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MatureTHIRD age-sheetSolomon inplain creamnightrobe sitsuprightonwoodenbed underwoolblanket withincedarpalacechamber, looksattentivelyinto darkroom, oil lampwarmandmoonblue. No visibledeity, no apparitionorreadableletters, responseconveyed byawakenedlistening.
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2 Chronicles 7:12

A Word in the Night

Fire, Dedication, and the Night Answer · 2 Chronicles 7

Story guide: Solomon awakens at night and listens; the divine answer is conveyed through his response.

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12Then Yahweh appeared to Solomon by night and said to him, “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice.”

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