Text: 2 Chronicles 6:14
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 34:6
Subject: God's covenant loyalty and mercy
Source: No public domain commentary confirmation available
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Exod 34:6-7 — The Attribute Formula
Significance: Solomon's address to God as the one who keeps "covenant and steadfast love" (chesed) in 2 Chronicles 6:14 echoes the foundational divine self-revelation at Sinai in Exodus 34:6, where the LORD passes before Moses proclaiming Himself "abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness" (rav-chesed ve-emet). Both texts center on God's chesed as the basis for the divine-human relationship. Solomon's temple prayer invokes this Sinai-revealed character of God as the ground of confidence that the LORD will hear prayers directed toward the temple—the new locus of divine presence that continues the Sinai encounter.