2 Chronicles 6:1-21
Solomon said "The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud. I have built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever."
Solomon's prayer of Dedication before the alter of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
There is no God like you in heaven or on earth - you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.
But will God really dwell on earth with men? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!
May your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, this place of which you said you would put you Name there. May you hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place.
Why?
God does not dwell on earth with men, or dwell in the temple Solomon built for God. The Lord put his holy name there, so Solomon prayed to the Lord listen to his servant pray when they pray toward this place.
The ground for this prayer, and all prayer, is the fact that God and his promises are utterly dependable. The requests are based on other vital facts about God: his love for his people; his absolute moral standards; his readiness to hear and forgive those who genuinely真正 turn way from wrongdoing.
How?
God's holy name with power and glory. Praise be to the Lord! God put his Holy Name in churches now!
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