Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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2 Chronicles
Book: 2 Chronicles
Chapter: 2
Overview:
Solomon's message to Huram respecting the
Temple, His treaty
with Huram.
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Solomon informs Huram of the particular services to be
performed in the
Temple. The mysteries of the true religion,
unlike those of the Gentile superstitions, sought not
concealment.
Solomon endeavoured to possess Huram with great and
high thoughts of the
God of
Israel. We should not be afraid or
ashamed to embrace every opportunity to speak of
God, and to
impress others with a
Deep sense of the importance of his favour
and service. Now that the people of
Israel kept close to the
Law
and
Worship of
God, the neighbouring nations were willing to be
taught
By them in the true religion, as the Israelites had been
willing in the days of their apostasy, to be infected with the
idolatries and superstitions of their neighbours. A
Wise and
pious
King is an evidence of the
Lord's special
Love for his
people. How great then was
God's
Love to his believing people,
in giving his only-begotten Son to be their
Prince and their
Saviour.