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2 Chronicles 7:15 Meaning

Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

Context Explained

13If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

14If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

15Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

16For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

17And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;

Key Themes

divine-attentionprayercommitment

Related Cross References

  • 1 Peter 3:12

    Both verses affirm that God is attentive to the prayers of the righteous.

  • Psalm 34:15

    This verse echoes the idea that the Lord's eyes are on the righteous.

  • Hebrews 4:16

    Both verses encourage approaching God in prayer with confidence.

Source: 2 Chronicles 7:15