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and said: "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
Study Bible
and said:
This phrase introduces Solomon's prayer of dedication for the temple, highlighting the importance of prayer in Israel's worship. Solomon, as king, acts as an intercessor for the people, a role that foreshadows Christ's intercessory work.

“O LORD, God of Israel,
The invocation of the LORD, the covenant name Yahweh, emphasizes the personal relationship between God and Israel. This title affirms God's unique identity and His special relationship with Israel, chosen as His people (Deuteronomy 7:6).

there is no God like You in heaven or on earth,
This declaration underscores the monotheistic belief central to Israel's faith, contrasting with the polytheism of surrounding nations. It echoes the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4) and highlights God's incomparability, a theme also found in Isaiah 46:9.

keeping Your covenant of loving devotion
The Hebrew word for "loving devotion" is "chesed," often translated as steadfast love or mercy. This phrase emphasizes God's faithfulness to His covenant promises, a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen in His dealings with Abraham, Moses, and David.

with Your servants
Refers to those who are in a covenant relationship with God, highlighting the idea of servanthood as a key aspect of faithfulness. This concept is further developed in the New Testament, where believers are called servants of Christ (Romans 1:1).

who walk before You
Walking before God implies living a life of obedience and faithfulness, a common biblical metaphor for one's conduct (Genesis 17:1). It suggests a life lived in God's presence, aware of His guidance and authority.

with all their hearts.
This phrase emphasizes wholehearted devotion, a requirement for true worship and obedience (Deuteronomy 6:5). It points to the internal aspect of faith, not just external compliance, and is echoed in Jesus' teaching on loving God with all one's heart (Matthew 22:37).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Solomon
The king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem and is offering this prayer of dedication.

2. LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is being addressed in Solomon's prayer.

3. Israel
The nation chosen by God, to whom the covenant promises were given.

4. Temple in Jerusalem
The newly constructed house of worship where Solomon is dedicating the temple to God.

5. Covenant
The sacred agreement between God and His people, emphasizing His faithfulness and loving devotion.
Teaching Points
God's Uniqueness
Recognize that there is no God like Yahweh, who is unparalleled in His power, love, and faithfulness.

Covenant Faithfulness
Trust in God's unwavering commitment to His promises, as He is a covenant-keeping God.

Wholehearted Devotion
Emphasize the importance of walking before God with all our hearts, as true devotion requires complete surrender.

Prayer of Dedication
Learn from Solomon's example to dedicate our lives, homes, and endeavors to God, seeking His presence and blessing.

God's Loving Devotion
Reflect on God's loving devotion (Hebrew: "chesed"), which is His steadfast love and mercy towards His people.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does Solomon's acknowledgment of God's uniqueness challenge our understanding of God's nature today?

2. In what ways can we see God's covenant faithfulness in our own lives, and how should this impact our trust in Him?

3. What does it mean to walk before God with all our hearts, and how can we apply this in our daily walk with Christ?

4. How can Solomon's prayer of dedication inspire us to dedicate different aspects of our lives to God?

5. How does the concept of God's "chesed" (loving devotion) in the Old Testament connect to the New Testament understanding of God's love through Jesus Christ?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Deuteronomy 7:9
This verse highlights God's faithfulness in keeping His covenant and loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, echoing the themes in Solomon's prayer.

1 Kings 8:23
A parallel account of Solomon's prayer, reinforcing the uniqueness of God and His covenant faithfulness.

Psalm 89:1-2
Celebrates God's steadfast love and faithfulness, similar to the attributes Solomon praises.

Exodus 15:11
Declares the uniqueness of God among the gods, aligning with Solomon's acknowledgment of God's unparalleled nature.

Hebrews 8:6
Discusses the new covenant established through Christ, which fulfills and surpasses the old covenant promises.
Sermons
Spiritual AttitudeW. Clarkson 2 Chronicles 6:12-14
David's Charge to Solomon FulfilledH. Cay.2 Chronicles 6:12-15
Solomon's PrayerJ. Parker, D. D.2 Chronicles 6:12-15
The Dedication of the Temple: 3. the Consecration PrayerT. Whitelaw 2 Chronicles 6:12-21
People
David, Solomon
Places
Egypt, Holy Place, Jerusalem
Topics
Continue, Covenant, Faith, Heart, Hearts, Heaven, Heavens, Keepest, Keeping, Kindness, Love, Loving, Lovingkindness, Mercy, O, Servants, Showest, Showing, Steadfast, Unchanging, Walk, Walking, Wholeheartedly
Dictionary of Bible Themes
2 Chronicles 6:14

     1085   God, love of
     8304   loyalty

2 Chronicles 6:14-15

     1429   prophecy, OT fulfilment

Library
December the Eighth Judged by Our Aspirations
"Thou didst well, it was in thine heart." --2 CHRONICLES vi. 1-15. And this was a purpose which the man was not permitted to realize. It was a temple built in the substance of dreams, but never established in wood and stone. And God took the shadowy structure and esteemed it as a perfected pile. The sacred intention was regarded as a finished work. The will to build a temple was regarded as a temple built. And hence I discern the preciousness of all hallowed purpose and desire, even though it …
John Henry Jowett—My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year

"If So be that the Spirit of God Dwell in You. Now if any Man have not the Spirit of Christ, He is None of His. "
Rom. viii. 9.--"If so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." "But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth?" 2 Chron. vi. 18. It was the wonder of one of the wisest of men, and indeed, considering his infinite highness above the height of heavens, his immense and incomprehensible greatness, that the heaven of heavens cannot contain him, and then the baseness, emptiness, and worthlessness of man, it may be a wonder to the …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

Eleventh Lesson. Believe that Ye have Received;'
Believe that ye have received;' Or, The Faith that Takes. Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received them, and ye shall have them.'--Mark xi. 24 WHAT a promise! so large, so Divine, that our little hearts cannot take it in, and in every possible way seek to limit it to what we think safe or probable; instead of allowing it, in its quickening power and energy, just as He gave it, to enter in, and to enlarge our hearts to the measure of what …
Andrew Murray—With Christ in the School of Prayer

Sanctification.
VI. Objections answered. I will consider those passages of scripture which are by some supposed to contradict the doctrine we have been considering. 1 Kings viii. 46: "If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near," etc. On this passage, I remark:-- 1. That this sentiment in nearly the same language, is repeated in 2 Chron. vi. 26, and in Eccl. …
Charles Grandison Finney—Systematic Theology

Solomon's Temple Spiritualized
or, Gospel Light Fetched out of the Temple at Jerusalem, to Let us More Easily into the Glory of New Testament Truths. 'Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Isreal;--shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out hereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof.'--Ezekiel 43:10, 11 London: Printed for, and sold by George Larkin, at the Two Swans without Bishopgate, …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

Entire Sanctification
By Dr. Adam Clarke The word "sanctify" has two meanings. 1. It signifies to consecrate, to separate from earth and common use, and to devote or dedicate to God and his service. 2. It signifies to make holy or pure. Many talk much, and indeed well, of what Christ has done for us: but how little is spoken of what he is to do in us! and yet all that he has done for us is in reference to what he is to do in us. He was incarnated, suffered, died, and rose again from the dead; ascended to heaven, and there …
Adam Clarke—Entire Sanctification

Chronicles
The comparative indifference with which Chronicles is regarded in modern times by all but professional scholars seems to have been shared by the ancient Jewish church. Though written by the same hand as wrote Ezra-Nehemiah, and forming, together with these books, a continuous history of Judah, it is placed after them in the Hebrew Bible, of which it forms the concluding book; and this no doubt points to the fact that it attained canonical distinction later than they. Nor is this unnatural. The book …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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