2 Chr 7: 1-10

The time has come for the Lord to respond and respond He did by sending fire to consume the sacrifices that were laid in the waiting at the temple. The Lord then via the cloud came and filled the temple with His Presence. It was so huge that the priests had to leave the temple so that the Lord could be there. Per the commentary: The people stood in the areas round the temple. They all saw the fire as it came down from heaven. Also, they saw the glory of the LORD above the temple. The glory of the LORD was probably like a bright cloud over the temple. They all bent down with their faces to the ground. This is the way that the Israelites worshipped God.

v 4-6 Solomon and the people respond by giving enormous amounts of animals to be sacrificed while the priests and musicians praised God with the instruments that David made for them. Since the altar was too small, Solomon sanctified the middle area in front of the Lord's temple for sacrifices. The festival lasted for 14  days and occurred in our October. People far and wide came to witness this.

Again a very graphic and awesome passage which mere words cannot portray.

A very quiet and peaceful day with me finally cleaning out the kitchen and making it look as when I first moved in nearly 6 years ago. Scorcher of  a day but I did get some pool time in after making dinner and letting it rest. The firework display looked great both in Phillie and NY but glad I stayed in. Looks like a repeat of yesterday, weather wise and will be through the weekend.

Praise for today: I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints. Ps 52: 9