Questions tagged [temple]
Questions about the temple in Jerusalem -- the first temple (built by Solomon and destroyed by Babylon), the second temple (destroyed by Rome), prophetic visions of the temple, and the temple to be rebuilt in the future.
84
questions
3
votes
2
answers
97
views
Did the heavenly Temple have a separation of the two inner rooms?
After bringing the people out of Egypt, Moses received instructions to build a Tabernacle.
Exodus 25 (ESV)
8 And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. 9 Exactly as I show you ...
- 17.7k
-2
votes
2
answers
45
views
Are modern depictions of the Temple Mount erroneous by showing only One Temple Building, since Jesus said "buildings" (plural)?
We read of the Temple in the opening verses of the Olivet Discourse, which enthralled the disciples very much. But when the Temple Mount was spoken of, a plural "buildings" was used:
And ...
- 2,838
-2
votes
1
answer
61
views
Could Matthew 7:24-26 have been alluding to a shared historic cultural experience of "aggregates-based construction work" in Egypt?
Matthew 7:24-26 has the Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders.
The meaning of the parable is famous (and not part of this question) but could it also have borne any historic reference to the ...
- 1,103
3
votes
4
answers
105
views
Why did Jesus cast out money changers from the temple? Was it because of buying and selling? And why did he call them thieves?
Why did Jesus cast out the money changers from the temple? Was it simply because of buying and selling? And why did he call them thieves? Does this mean that we can not sell or fundraise in the church?...
- 31
2
votes
4
answers
482
views
What did Jesus mean about the Temple as the Father's House in John 2:16?
John 2:16 (KJV) And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
What did Jesus mean about the temple being the Father's house, wasn't ...
- 29
2
votes
6
answers
702
views
The Temple Tax paid by a fish
In Matthew 17 The Temple Tax why doesn’t Jesus condemn Simon Peter of blasphemy after he lies to the tax collectors about Jesus having already paid the Temple Tax?
It’s quite obvious from the chapter ...
user66842
3
votes
4
answers
136
views
When the New Testament calls the church “the temple"
When the New Testament calls the church “the temple,” it doesn’t mean the buildings in which we gather. It means the people. Why is that?
1 Cor 3:16, 17 - Do you not know that you yourselves are God’...
6
votes
5
answers
3k
views
What are the differences between a synagogue and a temple?
I had actually considered these two to be the same thing. Probably because they are both religious institutions.
Matthew 21:12-13 NKJV
12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all ...
- 9,825
0
votes
1
answer
188
views
Was the Tent of Meeting, "brought up" to the Temple of Solomon, the Mosaic Tabernacle in Gibeon, or was David's Tent brought?
1 Kings 8:4; 2 Chronicles 5:5
When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests took up the ark, and they brought up the Ark of the LORD and the Tent of meeting and all the sacred furnishings in it.
...
- 2,838
-1
votes
1
answer
126
views
Why it took so long for Israel to build the Temple and establish the state? [closed]
Israel couldn't build the Temple since exodus from Egypt until the time of Solomon - for about 300 years.
Almost as much time it took to establish the kingdom in the promised land. Is there any ...
- 109
1
vote
1
answer
39
views
Are the Prayer Requests of 1 Kings 8:31-52 grammatically subordinate to the "requests" of 1 Kings 1:25-26
I'm a beginning exegete and I'm trying to determine, are the prayer requests of 1 Kings 8:31-52 grammatically subordinate to the "requests" of 1 Kings 1:25-26?
Verses 25-26 where Solomon ...
- 21
3
votes
2
answers
1k
views
How did the lights of the lampstand light up only the front area? Numbers 8:1-3
Numbers 8:1-3 NIV
1 The Lord said to Moses,
2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.’”
3 Aaron did so; he set up ...
- 5,769
2
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Antiochus Epiphanes
I have a question about Antiochus Epiphanes. We know that he is the figure from Daniel 11:29 and my question is, did he live before Cyrus gave a decree to rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple or after ...
- 159
0
votes
4
answers
322
views
What is the Significance of pointing out an insignificant Tent instead of a glorious Temple for the Gentiles to come to?
The words of the prophet are in agreement with this, as it is written: After this I will rebuild David's fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, that the remnant of men may seek ...
- 2,838
1
vote
3
answers
949
views
Hermeneutics on "Not one stone left upon another"
There are three Scriptures that use a phrase similar to "not one stone will be left upon another". The first two are in Matthew 24:2 and Mark 13:2 and refer to the temple's destruction. The ...
- 51
1
vote
2
answers
181
views
Did the dialogue with "the Woman at the Well" forecast, by anticipation, Jesus's prophecy about the Destruction of the Temple in Matthew 24?
Startling Statement Within the conversation with the Woman at the Well, Jesus made this astounding statement:
Believe Me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither in this ...
- 2,838
4
votes
2
answers
840
views
Why should the ten lepers return to give glory to God?
Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?" Luke 17:18 NET
Why should the ten lepers return after having gone to the Priests to give glory to God? Could they ...
user11928
5
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Is there a Temple in the New Jerusalem? (Rev. 3:12 vs. Rev. 21:22-23)
I recently noticed that Rev. 21 clearly says there will be no temple in the New Jerusalem, yet Rev. 3 describes a temple existing there. Am I reading/understanding wrong, or does this indicate a ...
- 19.8k
1
vote
1
answer
913
views
Was the Temple's Bronze Sea a violation of the commandments against graven images? (1 Kings 7, Dt. 4:16-18)
1 Kings 7:24-30 describes a huge laver in the Temple of Jerusalem, constructed by King Solomon, thus:
Then he made the molten sea; it was round, ten cubits from brim to
brim, and five cubits high, ...
- 19.8k
5
votes
2
answers
170
views
Were the kermata of the temple moneychangers the money of the African state Kerma?
When reading the john/2-15 on expelling money-changers and cattle traders from the temple I went to look up the word kerma/ta κέρματα / κέρμα [1] which is usually translated as small (bronze) coins.
...
- 576
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Why was the prophecy of Zechariah 4:9 - that Zerubbabel would finish building the Temple - not fulfilled?
What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerub′babel you shall become a
plain; and he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace,
grace to it!’” Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, ...
- 19.8k
2
votes
2
answers
846
views
Was King Joash supposed to repair the temple?
Well actually my real question is, why didn’t Johoiada and the other priests use the money to repair the temple.
Were they not supposed to?
Were the priests using the money for personal means?
Was ...
- 21
3
votes
2
answers
66
views
In I Kings 6:12, what specifically does the Lord mean by this phrase: “then will I perform my word with thee which I spake unto David thy father”?
I Kings 6:12-13 KJV
“Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my ...
- 3,180
3
votes
6
answers
3k
views
Uncut stone for altar
Why was cut stone allowed to be used for the first and second temple, when God was quite adamant in not building His altar with any stone touched by metal tools?
Joshua 8:31 (NASB95)
just as Moses ...
- 39
0
votes
1
answer
515
views
How were the the duties of the Levites intergrated during the stationary Temple?
When the first mobile tabernacle was built three divisions of the Levites namely Kohathites,Gershonites and Merarites were allocated different duties.Their duties entailed carrying the mobile ...
- 24.1k
7
votes
4
answers
1k
views
Leviticus 16 - Does the casting of the lots mean that the two goats are actually one sacrifice?
Relevant verses:
Leviticus 16:7-10 7 Then he shall take the two goats and set them before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 8 And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for ...
- 4,178
3
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Did Elijah violate the law in 1 Kings 18:19-20?
Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal to a contest which involves sacrifices at mount Carmel which is somehow outside the jurisdiction of the temple
1 Kings 18:19-20 NASB
Now then, send orders and ...
- 24.1k
2
votes
1
answer
86
views
Is the "house" in Ezekiel 40:5 according to some translations, the Temple of Yahweh?
Why is the word Bayith (Strong's 1004) in Ezekiel 40:5 translated by some as Temple and others as House?
For example:
And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about (KJV)
I saw a wall ...
- 349
3
votes
2
answers
974
views
What is the correct word for TEMPLE in koine Greek? [duplicate]
I am currently doing research into the correct understanding between the two Greek words that seem to always be somewhat confused when it comes to translating the words - Temple and Sancruary.
My ...
2
votes
2
answers
6k
views
Meaning and Symbology of "Bronze" in scripture
In scripture different "materials" are often used in prophecy dreams and visions to convey meaning. Additionally different materials were also used for constructing different aspects of the ...
- 1,688
2
votes
2
answers
101
views
Did God's sovereignty put Deut. 12:5 in place so that, 40 years after Christ's sacrificial death, sacrifices under the Law of Moses ceased?
The Jews in the first century and even today interpret Deut. 12:5 to mean the Temple in Jerusalem.
But you shall seek the place that the LORD your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his ...
- 21.9k
3
votes
3
answers
122
views
The Promised Messiah [closed]
Haggai 2:9 said that the glory of the latter temple would be greater than the former which was filled with The Holy Spirit.
Also, Jacob’s last prophesy as his life ended, said Genesis 49:10 the ...
3
votes
2
answers
439
views
Exodus 20:4 order prohibiting making idols in the likeness heavenly aspects w/ Tabernacle(Exodus 25:18-) & Solomon's Temple(2 Chronicles 3:11)
20:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex לֹֽ֣א תַֽעֲשֶׂ֨ה־לְךָ֥֣
פֶ֣֙סֶל֙ ׀ וְכָל־תְּמוּנָ֡֔ה אֲשֶׁ֤֣ר בַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙ ׀ מִמַּ֡֔עַל
וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר֩ בָּאָ֖֨רֶץ מִתַָּ֑֜חַת וַאֲשֶׁ֥֣ר בַּמַּ֖֣יִם ׀ ...
- 3,783
3
votes
3
answers
810
views
For the final temple, who will The-Prince | הַנָּשִׂ֗יא Ha-Nasi from [Ezekiel 44:3, 46:12] be since [Hebrews 7:27, 8:4] claims it can't be Jesus?
The Prince | הַנָּשִׂ֗יא Ha-Nasi in [Ezekiel 44:3] will be a future High Priest serving in the earthly Temple of HaShem forever.
Yechezekel יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל | "Ezekiel" [44:3]
" The prince - ...
- 8,585
5
votes
2
answers
12k
views
Reason for old men weeping in Ezra 3
In Ezra 3 verses 12-13, old men who had seen the first temple are described as having
“wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many [others] shouted ...
- 4,543
4
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Why were some people allowed to build altars and sacrifice at places other than the Tabernacle?
In Leviticus 17:3-5, Moses commanded that all sacrifices were to be done at the tabernacle of God.
This command was vehemently enforced when the nation thought the eastern tribes had built a second ...
- 214
1
vote
4
answers
950
views
Which gold were they referring to in Matthew 23:16?
Matthew 23:16 NIV
16 “Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.
Could the blind ...
- 24.1k
1
vote
3
answers
424
views
Must Ezekiel 44:1-3 be fulfilled prior to the new Eden of Revelation 22?
When analyzing biblical Temples of YHVH in context to the Tanakh & Gospels, Yerushalem (יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם) has already experienced the construction of 3 Temples built to honor YHVH (prior to 70 AD) :
...
- 8,585
2
votes
1
answer
116
views
Is Isaiah 63:9 and 64:10-11 a later insertion?
Isaiah 63:18 NIV
For a little while your people possessed your holy place,
but now our enemies have trampled down your sanctuary
Isaiah 64:10-11 NIV
Your sacred cities have become a wasteland;
even ...
- 24.1k
2
votes
4
answers
893
views
Ezek. 41:18 KJV: Why only the two of the “cherubim's” faces in Messiah’s future earthly dwelling place, a man and a lion, rather than four?
Ezek. 41:18:KJV And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
Verses 19-25 reveal that one of these two faces ...
- 1,346
3
votes
4
answers
3k
views
What is the Veil mentioned in Hebrews 6:19?
What is the veil mentioned in
Hebrews 6:19 which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure
and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
?
Was not the veil to the Holy of ...
- 888
0
votes
2
answers
104
views
Reconciling God of Israel refusal of King David's request to build a temple, & (2 Corinthians 5:17-19) new creature in Jesus Christ
1 Chronicles 22:8-10 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
8 But the
word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and
have [d]waged great wars; you shall not build a house to My ...
- 3,783
0
votes
1
answer
35
views
What is the thing (the face of the Lord?) in the altar that Achaz exposes?
In the Septuagint IV Kings 16:14 it says that Achaz built an altar modelled after one in Damascus and "brought forth the face (το προσωπον) from the house of the Lord from between the house of the ...
- 248
0
votes
1
answer
77
views
In 2 Chronicles 33:4 what does it mean that YHVH "my name will remain in Jerusalem forever"?
[2Ch 33:4 NLT] (4) He built pagan altars in the Temple of the LORD, the place where the LORD had said, "My name will remain in Jerusalem forever."
WLC
וּבָנָ֥ה מִזְבְּחֹ֖ות בְּבֵ֣ית ...
0
votes
3
answers
169
views
In Hebrew 9:8 what does the author refer to when he speaks of the "outer court"?
Hebrews 9:8 NASB
8 The Holy Spirit is signifying this, that the way into the holy place has not yet been disclosed while the [i]outer tabernacle is still standing,
Earlier on the author had made ...
- 24.1k
7
votes
4
answers
12k
views
Doesn't Jeremiah 3:16 confirm that the ark of the covenant was destroyed with the first temple in 586 BC?
" And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: ...
- 10.6k
2
votes
1
answer
67
views
Building temple in I Kings 6
"The house, while it was being built, was built of stone prepared at the quarry, and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any iron tool heard in the house while it was being built." 1 Kings 6:7 NASB, ...
0
votes
1
answer
204
views
Does 1 Kings 8:35-36 and 46-50 teach that, under the Old Covenant, one was able to receive forgiveness without a sacrifice?
When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
36Then ...
- 1,089
3
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Did the menorah burn 24/7?
Exodus 27:20 says that "the lamp [/menorah is] to burn always" but in the next verse it says that "Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning". Moreover, 1 Sam 3:3 says "ere the lamp ...
- 319
1
vote
2
answers
29k
views
Did a priest ever die in the holy of holies? [closed]
I have heard plenty of times that, according to tradition, the people would tie a rope around the priest's ankle before he went into the holy of holies, thereby easing retrieval of the body in case ...
- 560