2 Crônicas 7

2 Crônicas 7

Meyer - The Fire came down from Heaven, and consumed the Burnt-Offering. It was a very gracious and immediate response to the prayer of King and people. If we make room for God, He always comes and fills. If we seek Him, He is instantly with us. Directly the soul confesses, it is forgiven; or consecrates itself, it is accepted; or claims deliverance from the power of sin, it is cleansed. Do you really want the Lord to come to you? His glory has even now begun to shine in on you, to grow and enlighten you forevermore. The fire stands for the Divine Presence. Oh to have always a consciousness of it! Nothing would so soon arrest and destroy the impurity and evil within; as sunshine does fungus-growth. We are told that the fire was to be kept burning on the altar: it was never to go out. Thus, we should always perpetuate and practice the presence of God, feeding the fire with the fuel of prayer and meditation. Fire also stands for the Divine Purity. As the Plague of London was stamped out by the Great Fire which destroyed the nests where it had bred; and as the furnace rids the ore of dross— so the Holy Spirit in thy heart and mine is a guarantee of holiness and righteousness all our days. Fire also stands for Divine Fellowship. It consumed that part of the offering which was placed on the altar; and it seemed as if the Divine nature was therefore feeding upon the sacrifice, whilst the remainder of it was consumed by the offerer. Thus, also, we have communion with God, as we eat the bread and drink the wine in the Lord’s supper. We feed on Christ in adoration, faith, and identification. God feeds on the completeness of Christ’s obedience, and the glory of His character. Thus we have fellowship with the Father and the Son, by the Holy Ghost. 2 Chronicles 7:2 The priests could not enter into the house of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD’S house. the priests. 2Chr 5:14. Ex. 24:17. Is. 6:5. Re. 15:8. Related: Revelation 15:8+ And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished. 2 Chronicles 5:14+ so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God. GLORY OF GOD CANNOT BE APPROACHED The priests could not enter into the house of the LORD because the glory (kabod; Lxx - doxa) of the LORD (Jehovah) filled (male; Lxx - pimplemi) the LORD’S house - The glory of God symbolized His holy presence and sinful men cannot approach a holy God, but are in need of a Mediator (1 Ti 2:5+). 2 Chronicles 7:3 All the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of the LORD upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to the LORD, saying, “Truly He is good, truly His lovingkindness is everlasting.” they bowed. Ex. 4:31. Le. 9:24. Nu. 14:5; 16:22. 1 Ki. 18:39. 1 Ch. 29:20. Ps. 95:6. For he is. 2Chr 5:13; 20:21. 1 Ch. 16:41. Ezr. 3:11. Ps. 103:17; 136:1, etc. Is. 63:7. Je. 33:11. He. 7:24, 25. Lu. 1:50. Related Passages: Leviticus 9:24+ Then fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces. 1 Chronicles 16:34 O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 1 Chronicles 16:41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His lovingkindness is everlasting. 2 Chronicles 5:13 in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to glorify the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised the LORD saying, “He indeed is good for His lovingkindness is everlasting,” then the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, 2 Chronicles 20:21 When he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to the LORD and those who praised Him in holy attire, as they went out before the army and said, “Give thanks to the LORD, for His lovingkindness is everlasting.” WORSHIP AND PRAISE OF THE GOOD GOD'S MERCY All the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory (kabod; Lxx - doxa) of the LORD (Jehovah) upon the house, bowed down (fell down) on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped (shachah - bowed down; Lxx - proskuneo) and gave praise (yadah; Lxx - aineo) to the LORD (Jehovah) , saying, “Truly He is good, truly His lovingkindness (hesed/chesed/heced; Lxx - eleos) is everlasting (olam) - God's glory was so overwhelming and majestic that finite men could only fall to the ground in worship and praise. Andrew Hill: The simultaneous events of fire from heaven falling on the bronze altar and the cloud of Yahweh’s glory filling the temple prompt a predictable reaction from the people—prostration in worship (2Ch 7:3) (SEE 1 and 2 Chronicles - Page 62 MATTHEW HENRY - II. The grateful return made to God for this gracious token of his favour. 1. The people worshipped and praised God, 2Chr 7:3. When they saw the fire of God come down from heaven thus they did not run away affrighted, but kept their ground in the courts of the Lord, and took occasion from it, (1.) With reverence to adore the glory of God: They bowed their faces to the ground and worshipped, thus expressing their awful dread of the divine majesty, their cheerful submission to the divine authority, and the sense they had of their unworthiness to come into God's presence and their inability to stand before the power of his wrath. (2.) With thankfulness to acknowledge the goodness of God; even when the fire of the Lord came down they praised him, saying, He is good, for his mercy endureth for ever. This is a song never out of season, and for which our hearts and tongues should be never out of tune. However it be, yet God is good. When he manifests himself as a consuming fire to sinners, his people can rejoice in him as their light. Nay, they had reason to say that in this God was good. "It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, but the sacrifice in our stead, for which we are bound to be very thankful.'' C H