2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 2:1 A TEMPLE FOR THE NAME OF THE LORD. See Deuteronomy 12:5. God’s “name” in association with a place signifies that he chooses to be present there among his people. Yet God is not just present in the temple. He is present everywhere (2 Chronicles 2:6). ROYAL PALACE... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 2:2 Solomon used the forced labor of Canaanites (see vv. 2 Chronicles 2:17; see notes on 8:7–10; 1 Chronicles 22:2) for building the temple. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 2:3 Solomon’s letter to HIRAM, KING OF TYRE (who had earlier assisted David; 1 Chronicles 14:1), is considerably expanded from 1 Kings 5:3. This letter describes the purpose of the temple for worship according to the Law of Moses, it expresses the supremacy of Israe... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 2:6 HEAVEN, EVEN HIGHEST HEAVEN, CANNOT CONTAIN HIM. See note on 1 Kings 8:27–30. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 2:11 In his reply to Solomon, Hiram, though a Gentile, acknowledges Yahweh as Creator. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]