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NASB | 2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land. |
Subject: God's people's land? |
Bible Note: My hermaneutic: follow a literal (when possible), contextual and historical interpretation of a passage. If the "rules" of language are followed, and we entertain no bias, we can consistently claim nearly any promise given to God's people in the Old Testament as applicable to His people at any time in history. To object that "land" has a highly specified, contextualized meaning whenever it was used in the Old Testament is difficult to maintain consistently and logically. If the "rain" and "pestilence" of verse 13 can be viewed as precipitation and disease effecting any of God's people then it follows that "land" can apply to that of any of God's people as well. Yes, land was specific to God's national covenants with Israel. Specific areas of land. It's borders were given in great detail (e.g. Joshua 13ff). But here we have little contextual foothold for such a limited view of the word. It might be objected that a literal temple is in view in this passage. While true it would then follow, were we to maintain this narrow semantic approach, that we need to pray in the temple precincts (v. 15) in order that our prayers be heard. Such a view becomes untenable in view of John 4:20ff. And thank-you, Lionstrong, for welcoming me aboard. John |