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When the sky is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you do afflict them:
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Affliction as a Wake-Up Call
Commentators unanimously agree that Solomon views natural disasters, like the drought mentioned here, not as random occurrences but as direct consequences of sin. This reflects the covenant curses described in Deuteronomy. The affliction is seen as a form of divine discipline intended to awaken the people to their spiritual state.
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19th Century
Anglican
The prayer of Solomon, uttered (see 1 Kings 8:54) on his knees with hands uplifted to heaven, long and detailed as it is, is yet extrem…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When heaven is shut up As it may be said to be when the air is quite serene, and not a cloud in it:
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Presbyterian
In this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises cal…
