◄ 2 Chronicles 6:17 ►
And now, O LORD, God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant David.
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And now, O LORD, God of Israel
This phrase acknowledges the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The title "LORD" (YHWH) is the sacred name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. "God of Israel" highlights His special relationship with the nation of Israel, chosen to be His people. This invocation is a reminder of God's faithfulness and His historical acts of deliverance and provision for Israel, as seen throughout the Old Testament.

please confirm what You promised
This request for confirmation is rooted in the biblical concept of God's promises being sure and trustworthy. The plea for confirmation reflects a deep faith in God's word and His ability to fulfill His promises. It also underscores the importance of divine promises in the life of Israel, as they are central to the nation's identity and future. The request is not for a new promise but for the fulfillment of an existing one, showing reliance on God's faithfulness.

to Your servant David
David is a central figure in the biblical narrative, known as a man after God's own heart. The promise referred to here is the Davidic Covenant, found in 2 Samuel 7, where God promises David that his descendants will rule Israel forever. This covenant is foundational for the messianic hope in Israel, as it points to the coming of a future king from David's line, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. David's role as a servant highlights his humility and dedication to God's will, serving as a model for leadership and faithfulness.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Solomon
The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon is the king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem. In this chapter, he is dedicating the temple and praying to God.

2. David
The former king of Israel and father of Solomon. God made a covenant with David, promising that his descendants would rule Israel.

3. The Temple in Jerusalem
The central place of worship for the Israelites, built by Solomon as a permanent dwelling place for the Ark of the Covenant.

4. The LORD, the God of Israel
The one true God, who made a covenant with David and whose presence is symbolically housed in the temple.

5. The Covenant
The promise God made to David that his lineage would continue to rule Israel, which Solomon references in his prayer.
Teaching Points
Faithfulness of God
God's promises are reliable and trustworthy. Solomon's prayer is a reminder that God is faithful to His word, as seen in His covenant with David.

Importance of Prayer
Solomon's prayer demonstrates the importance of seeking God's will and acknowledging His sovereignty in our lives.

Legacy and Covenant
The covenant with David highlights the significance of spiritual legacy and God's long-term plans for His people.

God's Presence
The temple symbolizes God's presence among His people, reminding us of the importance of seeking and honoring God's presence in our lives today.

Fulfillment of Promises
Just as Solomon sought the fulfillment of God's promises to David, we are encouraged to trust in God's timing and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to us.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does Solomon's prayer in 2 Chronicles 6:17 reflect his understanding of God's promises to David?

2. In what ways can we see God's faithfulness in our own lives, similar to His faithfulness to David and Solomon?

3. How does the concept of covenant in the Old Testament relate to the New Covenant established through Jesus Christ?

4. What role does prayer play in seeking the fulfillment of God's promises in our lives?

5. How can we cultivate a deeper awareness of God's presence in our daily lives, similar to the significance of the temple for the Israelites?
Connections to Other Scriptures
2 Samuel 7
This chapter details God's covenant with David, promising that his throne will be established forever. Solomon's prayer in 2 Chronicles 6:17 is a direct reference to this promise.

1 Kings 8
This chapter parallels 2 Chronicles 6, providing another account of Solomon's temple dedication and prayer.

Psalm 132
This psalm reflects on God's promises to David and the desire for God's presence in Zion, echoing the themes of covenant and divine faithfulness.
Sermons
The Dedication of the Temple: 3. the Consecration PrayerT. Whitelaw 2 Chronicles 6:12-21
People
David, Solomon
Places
Egypt, Holy Place, Jerusalem
Topics
TRUE, David, Hast, O, Promised, Servant, Spakest, Spoke, Spoken, Spokest, Stedfast, Verified
Dictionary of Bible Themes
2 Chronicles 6:16-17

     1351   covenant, with David

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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