2 Chronicles 7:12-16 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him, I have heard your prayer… I. THERE ARE THREE MODES IN WHICH IT HAS PLEASED ALMIGHTY GOD AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF THE WORLD TO INFLICT HIS RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENTS ON NATIONAL DELINQUENCY: by the sword without, the famine and pestilence within. II. THE DUTIES ENJOINED UPON A PEOPLE UNDER THE AFFLICTIVE VISITATION OF A PESTILENCE.. 1. Humiliation. 2. Prayer. 3. Reformation. III. THE ENCOURAGING ASSURANCE OF THE GOD OF MERCY TO A HUMBLED, PRAYING, AND CONVERTED PEOPLE. (James Williams, M.A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. |