God’s Second Appearance to Solomon^(A)

¹² Then the Lord ^(B)appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: “I have heard your prayer, ^(C)and have chosen this ^(D)place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

^7 (A)On that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask! What shall I give you?”

² that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, ^(A)as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.

The Sign of the Covenant^(A)

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord ^(B)appeared to Abram and said to him, ^(C)“I am ^[a]Almighty God; ^(D)walk before Me and be ^(E)blameless.

Confidence and Compassion in Prayer

¹⁴ Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that ^(A)if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. ¹⁵ And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

¹⁶ For now ^(A)I have chosen and ^[a]sanctified this house, that My name may be there forever; and ^[b]My eyes and ^[c]My heart will be there perpetually.

¹¹ then there will be the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. There you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to the Lord.

³¹ and said, ‘Cornelius, ^(A)your prayer has been heard, and ^(B)your ^[a]alms are remembered in the sight of God.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and ^(A)you shall call his name John.