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Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
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A Prayer God Promises to Answer
Solomon's plea for God's eyes to be open and ears attentive is a direct and earnest request. Commentators highlight that God honors this specific prayer by repeating it back to Solomon as a divine promise in the next chapter (2 Chronicles 7:15). This demonstrates a beautiful pattern of human petition being met with divine assurance.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In Kings, a different conclusion takes the place of these verses. The document from which both writers copied contained the full prayer of dedicati…
19th Century
Anglican
THE PERORATION.
Let, I plead with you, thine eyes be open. —Compare [Reference 2 Chronic…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).
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The order of Solomon's prayer is to be observed. First and chiefly, he prays for repentance and forgiveness, which is the chief blessing and the on…
