TEMPLE
Contents
SOLOMON'S
Also called TEMPLE OF THE LORD 2Ki 11:10
HOLY TEMPLE Ps 79:1
HOLY HOUSE 1Ch 29:3
HOUSE OF GOD 1Ch 29:2; 2Ch 23:9
HOUSE OF THE LORD 2Ch 23:5, 12; Jer 28:5
FATHER'S HOUSE Jn 2:16
HOUSE OF THE GOD OF JACOB Isa 2:3
HOUSE OF MY GLORY Isa 60:7
HOUSE OF PRAYER Isa 56:7; Mt 21:13
HOUSE OF SACRIFICE 2Ch 7:12
HOUSE OF THEIR SANCTUARY 2Ch 36:17
HOLY AND BEAUTIFUL HOUSE Isa 64:11
HOLY MOUNT Isa 27:13
MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOUSE Isa 2:2
PALACE 1Ch 29:1, 19
SANCTUARY 2Ch 20:8
TABERNACLE OF WITNESS 2Ch 24:6
ZION Ps 20:2; 48:12; 74:2; 87:2; Isa 2:3
Greatness of 2Ch 2:5, 6
Beauty of Isa 64:11
Holiness of 1Ki 8:10; 9:3; La 1:10; Mt 23:17; Jn 2:14-16
David undertakes the building of 2Sa 7:2, 3; 1Ch 22:7; 28:2; Ps 132:2-5; Ac 7:46 Forbidden by God because David was a man of war 2Sa 7:4-12; 1Ki 5:3; 1Ch 22:8; 28:3 Not asked for by God 2Sa 7:7 The building of, committed to Solomon 2Sa 7:13 David makes preparation for 1Ch 22:1; 28:14-18; 29:1-5; 2Ch 3:1; 5:1 Built by Solomon Ac 7:47
Solomon drafts men for the building of 2Ch 2:2, 1Ki 5:13-16; 2Ch 2:17, 18. Materials for, furnished by Hiram 1Ki 5:8-18 Pattern and building of 1Ki 6:1; 7:13-51; 1Ch 28:11-19; 2Ch 3:1; 4:1; Ac 7:47 The time when begun 1Ki 6:1, 37; 2Ch 3:2 The time when finished 1Ki 6:38 Site of 1Ch 21:28-30; 22:1; 2Ch 3:1 Where Abraham offered Isaac Ge 22:2, 4. Materials prepared for 1Ki 5:17, 18 No tools used in the erection of 1Ki 6:7 Foundations of 1Ki 5:17, 18; Lk 21:5 Apartments and furnishings of The oracle (Holy of Holies) in 1Ki 6:19, 20; 8:6
Called THE MOST HOLY HOUSE 2Ch 3:8
THE INNER HOUSE 1Ki 6:27
THE HOLIEST OF ALL Heb 9:3
Description of 1Ki 6:16, 19-35; 2Ch 3:8-14; 4:22
Gold used in 2Ch 3:8-10
Contents of the Holy of Holies
The ark of the covenant 1Ki 6:19; 8:6; 2Ch 5:2-10
The cherubs 1Ki 6:23-28; 2Ch 3:10-13; 5:7, 8
See ARK
See CHERUBIM (cherubs)
See VAIL (curtain)
See MERCY-SEAT
The holy place 1Ki 8:8, 10
Called THE GREATER HOUSE 2Ch 3:5
Called TEMPLE 1Ki 6:17
Description of 2Ch 3:3, 1Ki 6:15-18; 2Ch 3:5-7, 14-17
Contents of the Holy Place The Table of Shewbread 1Ki 7:48; 2Ch 29:18
Other tables of gold and silver 1Ch 28:16; 2Ch 4:18, 19 The lampstands and their utensils 1Ki 7:49, 50; 1Ch 28:15; 2Ch 4:7, 20-22
The Altar of Incense, and its furniture 1Ki 6:20; 7:48, 50; 1Ch 28:17, 18; 2Ch 4:19, 22
See ALTAR OF INCENSE
Porch of, called PORCH OF THE LORD 2Ch 15:8 Dimensions of 1Ki 6:3; 2Ch 3:4 Doors of 2Ch 29:7 Overlaid with gold 2Ch 3:4 Pillars of 1Ki 7:15-22; 2Ki 11:14; 23:3; 25:17; 2Ch 3:15-17; 4:12, 13. Chambers of 1Ki 6:5-10; 2Ki 11:2, 3. Offerings brought to Ne 10:37-39 Treasuries in See TREASURE Courts of Of the priests 2Ch 4:9 Inner 1Ki 6:36 Surrounded by rows of stones and cedar beams 1Ki 6:36; 7:12 Contents of the courtyards The Altar of Burnt Offering 2Ch 15:8 See ALTAR; The bronze sea 1Ki 7:23-37, 44, 46; 2Ch 4:2-5, 10. The ten lavers 1Ki 7:38-46; 2Ch 4:6 The great courtyard of 2Ch 4:9; Jer 19:14; 26:2
The covered place for the Sabbath and king's entry 2Ki 16:18 Gates of Higher gate 2Ki 15:35 New gate Jer 26:10; 36:10 Beautiful gate Ac 3:2 Eastern gate, closed on working days, open on the Sabbath day Eze 46:1, 12. Gifts received at 2Ch 24:8-11 Uses of the temple A dwelling place of the Lord 1Ki 8:10, 11, 13; 9:3; 2Ki 21:7; 1Ch 29:1; 2Ch 5:13, 14; 7:1-3, 16; Eze 10:3, 4; Mic 1:2 To contain the ark of the covenant 1Ki 8:21 For the offering of sweet incense 2Ch 2:4 For the continual shewbread and the burnt offerings 2Ch 2:4
For prayer and worship 1Ki 8:1; 2Ki 19:14, 15; 2Ch 30:27; Isa 27:13; 56:7; Jer 7:2; Eze 46:2, 26:2; 4:3, 9; Zec 7:2, 3; 8:21, 22; Mr 11:17; Lk 1:10; 2:37; 18:10; Ac 3:1; 22:17 Prayer made toward 1Ki 8:38; Da 6:10; Jon 2:4 For an armory 2Ki 11:10; 2Ch 23:9, 10 For refuge 2Ki 11:15; Ne 6:10, 11. Facts about Dedication of 1Ki 8:1; 2Ch 5:1; 6:1; 7:1 Services in, organized by David 1Ch 15:16; 23:24 Pillaged by Shishak 1Ki 14:25, 26 By Jehoash, king of Israel 2Ki 14:14
Repaired by Jehoash, king of Judah 2Ki 12:4-14; 2Ch 24:7-14 By Josiah 2Ki 22:3-7; 2Ch 34:8-13 Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in 2Ki 16:10-17 Purified by Hezekiah 2Ch 29:15-19 Converted into an idolatrous shrine by Manasseh 2Ki 21:4-7; 2Ch 33:4-7 Treasures of, used in the purchase of peace By Asa, from Ben-hadad 1Ki 15:18 By Jehoash, king of Judah, from Hazael 2Ki 12:18 By Hezekiah, from the king of Assyria 2Ki 18:15, 16 Ezekiel's vision concerning Eze 8:16 Jews swore by Mt 23:16-22 Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to Babylon 2Ki 24:13; 25:9-17; 2Ch 36:7, 19; Ps 79:1; Isa 64:11; Jer 27:16, 19-22; 28:3; 52:13, 17-23; La 2:7; 4:1; Ezr 1:7 Vessels of, used by Belshazzar Da 5:2, 3. Destruction of, foretold Isa 66:6; Jer 27:18-22; Eze 7:22, 25; Mt 24:2; Mr 13:2 Restoration of, ordered by Cyrus Ezr 1:7-11
THE SECOND
Restored by Zerubbabel Ezr 1:1; 2:68, 69; 3:2-13; 4:1; 5:2-17; 6:3-5; Ne 7:70-72; Isa 44:28; Hag 2:3 Building of, suspended Ezr 4:1 Resumed Ezr 4:24; 5:1; 6:1; Hag 1:2-9; 2:15; Zec 8:9 Finished Ezr 6:14, 15. Dedicated Ezr 6:15-18 Artaxerxes' favorable action toward Ezr 7:11-28; 8:25-34 Prophecies of its restoration Isa 44:28; Da 8:13, 14; Hag 1:1; 2:1; Zec 1:16; 4:8-10; 6:12-15; 8:9-15; Mal 3:1
-EZEKIEL'S VISION OF Eze 37:26, 28; 40:48
HEROD THE GREAT'S TEMPLE 46 Years in building
Jn 2:20 Very beautiful stones of Mr 13:1; Lk 21:5 Magnificence of Mt 24:1 The Beautiful Gate Ac 3:10 Solomon's Porch (portico) Jn 10:23; Ac 3:11; 5:12 Treasury of Mr 12:41-44 Zacharias, officiating priest in, has a vision of an angel; receives promise of a son Lk 1:5-23 with Lk 1:57-64 Jesus brought to, according to the law and custom Lk 2:21-39 Simeon blesses the infant Jesus in Lk 2:25-35
Anna, the prophetess, lives in Lk 2:36, 37 Jesus in, when a youth Lk 2:46 Jesus taken to the pinnacle of, during his temptation Mt 4:5-7; Lk 4:9-12 Jesus teaches in Mr 11:27-33; 12:35-44; 14:49; Jn 5:14-17; 7:14-28; 8:1; 10:23-38; 18:20 Jesus performs miracles in Mt 21:14, 15. Jesus expels money-exchangers from Mt 21:12, 13; Mr 11:15-17; Lk 19:45, 46; Jn 2:15, 16. Captains of (i e the temple security guard) Lk 22:52; Ac 4:1; 5:24, 26. Judas casts down the pieces of silver in Mt 27:5
Curtain of, torn at the time of the crucifixion Mt 27:51 The disciples worship in, after the resurrection Lk 24:53; Ac 2:46; 3:1 Peter heals the lame man at the gate of Ac 3:1-16 Disciples preach in Ac 5:20, 21, 42. Paul's vision in Ac 22:17-21 Paul observes the rights of Ac 21:26-30 Paul is apprehended in Ac 21:33 Prophecies concerning its destruction, by Daniel Da 8:11-15; 11:30, 31. Jesus foretells the destruction of Mt 24; Mr 13:2; Lk 21:6
FIGURATIVE Of the corpse of Jesus
Mt 26:61; 27:40; Jn 2:19 Of the indwelling of God 1Co 3:16, 17; 2Co 6:16 Of the ekklesia (body of Christ) Eph 2:21; 2Th 2:4; Re 3:12 Of the kingdom of Christ Re 11:1; 14:15, 17. Of Christ, the head of the ekklesia (his community, his body, cf Eph 1:22, 23; Col 1:18, 24. Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil Re 15:5-8; 16:1-17
IDOLATROUS Of Dagon, at Ashdod
1Sa 5:2 Of the calves, at Beth-el 1Ki 12:31, 33. Of Rimmon, at Damascus 2Ki 5:18 Of Baal, at Samaria 2Ki 10:21, 27 At Babylon 2Ch 36:7; Da 1:2 Of Diana (Artemis), at Ephesus Ac 19:27 Trophies stored in 1Sa 31:10; 1Ch 10:9, 10; Da 1:2
See TABERNACLE