The Second Book of Chronicles
Chapter 3
¹ Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had designated, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 1)
Oh God my Father as You know I also started building in the work where I am working with Your help and according to Your will but it seems that it is time for me to move on the road again. Throughout this week You have been giving me messages in order to prepare me for this change in lifestyle or occupation but only now I am understanding what You meant Amen. I thank You for all the works that we have done together Amen and may Your will continue to be done.
² He began to build on the second day of the second month of the fourth year of his reign.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 2)
Oh God my Father, You instructed during the composition of the Bible, that particular days and dates be recorded and commemorated so that we may never forget them. I pray that we also remember days such as our baptism for this is also an important day for us apart from birthdays and anniversaries. The day of our baptism is important because it was the beginning of a new relationship with You as human. Amen. Thank You Jesus.
³ These are Solomon's measurements for building the house of God: the length in cubits of the old standard, was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 3)
Oh God my Father how far and wide is Your love for us. No building or structure is enough to contain You my God and Father, however, it is through Your love for us, that You send Your presence during the celebration of the Eucharist, baptism and other celebrations.
Oh God my Father I pray for those of us, who have made their religion their personal property that they are willing to share with nobody and that they are willing to even defend with their life and bloodshed if possible. Amen. I pray for Your healing grace, so that religion will be a means of unity and bondage and not a reason to wage wars and loss of life Amen.
⁴ The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, across the width of the house; and its height was one hundred twenty cubits. He overlaid it on the inside with pure gold.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 4)
Oh God my beloved Father which house can ever contain You, the almighty God. However in our simplicity, we try to build churches and temples and call them houses of God which are consecrated to You, and Your Eucharistic presence is in these places. However, when humans start being involved I have my doubts how long the house remains Your House or if it becomes the people's house. I pray that we respect Your holy presence in such houses by showing the needed respect in how we behave and how we dress. In order for us to have an idea of how this house of God looked like You have given me the following video clip credit to "Messages of Christ" who uploaded this clip.
Solomon's Temple
⁵ The naive he lined with cypress, covered with fine gold, and made palms and chains on it.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 5)
Oh brothers and sisters may we all be live naives like the cypress trees that helped to support the whole structure to stand. I pray that we are all adorned with gold meaning human dignity and spiritual cleanness and that we are all spiritually tied to each other with chains of love, respect and relationship that finds its peak in You my God and Father Amen.
⁶ He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold from Parvaim. ⁷ So he lined the house with gold-its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors; and he carved cherubim on the walls.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verses 6 to 7)
Oh God my beloved Father, with what am I adorning the temple of my soul in order to welcome Your presence. Right now I feel that I am using cheap clear glass, for I am not feeling spiritually alive. I pray that You help me in my situation so that my spiritual and social, psychological and physical life can improve Amen.
⁸ He made the most holy place; its length, corresponding to its width of the house, was twenty cubits; he overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 8)
Oh God my beloved Father, the places where we meet are special and are to be treated with respect, for Your Holy presence dwells in such places. Amen. My prayer corner or area is not that big but in my heart I have a bigger space where You can make Your presence felt Amen.
⁹ The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 9)
When we invest in a project oh God my Father, we invest in material resources to fund the project. The same applies in our life of prayer. We invest in our time and make a prayer corner or space which is the special place were we have our meeting with You, which is a special place. Amen. May we all have a special place in our hearts for You and invest in time in being with You Amen.
¹⁰ In the most holy place he made two carved cherubim and overlaid them with gold.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 10)
Oh God my Father on reflecting may we all have a special place for You where to give praise and worship, however the best place is in my heart and spirit, which is protected from all sides by my ribs and Your Holy Spirit who has this special place in my being Amen.
¹¹ The wings of the Cherubim together extended twenty cubits: one wing of the one, five cubits long, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub; ¹² and of this cherub, one wing, five cubits long, touched the wall of the house, and the other wing, also five cubits long, was joined to the wing of the first cherub.¹³ The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits; the cherubim stood on their feet, facing the nave.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verses 11 to 13)
Oh God my Father, as in the case of the Cherubim we are to keep our eyes on Your presence while at the same time give each other the much needed spiritual physical, psychological, social, and even financial support where and when necessary each according to one's resources Amen.
¹⁴ And Solomon made the curtain of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and worked cherubim into it.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verses 14)
Oh God my Father Solomon placed the Cherubim in the major parts of the temple, I pray that I also place You in every place that I go so that Your presence will always be with me Amen.
¹⁵ In front of the house he made two pillars thirty-five cubits high, with a capital of five cubits on the top of each. ¹⁶ He made encircling chains and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. ¹⁷ He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right, the other on the left; the one on the right he called Jachin, and the one on the left. Boaz.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verses 15 to 17)
Oh God my beloved Father, if I were to build two pillars I would call them Faith and Love, thus showing that without You and Your love my life would be empty and meaningless, however You are the rock of my salvation Amen.
I would like to end thiss third Chapter of the second book of Chronicles with the following prayer.
Oh God my beloved Father You are my dwelling place, the kingdom and temple of my heart, every day of my life Your relationship with me continues to grow.The adornments of our temple are acts of love, faith and kindness, Amen
Thank You Jesus.
² He began to build on the second day of the second month of the fourth year of his reign.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 2)
Oh God my Father, You instructed during the composition of the Bible, that particular days and dates be recorded and commemorated so that we may never forget them. I pray that we also remember days such as our baptism for this is also an important day for us apart from birthdays and anniversaries. The day of our baptism is important because it was the beginning of a new relationship with You as human. Amen. Thank You Jesus.
³ These are Solomon's measurements for building the house of God: the length in cubits of the old standard, was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 3)
Oh God my Father how far and wide is Your love for us. No building or structure is enough to contain You my God and Father, however, it is through Your love for us, that You send Your presence during the celebration of the Eucharist, baptism and other celebrations.
Oh God my Father I pray for those of us, who have made their religion their personal property that they are willing to share with nobody and that they are willing to even defend with their life and bloodshed if possible. Amen. I pray for Your healing grace, so that religion will be a means of unity and bondage and not a reason to wage wars and loss of life Amen.
⁴ The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, across the width of the house; and its height was one hundred twenty cubits. He overlaid it on the inside with pure gold.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 4)
Oh God my beloved Father which house can ever contain You, the almighty God. However in our simplicity, we try to build churches and temples and call them houses of God which are consecrated to You, and Your Eucharistic presence is in these places. However, when humans start being involved I have my doubts how long the house remains Your House or if it becomes the people's house. I pray that we respect Your holy presence in such houses by showing the needed respect in how we behave and how we dress. In order for us to have an idea of how this house of God looked like You have given me the following video clip credit to "Messages of Christ" who uploaded this clip.
Solomon's Temple
⁵ The naive he lined with cypress, covered with fine gold, and made palms and chains on it.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 5)
Oh brothers and sisters may we all be live naives like the cypress trees that helped to support the whole structure to stand. I pray that we are all adorned with gold meaning human dignity and spiritual cleanness and that we are all spiritually tied to each other with chains of love, respect and relationship that finds its peak in You my God and Father Amen.
⁶ He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold from Parvaim. ⁷ So he lined the house with gold-its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors; and he carved cherubim on the walls.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verses 6 to 7)
Oh God my beloved Father, with what am I adorning the temple of my soul in order to welcome Your presence. Right now I feel that I am using cheap clear glass, for I am not feeling spiritually alive. I pray that You help me in my situation so that my spiritual and social, psychological and physical life can improve Amen.
⁸ He made the most holy place; its length, corresponding to its width of the house, was twenty cubits; he overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 8)
Oh God my beloved Father, the places where we meet are special and are to be treated with respect, for Your Holy presence dwells in such places. Amen. My prayer corner or area is not that big but in my heart I have a bigger space where You can make Your presence felt Amen.
⁹ The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 9)
When we invest in a project oh God my Father, we invest in material resources to fund the project. The same applies in our life of prayer. We invest in our time and make a prayer corner or space which is the special place were we have our meeting with You, which is a special place. Amen. May we all have a special place in our hearts for You and invest in time in being with You Amen.
¹⁰ In the most holy place he made two carved cherubim and overlaid them with gold.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verse 10)
Oh God my Father on reflecting may we all have a special place for You where to give praise and worship, however the best place is in my heart and spirit, which is protected from all sides by my ribs and Your Holy Spirit who has this special place in my being Amen.
¹¹ The wings of the Cherubim together extended twenty cubits: one wing of the one, five cubits long, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub; ¹² and of this cherub, one wing, five cubits long, touched the wall of the house, and the other wing, also five cubits long, was joined to the wing of the first cherub.¹³ The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits; the cherubim stood on their feet, facing the nave.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verses 11 to 13)
Oh God my Father, as in the case of the Cherubim we are to keep our eyes on Your presence while at the same time give each other the much needed spiritual physical, psychological, social, and even financial support where and when necessary each according to one's resources Amen.
¹⁴ And Solomon made the curtain of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and worked cherubim into it.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verses 14)
Oh God my Father Solomon placed the Cherubim in the major parts of the temple, I pray that I also place You in every place that I go so that Your presence will always be with me Amen.
¹⁵ In front of the house he made two pillars thirty-five cubits high, with a capital of five cubits on the top of each. ¹⁶ He made encircling chains and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. ¹⁷ He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right, the other on the left; the one on the right he called Jachin, and the one on the left. Boaz.
(The Second Book of Chronicles Chapter 3 verses 15 to 17)
Oh God my beloved Father, if I were to build two pillars I would call them Faith and Love, thus showing that without You and Your love my life would be empty and meaningless, however You are the rock of my salvation Amen.
I would like to end thiss third Chapter of the second book of Chronicles with the following prayer.
Oh God my beloved Father You are my dwelling place, the kingdom and temple of my heart, every day of my life Your relationship with me continues to grow.The adornments of our temple are acts of love, faith and kindness, Amen
Thank You Jesus.
