, forgive our sin, and send His much-needed healing. Here is, I. Christians are those who are called by [His] name. Therefore, it is appropriate that we apply the timeless truths of 2 Chronicles 7:14. 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. If my people shall humble themselves, and pray, 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, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. He forsook the Lord and began to worship and serve other gods. 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. The reality of the divine presence was attested by the miracle, and that miracle stamped the seal of truth upon the theology of the temple-worship. Can Christians in America find any appropriate application from this text? But he set before him death as well as life, the curse as well as the blessing. Verse 4. 4. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? 2023 Southern Baptist Convention. Now my eyes will be open, my ears will be attentive unto the prayers that are made in this place. 1. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place. It was enough to feed a vast multitude for two weeks. d. For He is good, for His mercy endures forever: This familiar refrain is connected with Psalms 136 and 118, and with 2 Chronicles 5:13. #2 will humble themselves and pray and seek my face God knows that we will fall sometimes. Is that an appropriate application of this text? General Epistles Pentateuch 1. This answer seems to have come many years after the actual dedication of the temple. Note, The tokens of God's favour to us should enlarge our hearts in his service, and make us to abound therein more and more. "Though they have taken deep root, and taken root long, in this good land, yet I will pluck them up by the roots, extirpate the whole nation, pluck them up as men pluck up weeds out of their garden, which are thrown to the dunghill." And the glory of God filled the tabernacle in the wilderness. No. Now the LORD appeared ( 2 Chronicles 7:11-12 ). The consecration of the building was Gods work. I. (12) By night. 1. a. The grateful return made to God for this gracious token of his favour. '"Now many times when God warns us of something, possible danger, we say, "Oh, come, that's all right. I have heard thy prayer. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Minor Prophets And that is so often true. 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A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. 13), as well as the God of grace, who can hear prayer, forgive sin, and heal not only land, but souls (ver. 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. ii. (2.) That's His promise. The whole congregation expressed the greatest joy and satisfaction imaginable. General Epistles It was a dramatic and visible proof of Gods approval, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. Finally, the day had arrived for the temple dedication. God expects, that if his people, who are called by his name, have dishonoured his name by their iniquity, they should honour it by accepting the punishment of their iniquity. If he hoped for the benefit of God's covenant with David, he must imitate the example of David. 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. God promises something special to humble, praying people. 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No height attained, no work done, no blessing received, is in itself sufficient to ensure our continuance in favour. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. 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.. God still had to be honored through blood sacrifice, both for atonement and as a demonstration of fellowship with God. There is something naturally humble in true prayer because it recognizes that the answers are not in self and they are in God. And as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, Why has the LORD done thus to this land and this house? Then they will answer, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this calamity on them.. #1 if my people, who are called by my name, The Jews were the offspring of Abraham, who was the first vicarious man since Adam. 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. The priests sounded trumpets opposite them, while all Israel stood. The dedication of the temple must have been an occasion of intense national interest to Solomon and his subjects. The Gospels 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. Proverbs 14:34 Nations obliged to do right. He promised to answer the prayers of his people that should at any time be made in that place, v. 13-15. 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. Fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices: This is one of the remarkable instances in the Old Testament of God sending fire from heaven to consume a sacrifice. While the verse does not say "If Israel" it is certainly implied in the context. This is a song never out of season, and for which our hearts and tongues should be never out of tune. These expressions are best understood as four facets of one attitude, that sinners should seek God himself in humble repentance, rather than four separate steps on a long road to forgiveness. (Selman), ii. However, many Christians in the United States have taken this verse as a rallying cry for America. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Pentateuch 2 Chronicles 14 - The Reign of Asa A. Your partnership makes all we do possible. 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). [If] My people who are called by My name turn from their wicked ways. Holiness comes by means of repenting from sin. 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. God will share His glory with no one because God alone can handle His glory. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point 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). 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. i. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Major Prophets 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. 16:1; 2 Chron. He employed, directed, and encouraged them in this work of praising God; and therefore their performances were accepted as his act, and he is said to praise by their ministry. The Old Testament The Old Testament Prophets But in the scriptures, it is interesting that God seemed to warn people of the very thing that later became their stumbling block. Pentateuch 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. 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). It would be the ruin of their church. 1. Yet the whole situation seems to have made them more aware of the goodness and mercy of God. What is the meaning of 2 Chronicles 7:14? (e) I will cause the pestilence to cease and destroy the beasts that hurt the fruit of the earth, and send rain in due season. 1 & 2 Chronicles, NIV Application Commentary by Andrew Hill. The manner in which these disobedient people have been destroyed is truly astonishing: no nation was every so highly favoured, and none ever so severely and signally punished. (Clarke), 2021 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com, The Whole Bible 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 are a short summary of the message of Chronicles. II. And so they just made a place out to do it in the yard there. Verse 3. The Bible says in 2 Timothy 3:16 (NASB), All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness. The word Scripture in this text referred to Old Testament Scripture. 14); the God of providence, who can pluck up nations by the roots, and scatter them abroad upon the face of . This fire intimated that God was, (1.) 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. 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. We observed several things amiss in Asa's treaty with . Healing throughout the Old Testament has a mixture of spiritual and physical applications. Wisdom Literature Verse 5. " [If] My people who are called by My name humble themselves." It is always good for Christians to walk humbly with our God (Micah 6:8). It was often fertility gods that were so enticing to the agrarian Israelites. Psalm 34:8). God said, " If My people which are called by My name . That would include 2 Chronicles 7:14, rightly interpreted. Their awe-filled praise glorified the goodness and mercy of God. 4 Ways the Parable of the Sower Encourages Spiritual Growth. He knew their proneness to backslide into that sin. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. If he hoped for the benefit of God's covenant with David, he must imitate the example of David. God would establish Solomons kingdom if he fully obeyed Gods Word (2 Chronicles 7:17-18). (2 Chronicles 7:1-3) The temple is dedicated by God with fire from heaven. Wisdom Literature Repentance means to confess our sins and turn away from them. c. For the good that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel: This account of the dedication of the temple ends where the story of the temple began with David, not Solomon. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an action role-playing game, the third title in the Xenoblade series. Likewise, when the apostle Paul cited Old Testament examples of rebellion in Israels history that prompted Gods punishment, he noted that they also served as warnings for Christians living under the new covenant. When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, 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. 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. It seems that his palace was even more spectacular than the temple, based on the number of years it took him to build it. In Gods mercy, he stunted the production in order to draw his wayward and adulterous people back to himself. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. In 2 Chronicles 7:14, God singled out one class of people that He would listen to. This fire, breaking forth (as it is probable) out of the thick darkness, made it the more terrible, as on Mount Sinai, Exod 24 16, 17. To be clear, these are Gods words spoken to Solomon, King of Israel. The judgments of God. That leads to true holiness. 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. One because God alone can handle his glory of Israel an action role-playing game, day. A place out to do it in the United States have taken this verse as a cry. 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