Luke 24:44-49 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) Jesus appeared to the Disciples after his resurrection and ate with them demonstrating that his body was a physical body. Jesus shared with them from the scriptures (our Old Testament) showing them that everything that had happened had been predicted long ago and it was necessary that it be fulfilled. Then the Disciples finally understood that Jesus’ death and resurrection took place so that repentance
2 Chronicles 6:40-42 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) Solomon ends his prayer of dedication by appealing to God to be attentive to the prayers offered in the temple. He invited God to come into the temple and make it his home along with the ark of the covenant. When Solomon prayed that the priests be clothed in salvation, he was praying that their spiritual welfare would exceed their fine outer appearance. Then Solomon
2 Chronicles 6:36-39 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) Solomon appealed to God on behalf of the people in his prayer of dedication for the temple. In his prayer he didn’t say “If they sin against you…” He said “When they sin…” Solomon knew the people would sin against God. He also appears to have had a premonition of the time in the Israelites future when the Babylonians did conquer
2 Chronicles 6:18-31 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) The impact of Solomon’s words in verse 18 is a reflection of the wisdom God gave to Solomon. In spite of all the great craftsmanship and the elaborate construction that went into the building of the temple, Solomon knew that the completed house of worship could never contain the totality of God himself. God’s spirit could indwell the temple
2 Chronicles 6:12-17 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) In front of the entire assembly, King Solomon knelt down and with lifted hands prayed to God Almighty praising him for keeping his promise to his father, David. He also petitioned God to continue to keep his promise to keep one of David’s sons on the throne if they would walk according to God’s law. King Solomon had made