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2 Chronicles 2 · Grade 5

A House for the Great God

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Chapter 2 shows Solomon gathering what he needs. He organized a huge work force with overseers and wrote to Huram of Tyre, David's old friend. He asked for a skilled craftsman and for cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, promising wheat, barley, wine, and oil in return.

At the center of the letter is a confession of faith. The house would be great, because God is greater than all gods. Yet Solomon admitted that heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain God. He asked who he was to build God a house, except as a place to burn incense before Him.

Huram replied with praise to Yahweh, who made heaven and earth and gave David a wise son. He sent Huram-abi, whose mother was from Dan, skilled in every kind of work. In the New Testament, Paul says the God who made the world and all things in it doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands (Acts 17:24). Solomon knew the temple was a place to meet God, not a box to hold him.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Solomon promise Huram in return?

  2. What is at the center of the letter?

  3. Why was Solomon humble about building?

  4. Where was Huram-abi's mother from?

  5. What does Acts 17:24 say?

Crossword

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Across

  1. But who is able to ____ him a house
  2. And a ____ for his kingdom

Down

  1. He is ____ to work in gold
  2. ____ counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens
  3. And on the set feasts of ____ our God

Think About It

  1. Solomon felt small before such a great God. How does knowing God's greatness make you humble?

  2. Solomon shared his faith with a foreign king. How can you share God's greatness with people who don't know him?

Memory Verse

“But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to burn incense before him?”

2 Chronicles 2:6 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for workers and builders. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does Acts 17:24 in the New Testament connect to this chapter?
  • How can you share God's greatness with others?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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