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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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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 8:36
18th Century
Theologian
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…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 8:23–53
19th Century
Bishop
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…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 8:36
17th Century
Pastor
Then hear you in heaven, and forgive the sin of your
servants, and of your people Israel
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 8:22–53
17th Century
Minister
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…