Solomon: Israel’s Wisest King (27): The Climax of the Temple’s Dedication (II Chronicles 7:1-11) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. Fire and Worship
II. Sacrifices and Music
III. Feasts and Gladness
Matthew Henry on II Chronicles 7:3: "When the fire of the Lord came down they praised him, saying, He is good, for his mercy endureth for ever. This is a song never out of season, and for which our hearts and tongues should be never out of tune. However it be, yet God is good. When he manifests himself as a consuming fire to sinners, his people can rejoice in him as their light. Nay, they had reason to say that in this God was good. 'It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, but the sacrifice in our stead, for which we are bound to be very thankful.'"