2 Chronicles 2:6 Meaning and Explanation
“But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?”
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon humbly admits that no building can contain God; the temple is only a place to offer sacrifice before him.
What Does 2 Chronicles 2:6 Mean?
At the height of his ambition Solomon stops to marvel. If the highest heavens cannot hold God, what house could? He measures himself against this immensity and asks, who am I to build for such a One? The temple, he says, is not a container for God but a place to worship before him.
True greatness in God's service walks hand in hand with humility. Solomon's wisdom shines here: he refuses to shrink God down to the work of his own hands. The Lord who fills the heavens still stoops to meet his people where they call on his name, and that mercy, not the building, is the wonder.
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What does 2 Chronicles 2:6 mean?
Solomon humbly admits that no building can contain God; the temple is only a place to offer sacrifice before him.