2 Chronicles 7 Verses 11 to 22 Our Only Hope September 12, 2021

2 Chronicles 7 Verses 11 to 22 Our Only Hope September 12, 2021

Class Presentation Notes A

Background Scripture: Romans 12:1-12

Main Idea: Throughout the Word of God there is a continual emphasis on the conditional relationship we enjoy with God. “If my people…shall…then I will”

Study Aim: To realize the greatest exercise I can take would be to humble myself before God.

Create Interest:

· When Does God Answer Prayer?

o In a secular worldview, people want immediate gratification of their desires. Some even expect instant answers to their prayers, and when nothing happens, they wonder whether God heard them. Some fail to see the connection between their sinful ways and their failure to experience God’s blessings.

o In a biblical worldview, God answers prayers, but He does so in His time and on His terms. He expects people to humbly repent of their sins. He expects those who are forgiven to continue to live within His will.

· The Hebrew word kana means “to subdue” or “to humble” when the subject does the acting. When the subject is acted upon, it means “to be subdued” or “to be humbled.”

o Often the word is used of people humbling themselves. This is the meaning in 2 Chronicles 7:14. The word is the opposite of being proud.

o To be humble is to set aside the kind of pride that causes people to think they can get along without God and to entrust themselves to God and His mercy and grace.[1]

· In this lesson we will explore “How do I seek God’s face” and the “if and then or our conditional relationship in prayer with God.

Lesson In Historical Context:

· As part of the dedication of the temple, Solomon prayed a long prayer (2 Chron. 6:14–42). God’s answer to Solomon’s prayer came 13 years later. It is found in 2 Chronicles 7:11–22. Solomon had been reigning over Israel for 24 years, God manifested Himself to the king a second time. This was 20 years after Solomon had begun his building projects (1 K. 9:1–2).

· In this encounter, God gave Solomon a wonderful promise, but He also gave a strong warning that he and the people must heed in order to receive God’s promises.

· Having demonstrated his acceptance of the offerings, the Lord appears to Solomon to give a specific assurance that his prayer has been heard. Not only has it been heard—the answer is a resounding ‘Yes!’ The only thing is that it is an answer with a lot of ‘if’s. The Lord’s answer places the emphasis on those ‘if’s. There is the people’s ‘if’ and then Solomon’s ‘if’. You’ll have to read 1 Kings 11 to see how far short Solomon ultimately fell with his ‘if’s.

· For the people, however, the ‘if’ concerns howthey ask (v. 14).

o Will the people humble themselves as they pray?

o Will their praying involve a real seeking of the Lord himself?

o Will they turn from wickedness as they turn to the Lord?[2]

· Does God answer prayer?

o Why does He sometimes seem to delay?

o Why does the Bible call for us to keep on praying?

o What takes the place of the sacrificial system?

§ Let’s find out these answers😊

Bible Study:

2 Chronicles 7:11-22 (NASB) In His Time 11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's palace, and successfully completed all that he had planned on doing in the house of the LORD and in his palace. 12 Then the LORD appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

· Much of the skepticism about prayer is based on false views of what people expect it to be. Many think of prayer as only an alternative method of getting something they want. Some think of God as being like the genie in the story of Aladdin and his lamp. When God doesn’t respond immediately, or even later, they assume that He does not answer prayers. Someone has said that God always answers prayer, but His answer may be yes, no, or later/wait.

· Verses 11–12 give one of many Bible examples of answers to prayers that seem to have been delayed.

o At the temple’s dedication, Solomon had asked God for some specific things about the temple (6:14–42). God gave an immediate sign of His basic approval by sending fire to consume the sacrifices (7:1), but a more definitive answer did not come at that time.

· Vs. 11: When the festival was over, God appeared to Solomon in a vision as He had done at Gibeon. So far, Solomon had not gravely or consciously deflected from the ideal of a theocratic king. Anything which had been worldly or mistaken in his policy the oppression into which he had been led, the heathen alliances which he had formed, his crowded harem, his evident fondness for material splendor which carried with it the peril of selfish pride were only signs of partial knowledge and human frailty. His heart was still, overall, right with God. He was once more assured in nightly vision that his prayer and supplication were accepted[3]

· Note for historical interest: Verse 11states that Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the king’s house.It may be stated that the main structure of the temple (not including courts, pillars, furnishing, vessels, etc.) was built after seven years’ process, in the eleventh year of Solomon’s reign, but the palace only after another complete thirteen years (1 Kings 7:1), in Solomon’s twenty-fourth year.[4]These were two separate building projects. First Kings 9:1–2 records the same appearance of the Lord to Solomon as is described here in 2 Chronicles 7:11–12. This is called “the second time” that the Lord appeared to Solomon, the first being at Gibeon when the Lord had promised to give the new king whatever he asked (1 Kings 3:3–15).

o Both appearances were by night. Thus 13 years passed between the prayer of dedication and the Lord’s answer. “In spite of the close proximity of Solomon’s prayer to this second appearance of God in the text, both Kings and Chronicles separate the two events. In fact, it took some thirteen years to accomplish this double task.”

· Vs. 12: Appearing to Solomon at night, God gave him the wonderful assurance of answered prayer. Just as Solomon had requested, the Lordhad chosen the temple for Himself, to be the place where people were to approach Him through the offering of the substitute sacrifice (2 Chr. 6:20f).

· Very important are the opening words of the divine response: I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house for sacrifices. The rest of the report of the divine response (2 Chronicles 7:16–22) adheres closely to the Deuteronomistic version (1 Kgs. 9:3–9). The Lord’s words confirm the acceptance of the temple[5]

Thoughts to Soak on from Verses 11-12:

· The Lord established the sacrificial system of the Old Testament. It bore witness to human sins and to God’s willingness to forgive repentant sinners.

· The old sacrificial system was fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is the great High Priest and once-for-all, all-sufficient sacrifice for sin. We no longer have a temple offering animal sacrifices. We have One through whom we can “come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb. 4:16). The point for us is that God’s grace makes prayer possible.

· What are the lasting lessons of Verses 11–12?

o God answers prayer.

o From the human perspective of time, some answers seem slow in coming.

o God answers prayer in His own time and in His own way.

o We should keep on praying even when answers do not come.

o God’s grace makes prayer possible.

2 Chronicles 7:13-16 (NASB) On His Terms 13 "If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, 14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 "Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. 16 "For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that My name may be there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

· Vs. 13: God then gave a personal promise to His people, a promise that is at the very heart of this great book of Chronicles, and, in fact, of the entire Old Testament.

o From beginning to end, the Old and New Testaments proclaim that the hand of God’s judgment falls upon those who commit wickedness.

o A large part of Solomon’s prayer had been devoted to asking God to hear the prayers offered in the temple or toward it. Solomon acknowledged that God was too great to be confined to a temple, but because His presence was there, the temple came to represent His hearing and answering prayers (6:18–21). Then Solomon listed a number of specific situations in which prayers would be offered (vv. 6:22–31).

o But here the Lord is declaring to both Solomon and the people:

§ His hand of judgment could be stopped. If the people’s sin aroused God’s judgment to cause drought or loss of crops or some plague among them, they could stop the judgment. They could be saved and delivered by taking four actions:

· Vs. 14: Therefore, they must: (note this is not optional)

o become His followers, part of the people who are called by His name and bear witness to His Name.

§ They must confess the Lord, be His people. He is the only living and true God, the only Savior and Lordof the universe.

o humble themselves before the Lord. Instead of rebelling against Him, being obstinate and stubborn and insisting on living life as they wished, they must humble themselves to obey His commandments and to live as they should.

o pray and seek His face for forgiveness. They must also seek deliverance from the chastisement and discipline of the oppressive judgment.

o repent, turn away from their sinful behavior and turn back to the Lord. Confessing and humbling themselves and even praying and asking for forgiveness would not prove the people’s sincerity and truthfulness. Their sincerity and truthfulness would be proven only when they turned away from their sin.

§ Thus, repentance is always necessary to receive the forgiveness and salvation of God.

Misapplications of Verse 14:

· First, it should not be presented as a means of receiving salvation.

o God gives us our salvation apart from our works, not conditional on our humbling ourselves and turning from our wicked ways. Such changes are results of our salvation, not ways of achieving it.

· Second, 2 Chronicles 7:14 should not be considered a method of Christian growth.

o Although what is described may be a part of the total picture as we are transformed into the image of Christ, it is not by itself a formula on how to achieve maturity.

· Third, we ought not to apply this verse to a national entity today, except perhaps as we look forward to the future restoration of Israel (Rom. 11:26).

§ This verse is addressed to the people who are called by God’s name, and there is no country today that can lay claim to this title as Israel did at the time of Solomon.[6]

Thoughts to Soak on before moving on:

· “If my people”. Solomon in his prayer referred to “thy people” ten times. “If my people, which are called by my name” indicates ownership. This wonderful promise was originally given to the nation of Israel. Today, God owns each believer, bought with the precious blood of Christ (cp. 1 Cor 6:19–20; 1 Pet 1:18–19). In 6:21–39 Solomon asks God to forgive five times (vv. 21, 25, 27, 30, 39). Verse 14 is the best known and the best loved verse of all of Chronicles. It is a wonderful promise of forgiveness.[7]

· God spoke of as my people, which are called by my name. God called on His people to humble themselves. “God resists the proud but gives grace unto the humble” (Jas. 4:6).

· There is something naturally humble in true prayer because it recognizes that the answers are not in self, and they are in God. God promises something special to humble, praying people.

· The phrase My people who are called by My name had its first application to the people of Israel as they lived in the land God promised them. Nevertheless, the same God who made this promise to Israel still reigns in the heavens and will still respond to His humble praying people today.

· “Although God’s invitation is initially given to my people (2 Chronicles 7:14), 2 Chronicles 6:32–33 has made clear that anyonewho acknowledges God’s name and authority may pray with the same confidence of a hearing. This passage is therefore consistent with others where the invitation is explicitly extended to ‘all who call upon the name of the Lord …’ ” (Selman)[8]

· Selfish pride is the heart of human sin. Pride assumes that we can get along without God. Humility recognizes how desperately we need God and His grace.God called for His people to pray. James 4:2–3 identifies two faults of many people’s prayer life. One is that they do not pray. The other is that they pray only selfish prayers

· In laying down these conditions for Solomon, the Lord was giving Him and the people a most wonderful promise.

o If they met these four conditions, God would forgive their wicked ways and heal their land.

o He would stop His hand of judgment, and the people could recover from their loss.

o Both the individual and the nation would experience the mercy and forgiveness of God.

o The land owned by repentant individuals and by the nation as a whole would be healed.

§ No matter what a person’s occupation or position in life, if he confessed and humbled himself before the Lord—praying and seeking Him and repenting of his wicked ways—the Lord would forgive and heal both the repentant sinner and the nation.

o Forgive translates salah, the same word in Daniel 9:19.

§ Forgiveness is removing sin as a barrier to fellowship with God. It is different from indulgence. God does not say, “Sin isn’t so bad. Just forget it.” He knows that real forgiveness is always costly to the one who forgives. This is one lesson that the sacrificial system was supposed to teach.

§ God paid the price for our forgiveness at the cross. The word healin the Old Testament is used of physical healing from disease and of spiritual healing from sin.

§ Heal their land includes not only their forgiveness but also their restoration. It includes healing the land itself of the inevitable curses brought on it by sin.

Soak on a thought for our Nation:

· Our nation desperately needs moral and spiritual revival.

o The old formula is as relevant today as it ever was. If God’s people were to do what this says, such renewal would begin. Imagine what would happen if Christian people were to honestly confess and forsake their sins.

o What a change there would be in our lives, in our homes, in our churches, and in our land. Our land is sin-sick, and God stands ready to heal.

o We need to be a Christian nation for this to apply…but working toward that is a worthy goal.

o Pause for a moment here and pray for our nation……………..

Let’s Move on:

· Vs. 15: The wonderful promise of forgiveness and healing was not the only promise God made to Solomon. God also made him a wonderful promise concerning the temple (church).

o God’s eyes would always be open and His ears listening to the prayers offered up in the temple (church). Note why:

· Vs. 16: God had consecrated the temple by setting it apart and putting His Name there forever.

o How strikingly does the answer meet the prayer? Solomon anticipated days of sorrow. He asked of God, “If we call upon Thee, wilt Thou hear us?” “I will,” says God, “I will.” Solomon asks that God’s eye and ear may be open to his house. God exceeds the prayer of the king. Not only shall Mine eyes and Mine ears be there, but My heart shall be there also.[9]

o He clearly says that His eyes and heart will always be upon the temple, watching over its care and welfare, holding it ever so dear to His heart.

o “The idea of God having a heart is extremely rare in the Bible, and the only other explicit reference speaks of God suffering heart pains because of the evil of humanity (Gen 6:6; cp. also Gen 8:21; 1 Sam 13:14; Acts 13:22). Since the heart expresses the innermost parts of a person or thing, God here offers to humankind His deepest inner being, and reveals a wounded heart” (Selman).[10]

Thoughts to Soak On:

· Mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attentive in verse 15 is an answer to 6:40.

o God promised to see, and He promised to hear prayers offered in the temple.

o The temple signified the presence of God in and among His people. Solomon recognized that the God of heaven and earth could not be confined to a building or to any one time or place, but he asked God to abide with them in a special way in His temple.

o Vs. 16: God promised to do this. The Lord said, I have chosen and sanctified this house.His name represents His presence. His eyesand His heart show His personal involvement. In the Old Testament, the Jews prayed in or toward the temple because this was the same as praying to the Lord.

· The temple was destroyed in A.D. 70. Where is the presence of God to whom Christians pray? We pray to the Heavenly Father through His Son and by His Spirit, who abides in us and enables us to pray (Eph. 2:18; Rom. 8:26–27).

o Jesus taught us to have a private place where daily prayers are made (Matt. 6:6).

o He also taught that where two or three are gathered together in His name. He is present and will hear and answer their prayers (2 Chronciles 18:19–20).

· God answers humble prayers, but He answers them on His own terms. 2 Chronicles 7:14 states some of His terms. Others include that prayers must be prayed in faith (Matt. 21:22) and that prayer must be in accordance with God’s will (1 John 5:14).

o These two go together. They call for us to pray to the God who is able to do all things, but to believe not only in His power to act and to trust His wisdom and love in answering the prayer in His own way.

o He is our Heavenly Father. He will withhold nothing good that His children need, but He will withhold what is potentially harmful or useless.

What are the lasting lessons of verses 13–16?

· God hears and answers humble prayers of repentance.

· Such prayers of confession must be in all our prayers.

· Prayers of humble repentance prompt God to forgive and to heal people and land.

· God answers sincere prayers on His own terms.

2 Chronicles 7:17-22 (NASB) Obedience is Expected 17 "As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, 18 then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, 'You shall not lack a man to be ruler in Israel.' 19 "But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, 20 then I will uproot you from My land which I have given you, and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. 21 "As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?' 22 "And they will say, 'Because they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers who brought them from the land of Egypt, and they adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this adversity on them.'"

· Vs. 17-18: God also gave Solomon a wonderful promise of personal blessings if he would remain obedient to the Lord.

o But God’s blessings were conditional. Solomon must walk in integrity, living a life of righteousness and obedience just as his father David had done and to be obedient to all of God’s law.

o These things were essential for establishing and continuing the Davidic dynasty. Use of the verb “covenanted,” for which 1 Kgs 9:5 has “promised,” probably is significant. The Kings text reads “promised” (1 Kgs 9:5). Here there is a deliberate strengthening of the idea of God’s covenant with David[11]

o If Solomon would obey the commandments of the Lord, then he could expect a permanent dynasty. His sons would rule upon the throne of Israel after him (1 K. 3:14–15; 6:11–13).

o Our Lord Jesus, the greatest Son of David, was born in Bethlehem and he will yet come and reign over Israel and the world for a “thousand” years in His promised Kingdom!

· Vs. 19-22: In addition to hearing the promises of God, Solomon also needed to hear the warning of judgment if he disobeyed the Lord.

o If he or the people committed apostasy by turning away from God or engaged in false worship or idolatry, the following judgments would fall upon them. These judgments are applicable to any generation of people who disobey the Lord and turn to false worship:

§ They would be cut off from the promised land (a symbol of heaven) (v. 20).

§ They would see the temple (church) and worship rejected by God.

§ They would be mocked and ridiculed by people because of their hypocrisy.

§ They would suffer terrible destruction, so much destruction that people would hiss and mock them; others would question and be appalled at the devastation of their land (v. 21).

§ They would bear the shameful testimony of apostasy and idolatry because they had turned away from the Lord who had saved them, embracing false gods and false worship (v. 22).

· These are the frightening consequences of false worship, of turning away from God and committing apostasy against Him. The judgments spelled out are extremely grave.

Thoughts to soak on:

· Just as Solomon was warned by God, so are we warned.

o God demands obedience, demands that we keep His commandments.

§ If we keep them, we will be blessed.

· But if we disobey God, ignore and fail to keep His commandments, we will face the hand of His judgment.

What are the lasting lessons in Verses 17–22?

· God expects obedience from those who pray.

· He blesses such obedience.

· He warns of disobedience.

· He will punish the sin of disobedience and not hear the prayers of hypocrites.[12]

Note for Historical interest:

· At this point God warned that apostasy would have dire consequences. If the king or the people abandoned God’s law or forsook him for idols, such actions would not go unnoticed.

· The people would lose the land and be carried off into exile. The temple—which was such a work of splendor at the moment—would be destroyed, and it would become an object of ridicule.

· People from other nations would laugh at it, and they would be aware of the lesson that the Israelites themselves had forgotten—that the Israelites had lost their building of glory and splendor because they had forsaken their God.

· Sadly, this warning to Solomon was a prophecy of exactly what would happen eventually

Note for a positive Historical result:

· In his prayer to God, Solomon was able to see beyond the rituals of incense and offerings. The king did not just request that God would pay attention to sacrifices made and worship ceremonies performed.

o Solomon entreated God to hear all prayers that were directed toward the temple. Such prayers could occur in a faraway land, where the people were exiled, just as much as in the templecourt before the altar.

o In the final analysis it was not the temple rituals that made communication with God possible, but the temple represented the fact that the Israelites could communicate with God wherever they were.[13]

Listen to what God’s Holy Word says about obedience and disobedience

· If we obey God we receive the blessings of God:

o Matthew 7:24-25 (NASB) 24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 "And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yetit did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

o Matthew 12:50 (NASB) 50 "For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother."

o John 14:23 (NASB) 23 Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.

o John 15:10 (NASB) 10 "If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.

o James 1:25 (NASB) 25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.

o Revelation 22:14 (NASB) 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.

o Exodus 19:4-5 (NASB) 4 'You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to Myself. 5 'Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;

o Joshua 1:8-9 (NASB) 8 "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. 9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

· If we disobey God, the hand of God’s chastisement and judgment will fall upon us.

o Matthew 7:26-27 (NASB) 26 "Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 "The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall."

o Ephesians 5:3-6 (NASB) 3 But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints; 4 and there must be nofilthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

o 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 (NASB) 7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

o Hebrews 2:2-3 (NASB) 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, 3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard,

· Hebrews 2:2-3 (NASB) 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, 3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard,

· 1 Samuel 12:15 (NASB) 15 "If you will not listen to the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the command of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you, as it was against your fathers.

Spiritual Transformations

· When does God hear our prayers?

o His answer to Solomon’s prayer came 13 years after the prayer was made. God answers prayer in His own time.

o God promised to hear prayers of humble repentance prayed in or toward the temple.

· He answers prayers on His own terms. God calls for obedience and warns of the consequences of disobedience.

· God expects obedience from those who pray.

o What have been your experiences and observations about when and how God answers prayer?

o What characteristics of true prayer do you need to begin to practice or strengthen?

Life Applications:

· Recount some of the times in your life when you experienced the glory of God in an almost tangible way.

· Meditate on the fact that just as God chose Jerusalem and the temple for His dwelling in Israel, so He has chosen you and other believers as His dwelling place. As that truth takes hold in your heart, what difference does it make in how you live your life?

· Make a prayer journal in which you record daily some of the things you have told God and what you have asked him for. Keep track of how the Lord responds.

· Make an inventory of your normal daily activities. Then consider ways in which recognizing that Jesus is right there with you could affect your attitude and actions.[14]

Prayer of Commitment:Lord, help me to trust and obey You even when my prayer does not seem to be answered. Amen.

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