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2 Chronicles 6:28-31 Thoughts on Solomon's prayer Day 340

Good morning friends,

I am so thankful for the prayers recorded in the Old Testament.  As I have been wrestling with the many facets of the "Lord's prayer" over the last year, seeing the evolution of prayer has been helpful.  WSC Q 100 says that the whole of scripture is of use for our direction in prayer but that rule of prayer that Christ taught his disciples is the "special rule".

Blessings,

Jeff

Part of Solomon's prayer of dedication for the temple. Addresses plagues, pestilence and other calamities associated with not walking in all of God's ways. 

Deuteronomy 28:22

The LORD will strike you with wasting disease and with fever, inflammation and fiery heat, and with drought and with blight and with mildew. They shall pursue you until you perish.

thoughts/observations:

Prayer toward the temple wIth knowledge of guilt or at least  their afflictions is required.  Solomon seems to recognize that the curses in Deut 28 will eventually show up because of individual and corporate sins.

There is no specific mention of role of the sacrificial system here. But praying toward the temple where sacrifices are made could be the assumed basis for God hearing from heaven and forgiving their sins.

This "prayer toward this temple" show up under Jehoshaphat 2nd great grandson and Daniel.  The reality of the curses for disobedience runs throughout history of Israel and Judah.  I think of the faithful remnant over the centuries longing for Messiah who would solve the sin problem forever.

 


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