DISCOURSE: 396 GOD’S ACCEPTANCE OF DAVID’S GOOD DESIRES 2 Chronicles 6:7. _Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well, in... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 397 CONDESCENSION OF GOD IN BECOMING INCARNATE 2 Chronicles 6:18. _Will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth?_ IT is nothing but a want of reflection, that keeps us from being filled with incessant wonder and astonishment. The things which God has done for us in the works of crea... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 398 DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE 2 Chronicles 6:41. _Arise, O Lord God, into thy resting-place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness_. THE fuller account of the dedication of Solomon’s Temple is give... [ Continue Reading ]