2 Chronicles 6:15
You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David.
This phrase highlights God's faithfulness in fulfilling His covenant with David. The promise referred to is found in 2 Samuel 7:12-16, where God assures David that his lineage will endure and that his son will build the temple. This covenant is central to the Davidic line, which is significant in biblical history as it leads to the birth of Jesus Christ, the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise. The phrase underscores the reliability of God's word and His commitment to His chosen servants. It also reflects the importance of David in Israel's history, as he is often seen as a type of Christ, a shepherd-king who prefigures the coming Messiah.

What You spoke with Your mouth
This part emphasizes the verbal nature of God's promises, which are often delivered through prophets or direct revelation. In the ancient Near Eastern context, spoken words held significant power and authority, especially when coming from a deity. The phrase suggests that God's declarations are not mere words but are imbued with the power to bring about real change and fulfillment. This is consistent with the biblical theme that God's word is living and active (Hebrews 4:12).

You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
The fulfillment "with Your hand" indicates God's active involvement in bringing His promises to fruition. It suggests divine intervention and the tangible realization of His word. The phrase "this day" marks a specific moment in history when Solomon, David's son, completed the construction of the temple, a significant event in Israel's religious life. This fulfillment is a testament to God's sovereignty and His ability to orchestrate events according to His divine plan. It also serves as a reminder of God's ongoing work in the world, pointing forward to the ultimate fulfillment of His promises in the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Solomon
The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon is the king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem. He is known for his wisdom and for fulfilling his father David's vision of constructing a house for the Lord.

2. David
The second king of Israel, a man after God's own heart, who desired to build a temple for the Lord but was told by God that his son would accomplish this task.

3. The Temple in Jerusalem
The central place of worship for the Israelites, built by Solomon as a fulfillment of God's promise to David.

4. God's Promise
The covenant God made with David, ensuring that his lineage would continue and that his son would build the temple.

5. The Fulfillment of God's Word
The event of the temple's completion, demonstrating God's faithfulness to His promises.
Teaching Points
God's Faithfulness
God's promises are sure and steadfast. Just as He fulfilled His word to David through Solomon, He will fulfill His promises to us. We can trust in His faithfulness.

The Importance of Obedience
Solomon's obedience in building the temple was crucial in the fulfillment of God's promise. Our obedience to God's commands can be instrumental in His plans.

Generational Blessings
David's faithfulness and relationship with God had lasting effects on his descendants. Our faithfulness can impact future generations.

The Power of God's Word
What God speaks, He accomplishes. His word is powerful and effective, and we should hold it in high regard in our lives.

The Role of Prayer and Dedication
Solomon's prayer of dedication for the temple shows the importance of seeking God's presence and blessing in our endeavors.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the fulfillment of God's promise to David through Solomon encourage you in your personal walk with God?

2. In what ways can you demonstrate obedience to God's commands in your life, similar to Solomon's obedience in building the temple?

3. Reflect on a promise from God that you are holding onto. How does this passage strengthen your faith in that promise?

4. How can you ensure that your faithfulness to God impacts future generations in your family or community?

5. Consider the power of God's word in your life. How can you apply this understanding to a current situation you are facing?
Connections to Other Scriptures
1 Kings 8:20
This verse parallels 2 Chronicles 6:15, where Solomon acknowledges the fulfillment of God's promise to David.

2 Samuel 7:12-13
God's promise to David that his offspring would build a house for His name, which is fulfilled in Solomon.

Psalm 89:34-37
A psalm that speaks of God's faithfulness to His covenant with David, emphasizing the eternal nature of His promises.

Isaiah 55:11
This verse highlights the certainty of God's word, which accomplishes what He desires and achieves the purpose for which it was sent.
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
David, Declare, Fulfilled, Hast, Indeed, Kept, Mouth, Promise, Promised, Servant, Spakest, Speak, Spoke, Spoken, Spokest, Yea, Yes
Dictionary of Bible Themes
2 Chronicles 6:15

     5167   mouth

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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