Podcast 219 -- Finding God in an Empty Parking Lot 2 Chronicles 7:11-22

Solomon's Temple has been consecrated; sacrifices have been offered and received; the fanfare has died down and everyone's gone home. In the stillness of the evening, God speaks to Solomon, making the same conditional offer he made to the king's ancestors--love me, obey me and turn from sin and I will remain with you. Forsake me and you will be forsaken. There is hope, but also grim foreshadowing of Judah's downfall. We look at what this ancient passage means for us in modern times. We talk about the challenges Solomon faced: "affluenza" of inherited wealth, affairs of state and hundreds of wives and concubines and of office. Which is the greater danger our relationship with God, disobedience or distraction? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.