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then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance.
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Discipline as Instruction
Commentators agree that when Solomon asks God to "teach them the good way," he is acknowledging that hardships like drought are not just punishments but divine instruction. God uses these trials as chastisement to correct His people and guide them back to the right path, turning affliction into a blessing when it leads to repentance.
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1 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Teach them ... - Rather, "when you are teaching them (by your chastisement) the good way that they should walk in," that is, when you are st…
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
Then hear you in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel
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