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If I shut up the sky so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
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Judgments Tied to Covenant
Commentators point out that the calamities listed—drought, locusts, and pestilence—are not random. They directly reference the covenant curses God warned about in the Law (Deuteronomy) and the specific concerns Solomon raised in his prayer (2 Chronicles 6). This shows God is responding directly to the terms of His covenant with Israel.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
If I shut up heaven that there be no rain. —Deuteronomy 11:17; 2 Chronicles 6:26.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 7:12).
Presbyterian
God gave a gracious answer to Solomon's prayer. The mercies of God to sinners are made known in a manner well suited to impress all who receive the…