We have been looking at how Jesus fulfills the temple imagery that we have been reading about in these early chapters of 2 Chronicles. We have seen the glory of God in the temple and a forgiving God in the temple. We noticed in our last lesson that we are in the middle of a dedication ceremony. The temple that God promised David’s son would build has been completed by Solomon. In 2 Chronicles 6 the emphasis of this dedication speech has been on the purpose for this temple. Solomon has proclaimed that the temple would be the place where God would hear the prayers of his people and forgive. We noted that a good summary teaching regarding the temple was found in 2 Chronicles 6:18-21. God would have his eyes toward the temple and when the people turned toward the temple, God who is in heaven would listen to those prayers. We also noted that Jesus proclaims himself to be the new temple when he walked on the earth. He would be the place where people would encounter God and find forgiveness…

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