1 Kings 8:43 Meaning and Explanation
“Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.”
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon asks God to answer the foreigner's prayer so that all peoples may know and fear His name.
What Does 1 Kings 8:43 Mean?
Solomon asks God to answer the foreigner's prayer fully, so that all peoples of the earth might know and fear His name as Israel does, and recognize that this house bears His name. He prays for the whole world to know God.
Here the missionary heart of God shines through. Israel was blessed so that through them all nations might come to know the Lord. Solomon's prayer that every people would fear God's name anticipates the great ingathering, when the good news would go out to the ends of the earth and the nations would come home to God.
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What does 1 Kings 8:43 mean?
Solomon asks God to answer the foreigner's prayer so that all peoples may know and fear His name.