2 Chronicles 7:1
And at Solomon’s finishing to pray, then the fire has come down from the heavens and consumes the burnt-offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of YHWH has filled the house,
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Genesis 15:17And it comes to pass—the sun has gone in, and thick darkness has been and behold, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which has passed over between those pieces.
Exodus 40:34And the cloud covers the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of YHWH has filled the Dwelling Place;
Leviticus 9:24and fire comes out from before YHWH, and consumes the burnt-offering and the fat on the altar; and all the people see, and cry aloud, and fall on their faces.
1 Kings 8:10And it comes to pass, in the going out of the priests from the holy [place], that the cloud has filled the house of YHWH,
1 Kings 9:1And it comes to pass, at Solomon’s finishing to build the house of YHWH, and the house of the king, and all the desire of Solomon that he delighted to do,
1 Kings 18:38And a fire falls [from] YHWH, and consumes the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and it has licked up the water that [is] in the trench.
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 →