2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 24 and 2 Kings 12 – Accountability

2 Chronicles 24:2 and 2 Kings 12:2 offer an important insight into the dynamics of spiritual growth. Growth takes place in godly community. King Joash followed the ways of the Lord as long as the priest Jehoida was alive. Jehoida was a godly man that instructed the king in the counsel of God. For this [...]


2 Chronicles 34:14-21 – Rediscover of the Book of the Law

Seventy-five years is a long time. There are not too many people alive today who even were around in 1936. A distant age, to be sure. The cost of a new house in 1936 was 3,925 dollars. I’ll take two dozen, please. The cost of a gallon of gas was 10 cents, and the average [...]


2 Chronicles 7:13-16 – Temple, Sacrifice, Prayer, and Christ

Will God listen to and answer Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the temple? The reader is not left guessing. Not only does the glory of God descend on the temple, a positive sign, but God also appears to Solomon in a dream and states, “I have hear your prayers and have chosen this place [...]


2 Chronicles 6 – Dedication of Temple, Solomon’s Prayer

That the temple is an important place is undeniable in 2 Chronicles 6. We see in Solomon’s dedication prayer that the temple is a place of fellowship and forgiveness. It is a place of fellowship, because God’s presence is there. We see this most powerfully in chapter 7 when the Shekinah glory of God descends. [...]