Living Water Community Church

We have been working our way through Solomon’s prayer of dedication at the temple. The contents of His prayer is interesting because it really seems to reflect what we know about the heart of God. Solomon appears to be moved by God to say what he is saying. His prayer began with a request for justice. There is clearly a dependence expressed here on God bringing justice to the people when no one on earth actually knows the truth in a given situation. Solomon does not detail how God would bring that justice but he asks God to be the one who brings justice to His people. Second Solomon prays for rescue. He demonstrates an understanding of how depraved the hearts of men are. Solomon’s prayer supposes a situation when the people of God are defeated by their enemies, much like they were at AI. For the people of God this kind of defeat is directly related to their sin. Solomon does not suggest this might or might not happen. But rather Solomon says when this happens, declaring it in a way which presupposes this is g