2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE SOLOMON RULES *ISRAEL 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 6 SOLOMON BLESSES THE PEOPLE – 2 CHRONICLES 6:1-11 V1 Then Solomon spoke. ‘The *LORD said that he would live in the dark cloud. V2 *LORD, I have built a wonderful *temple for you... [ Continue Reading ]
SITUATION 2: DEFEAT BECAUSE OF THE *SIN OF *ISRAEL’S PEOPLE If *Israel’s people *sinned against God then their enemies would defeat them. Then they may *turn back again to the *LORD their God. If they did so then they would pray to God in the *temple. Solomon asks that God would forgive his people.... [ Continue Reading ]
SITUATION 3: NO RAIN BECAUSE OF *SIN When the *LORD brought the *Israelites into their country, he warned them about false gods. He told them not to serve other gods. If they did that, then he would be angry with them. And he would stop the rain. Then their crops could not grow (Deuteronomy 11:16-1... [ Continue Reading ]
SITUATION 4: *DISASTERS AND DISEASES *Disasters and diseases may come to the *Israelites. And enemies may attack their towns. Solomon knows that these things may happen because of the *sin of the people (Deuteronomy 28:21-22). They will pray to the *LORD, and their hands will point toward the *temp... [ Continue Reading ]
SITUATION 5: A FOREIGNER’S PRAYER The *temple was to be a house of prayer for all nations (Isaiah 56:6-7). It was not only for the *Israelites to *worship their God. God’s power and his greatness would attract people from all parts of the world. They would come to the *temple to pray to the God of... [ Continue Reading ]
SITUATION 6: GOD ORDERS *ISRAEL TO GO TO WAR There may be occasions when the *LORD sends his people to war. In particular, this might happen because an enemy is attacking them. Then they will pray to the *LORD to give them success. They will make their prayers toward Jerusalem and to the *temple. S... [ Continue Reading ]
SITUATION 7: *EXILE BECAUSE OF *SIN BY *ISRAEL’S PEOPLE Nobody is perfect. Nobody is without *sin (Romans 3:23). And the *LORD is always angry against *sin. When *Israel’s people *turn from the *LORD, he will allow their enemies to defeat them. And he will cause their enemies to take them from thei... [ Continue Reading ]