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Start Prayer with Who God Is
Commentators note that Jehoshaphat begins his prayer not with his crisis, but with God's character. He affirms God's absolute sovereignty over heaven, His rule over all nations, and His limitless power. Scholars like Matthew Henry suggest this is the essential first step in any trial: to acknowledge God's sovereign dominion as the foundation for our trust and requests.
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2 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 20:6–9
18th Century
Theologian
Jehoshaphat’s appeal is threefold:
- To God omnipotent (2 Chronicles 20:6).
- To “our God.”
- To the God espec…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 20:6
19th Century
Bishop
Are you not God in heaven. —So Psalms 115:2-3. Jehovah, the God worshipped by Israel, is no limited local or tribal deity, but
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Chronicles 20:5–12
19th Century
Preacher
What a prayer it is! How argumentative! How it pleads his case as an advocate in a court of law, appealing to the mercy of God as logically as if i…
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John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 20:6
17th Century
Pastor
And said, O Lord God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, whose covenant God he was:
are you not …
Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 20:1–13
17th Century
Minister
In all dangers, public or personal, our first task should be to seek help from God. This is why days for national fasting and prayer are advantageo…