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2 Chronicles 7:1
"Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house."
"As Solomon ended his prayer, “fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices.” The priests could not enter the temple because “the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house.” “When all the children of Israel saw ... the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshiped, and praised the Lord, saying, For He is good; for His mercy endureth forever.” PK 45.1"
EGW directly quotes 2 Chronicles 7:1.
"on Mount Sinai. Light rested over the mercy seat in the tabernacle. Light filled the temple of Solomon at its dedication. Light shone on the hills of Bethlehem when the angels brought the message of redemption to the watching shepherds. DA 464.2"
Both passages describe the glory of the Lord filling a sacred space with light. EGW's passage uses the event in 2 Chronicles 7:1 as an example of divine light and glory, amplifying the theme.
"But the second temple had not equaled the first in magnificence; nor was it hallowed by those visible tokens of the divine presence which pertained to the first temple. There was no manifestation of supernatural power to mark its dedication. No cloud of glory was seen to fill the newly erected sanctuary. No fire from heaven descended to consume the sacrifice upon its altar. The Shekinah no longer abode between the cherubim in the most holy place; the ark, the mercy seat, and the tables of the testimony were not to be found therein. No voice sounded from heaven to make known to the inquiring priest the will of Jehovah. GC 24.1"
EGW contrasts the second temple with the first, noting the absence of fire from heaven. This directly parallels the description of the first temple's dedication in 2 Chronicles 7:1, where fire from heaven consumed the sacrifice. The connection is clear and meaningful.
2 Chronicles 7:3
"And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever."
"As Solomon ended his prayer, “fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices.” The priests could not enter the temple because “the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house.” “When all the children of Israel saw ... the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshiped, and praised the Lord, saying, For He is good; for His mercy endureth forever.” PK 45.1"
EGW directly quotes 2 Chronicles 7:3.
2 Chronicles 7:11
"Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the king’s house: and all that came into Solomon’s heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, he prosperously effected."
"At last the temple planned by King David, and built by Solomon his son, was completed. “All that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the Lord,” he had “prosperously effected.” 2 Chronicles 7:11 . And now, in order that the palace crowning the heights of Mount Moriah might indeed be, as David had so much desired, a dwelling place “not for man, but for the Lord God” ( 1 Chronicles 29:1 ), there remained the solemn ceremony of formally dedicating it to Jehovah and His worship. PK 37.1"
Ellen White directly references 2 Chronicles 7:11 in this passage.
2 Chronicles 7:14
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."
"For stricken Israel there was but one remedy—a turning away from the sins that had brought upon them the chastening hand of the Almighty, and a turning to the Lord with full purpose of heart. To them had been given the assurance, “If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people; if My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:13, 14 . It was to bring to pass this blessed result that God continued to withhold from them the dew and the rain until a decided reformation should take place. PK 128.1"
EGW directly quotes 2 Chronicles 7:14 and references the preceding verse.
"“And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and My wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. PK 95.2"
Both passages highlight the principle that God responds to humility and repentance with mercy and deliverance. While 2 Chronicles 7:14 is a more general promise, the EGW passage illustrates this principle in the specific context of Rehoboam's reign.
"Such were the conditions existing during the early part of the reign of Darius Hystaspes. Spiritually as well as temporally, the Israelites were in a pitiable state. So long had they murmured and doubted; so long had they chosen to make personal interests first, while viewing with apathy the Lord's temple in ruins, that many had lost sight of God's purpose in restoring them to Judea; and these were saying, “The time is not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built.” Haggai 1:2 . PK 573.2"
Both passages relate to a conditional promise of blessing based on the people's actions. In 2 Chronicles 7:14, humbling themselves, praying, seeking God's face, and turning from wickedness leads to healing of the land. In EGW, neglecting the temple leads to a pitiable state. While not a direct quote or explicit allusion, the thematic parallel of conditional blessing/cursing is present.
"A great and good work was done for this dear people. Wrongs were freely and fully confessed, union was restored, and the blessing of God rested down upon the work. My husband labored to bring up the systematic benevolence of the church to the figures which should be adopted in all our churches, and his efforts resulted in raising the amount to be paid into the treasury annually by that church about three hundred dollars. Those in the church who had been in trial about some of my testimonies, especially respecting the dress question, became fully settled on hearing the matter explained. The health and the dress reform were adopted, and a large amount was raised for the Health Institute. 1T 571.2"
The EGW passage describes a positive outcome following confession and restoration, which aligns with the general theme of 2 Chronicles 7:14 regarding repentance and healing. However, the connection is not direct or explicit.