2 Chronicles 7:1
When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and burned up the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the Temple.
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2The priests couldn't enter the Temple of the Lord because the Lord's glory filled the Lord's Temple.
Cross References
Genesis 15:17After the sun set and it grew dark, suddenly a smoking furnace and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the animal carcasses.
Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 9:24Fire came from the presence of the Lord and burned up the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. When everyone saw this, they shouted for joy and fell down with their faces to the ground.
1 Kings 8:10When the priests left the Holy Place, the cloud filled the Temple of the Lord.
1 Kings 9:1After Solomon had finished the Lord's Temple and the royal palace, having accomplished everything he'd wanted to do,
1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of the Lord came down and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the soil—it even licked up the water in the ditch!
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 7:1
In this chapter we have God's answer to Solomon's prayer. I. His public answer by fire from heaven, which consumed the sacrifices ( ver. 1 ), with which the priests and people were much affected, ver. 2, 3 . By that token of God's acceptance they were encouraged to continue the solemnities of the feast for fourteen days, and Solomon was encouraged to pursue all his designs for the honour of God, ver. 4-11 . II. His private answer by word of mouth, in a dream or vision of the night, ver. 12-22 . Most of these… Read the whole commentary →