2 Chronicles 6:24-40
Summary for 2Chr 6:24-25: 6:24-25 a Petition 2: Solomon asked God to grant relief in response to repentance when sin causes misfortune. Prayer provides an opportunity for redemption, and God’s people experience his pardon through restoration.Summary for 2Chr 6:26-27: 6:26-27 b Petition 3: Solomon asked that God would guide his people to follow the right path so that sin would not prevent God’s blessing of rain for the land.
Summary for 2Chr 6:28-31: 6:28-31 c Petition 4: Solomon showed a special sensitivity to human suffering by including both the private sorrow of those whose pain is hidden and the public distress of those whose pain is apparent. The prayer is personal, appealing to God’s knowledge of each individual motive. A further appeal pleads for God’s instruction so that the pain of failure might lead the individual to follow God’s ways in the future.
Summary for 2Chr 6:32-33: 6:32-33 d Petition 5: Solomon expressed concern for those from other nations who voluntarily joined the society of the covenant when they saw God’s blessings on those who obeyed it (Deut 4:6-8 e). These foreigners, no less than native Israelites, were the object of Solomon’s prayer for mercy before God.
Summary for 2Chr 6:34-35: 6:34-35 f Petition 6: Solomon asked God to hear the prayers of the people when they went out at God’s command to fight their enemies.
Summary for 2Chr 6:36-39: 6:36-39 g Petition 7: Solomon’s prophetic concern that Israel might be completely exiled is evident in the final petition of his prayer. There were many exiles in the history of Israel, but complete destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple were the greatest challenges to faith. Solomon’s petitions looked to the Temple as a resource for faith; in a foreign land, the people might remember the chosen place and pray. The mention of land, city, and Temple (6:38 h) suggests total destruction, not partial exile. The Temple might no longer be present, but the people could still direct their prayers to God in heaven, who would hear and forgive.
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