"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."
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CHAPTER 7:1-10 THE ANSWER BY FIRE-THE SACRIFICES AND THE FEAST
_ 1. The answer by fire (7:1-3)_
2. The sacrifices (7:4-7)
3. The feast of tabernacles (7:8-10)
A fuller manifestation of Jehovah's fa...
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2 Chronicles 5:2 to 2 Chronicles 7:10. THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
(see notes on 1 Kings 8). The chief points of difference between the
Chronicler's account and 1 Kings 8 are: (_a_) that in 2 Chronic...
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CHILDREN. sons.
MERCY. grace....
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_And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down_ R.V.
AND ALL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL LOOKED ON, WHEN THE FIRE CAME DOWN.
_praised the Lord_ R.V. GAVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD; cp. 2 Chron...
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4. DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE (2 Chronicles 5:2 to 2 Chronicles 7:22)
TEXT
2 Chronicles 5:2. Thus all the work that Solomon wrought for the house
of Jehovah was finished. And Solomon brought in the th...
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_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 P...
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SOLOMON'S SACRIFICES, AND THE LORD'S PROMISES
This chapter reproduces with some additions portions of 1 Kings 8:62;
and 1 Kings 9:1; 1 Kings 9:9....
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2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE
SOLOMON RULES *ISRAEL
2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 1 TO 9
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 7
FIRE COMES DOWN FROM HEAVEN – 2 CHRONICLES 7:1-3
V1 When Solomon had finish...
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UPON THE PAVEMENT. — _Riçpâh;_ rendered by the LXX. τὸ
λιθόστρωτον_,_ which is the word used in John 19:13;
Vulg., “pavimentum stratum lapide.” (Comp. Ezekiel 40:17; Esther
1:6, a tesselated pavement....
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וְ כֹ֣ל ׀ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל רֹאִים֙
בְּ רֶ֣דֶת הָ אֵ֔שׁ וּ כְבֹ֥וד יְהוָ֖ה
עַל ־הַ...
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As the ceremonies had begun with sacrifice and song, so they closed,
and it is quite easy to realize how "joyful and glad of heart" the
people were as they dispersed. Had only the king and people rema...
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_Glory. The same word was before rendered majesty. (Haydock)_...
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God is awful even in his mercies. The fire which consumed the
sacrifice, had it consumed them would have been their just desert: And
in that it consumed the offering, it implied as much. The fire of
G...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 7.
Thus Solomon having prayed, and entreated Jehovah that His eyes should
be open, and His ears attent to the prayers that should be offered to
Him...
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AND WHEN ALL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SAW HOW THE FIRE CAME DOWN,....
From heaven upon the sacrifice, and consumed it, which was all visible
to the eye; or it may be this was a distinct fire from the fo...
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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 pr...
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_The glory of the Lord upon the house_ The cloud first came down upon
the house, and then entered into the house, and was seen both within
it by the priests, and without it by the people; who by this...
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1 God hauing giuen testimonie to Solomons prayer by fire from heauen,
and glory in the Temple, the people worship him.
4 Solomons solemne sacrifice.
8 Solomon hauing kept the feast of Tabernacles an...
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THE SACRIFICES AND THE DOUBLE FESTIVAL...
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GOD'S GLORIOUS ANSWER
(vv.1-3)
God wonderfully demonstrated His approval of the temple and of
Solomon's prayer by sending fire from heaven to consume the burnt
offering and the sacrifices (spoken o...
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The cloud first came down upon the house, and then entered into the
house, and was seen both within it by the priests, and without it by
the people....
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2 Chronicles 7:3 children H1121 Israel H3478 saw H7200 (H8802) fire
H784 down H3381 (H8800) glory H3519 LORD H3068 temple H1004 bowed
H3766 (H8799) faces H639 ground H776 pavement H7531 worshiped H781...
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CONTENTS: Divine acceptance. Sacrifice and rejoicing. God appears to
Solomon.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: The surest evidence of God's acceptance of our prayers is
the descent of His holy...
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2 Chronicles 7:3. _The fire came down._ This is noted in 1 Kings 8.,
and twice here, as in 2 Chronicles 5:13, to designate the holy temple
as the house of God. The fire descended in answer to prayer,...
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_Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from
heaven._
GOD AMONG HIS PEOPLE
I. Prayer for God to come. This prayer was marked--
1. By its publicity.
(1) Public prayer, form...
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2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 7:1 These verses record God’s
twofold answer to Solomon’s prayer, through the appearance of the
glory of the Lord (vv. 2 Chronicles 7:1) and the words of the Lord
(vv...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter, parallel with 1 Kings 8:62; 1 Kings
9:9, records acceptance of consecrated temple by fire (2 Chronicles
7:1); and answer given by the Lord to Solomon (2 Chronicles 7:11)...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter is occupied with three subjects. _First, _the description
of Heaven's acceptance of the dedicated temple by fire (2 Chronicles
7:1). _Secondly, _the_ _sacrifices and glad feas...
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And 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 (2 Chronicles 7:1).
It's a...
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1 Chronicles 16:41; 1 Chronicles 29:20; 1 Kings 18:39; 2 Chronicles
20:21; 2 Chronicles 5:13; Exodus 4:31; Ezra 3:11; Hebrews 7:24;
Hebrews 7:25;...
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With their faces — Thus expressing their awful dread of the Divine
Majesty, their chearful submission to the Divine authority, and the
sense they had of their utter unworthiness to enter into his pres...