- Sat Jan 21, 2017 2:56 pm
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44. The temple was built and ready to dedicate so Solomon made a public prayer to God at the dedication.
1 Kings chapter 8 verses 33, 35, and 41-43.
Verse 33 "If Your people Israel sin against You and are defeated by an enemy, and if they return to You, praise Your Name, pray to You, and entreat You in this temple, listen in heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land You gave their fathers."
Verse 35 "If the sky is closed, so that there is no rain, because they have sinned against You and You afflict them, and if then they repent of their sin, and pray, and praise Your Name in this place, listen in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servant and of Your people Israel, teaching them the right way to live and sending rain upon this land of Yours which You have given to Your people as their heritage."
Verses 41-43 "To the foreigner, likewise, who is not of Your people Israel, but comes from a distant land to honor You {since men will learn of Your great Name and Your mighty hand and Your outstretched arm}, when he comes and prays toward this temple, listen from Your heavenly dwelling. Do all that the foreigner asks of You, that all the peoples of the earth may know Your Name, may fear You as do Your people Israel, and may acknowledge that this temple which I have built is dedicated to Your honor."