2 Chronicles 6:28-31

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 *temple.

Solomon asks the *LORD to hear their prayers from his home in heaven. He asks that the *LORD will forgive them. And he asks that the *LORD will do good things on their behalf. Then the people will be afraid not to obey the *LORD. And they will live in the country that the *LORD gave to them.

Only the *LORD knows what is in people’s hearts and in their minds (John 2:24-25). He knows people’s real attitudes. So he will know whether their prayers are sincere.