What is the meaning of 2 Chronicles 6:28? When famine comes upon the land “When famine … comes upon the land” (2 Chronicles 6:28) sets the tone. Solomon, dedicating the temple, anticipates the covenant warnings of Deuteronomy 28. • Famine signals God withholding rain and harvest (Deuteronomy 28:23-24; 1 Kings 17:1-7). • It awakens the nation to repent and seek the Lord who alone “gives food to all flesh” (Psalm 136:25). • The temple is presented as the place to cry out for restored provision (2 Chron 7:13-14). Or plague comes upon the land “Or plague” recalls sudden sickness that sweeps a people (Exodus 9:14; Numbers 16:46-48). • Plagues often follow disobedience (2 Samuel 24:15). • Yet God promises healing when His people humble themselves (Exodus 15:26). • Solomon’s prayer invites Israel to look to the temple rather than to idols or physicians alone (2 Chron 16:12). Or blight or mildew “Blight or mildew” speaks of crop diseases that shrivel grain before harvest (Deuteronomy 28:22; Amos 4:9). • These subtle judgments warn early, before total loss. • Obedience brings “fields white for harvest” (John 4:35), while neglect invites these quiet devastations. • Confession and renewed covenant faithfulness are the cure (Haggai 2:17-19). Or locusts Locusts devour everything green (Exodus 10:14-15; Joel 1:4-7). • Swarms illustrate how quickly blessing can vanish. • Joel urges, “Return to Me with all your heart” (Joel 2:12-14), promising restorative rains and overflowing vats (Joel 2:23-26). Or grasshoppers Grasshoppers, smaller yet countless, picture relentless trouble (Judges 6:5; Nahum 3:15-16). • Even minor unchecked sins multiply consequences. • Repentance turns the tide, for God “restores the years the locust has eaten” (Joel 2:25). Or when their enemies besiege them in their cities Military siege brings famine, fear, and captivity (Deuteronomy 28:52; 2 Kings 25:1-2). • Solomon knows national security hinges on covenant fidelity (Psalm 20:7-9). • Turning toward the temple—and thus toward God—invites divine deliverance (2 Chron 32:20-22). Whatever disaster or disease may come The catch-all phrase covers every unforeseen catastrophe (1 Kings 8:37; Psalm 91:3-7). • No trial lies outside God’s sovereign reach or His willingness to hear (2 Chron 20:9). • The temple stands as the assurance that “He hears from heaven and forgives” (2 Chron 6:30-31). summary 2 Chronicles 6:28 gathers every imaginable calamity to show that God uses physical, agricultural, and military crises to call His people back to Himself. Solomon’s dedication prayer makes the temple the meeting place of repentance and restoration. Whatever the trouble—famine, disease, pests, siege—humble prayer and covenant obedience open the door for God to forgive, heal, and bless once more. |
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