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, and my people, my god. The text of the old testament book of 1 chronicles 14. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the word of god. Ill close by sharing the verse that i misused at the end of one of my books.
At the beginning of his reign and for many years, asa was a very fine king. Study 1 chronicles 14 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. 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 2 chronicles 7. We cant apply this literally in the church age, and i dont know to what extent god would heal america if biblebelieving churches got serious about prayer, but i know he would do great things, because he has promised to do so. That god accepted solomons prayer appeared by the fire from heaven. Geneva study bible commentary on 2nd chronicles chapter 14. When solomon finished praying, 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 temple of the lord because the glory of the lord filled it. Enduring word bible commentary 2 chronicles chapter 7. By dr peter pett solomon establishes his kingdom and builds the temple he calls on hiram huram king of tyre for assistance the building of the temple its furniture the large freestanding pillars the brazen sea. Bible 2 chronicles chapter 7 verse 14 2 chronicles 7. King hiram of tyre sent messengers to david, along with cedar logs, and masons and carpenters to build a house for him. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of the bible. One week before the session, students will take the following assignments.
Asa could know that gods power was not limited because the army of judah was smaller by what god did for judah under the reign of abijah, his father 2 chronicles. God appeared to solomon that very night and said, i accept your prayer. I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. The impetuosity of his onset was like the gush of a pentup torrent, which sweeps.
Because context is so important, a verse whose meaning and. For seven years they have been building the temple on mount moriah and it is now completed. The text of the old testament book of 1 chronicles 15. Daily verse and comment, and have biblical truth delivered to your inbox. 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. David guzik commentary on 2 chronicles 7, where the temple is dedicated by god with fire from heaven, and by man with multiple sacrifices. His leadership was moral, focused on god, and good. Other forerunner commentary entries containing 2 chronicles 7. Enduring word bible commentary 1 chronicles chapter 14. No entry exists in forerunner commentary for 2 chronicles 7. Enduring word bible commentary 2 chronicles chapter 14. In the bulletin this morning we listed some statistics on various wars and the number of lives that were lost. Even though the army of judah had an army of 580,000 men 2 chronicles 14. Providentially, the proper hermenutic of that verse came up in a book im reading.
Verses 915 and there came out against them zerah the ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots. Chronicles, books i and ii, were originally a single book, but were, like samuel and kings. It is about gods chosen people israel in a specific national crisis. We see this blessing and cursing under the law play out in the book of judges.
This is optima et aptissima poenitentia, saith luther, the best repentance. If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways. Now viewing scripture range from the book of 2 chronicles chapter 7. The preternatural stream of fire kindled the mass of flesh, and was a token of the divine acceptance of solomons prayer see on le 9. Bible commentary 1 chronicles 17 christadelphian books. The key to understanding any verse of scripture is context. But a prayer may be accepted and yet not answered in the letter of it. Now hiram king of tyre sent messengers to david, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. He was upright, and he turned the jews around and persuaded them to worship god by the kind of highquality leadership he gave to them. The prophet azariah, the son of oded, came out to meet him, to encourage him to continue his ways. I pray that my heart may be completely yours so that i may be increasingly conformed into the image and likeness of the lord jesus to your praise and glory, amen. Bible no and when he jesus had called all the people unto him he said unto them, harken unto me every one of you, and understand there is nothing from without a man, that entereth into him can defile him but the things which come out him, those are they that defile the man mark.
One of the most famous and most often recited passages from the old testament is 2 chronicles 7. The writer here adds one or two touches, and varies in one or two of the numbers. Heavenly father, thank you for the truth of your word and the lessons we can learn from it. During the reign of david, the descendants of tola listed as fighting men in their genealogy numbered 22,600. When some people brought the blind man to jesus, he took him by the hand and led him outside the village. Thus national repentance and reformation are required. The juxtaposition of two items davids bringing of the ark to jerusalem 1ch, and his desire to build a house for yahweh indicates that, wrapped up in kingship, is the idea of the special access to israels god enjoyed by the king cf psa 2. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary. Hi revbenjamin, as far as kingdom theology or dominion theology, i believe these are doctrines to be concerned about and to stay far away from. Commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. 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. I see this theology as saying that christians can restore the earth and all its kingdoms political kingdoms, social kingdoms etc to christ. 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.
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