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TEMPLE

SOLOMON' S

Also called TEMPLE OF THE LORD 2KI 11:10

HOLY TEMPLE PSA 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 JHN 2:16

HOUSE OF THE GOD OF JACOB ISA 2:3

HOUSE OF MY GLORY ISA 60:7

HOUSE OF PRAYER ISA 56:7; MAT 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 PSA 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; LAM 1:10; MAT 23:17; JHN 2:14-16

David undertakes the building of 2SA 7:2,3; 1CH 22:7; 28:2; PSA 132:2-5; ACT 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; 28:14-18; 29:1-5; 2CH 3:1; 5:1

Built by Solomon ACT 7:47

Solomon drafts men for the building of 1KI 5:13-16; 2CH 2:2,17,18

Materials for, furnished by Hiram 1KI 5:8-18

Pattern and building of 1KI 6; 7:13-51; 1CH 28:11-19; 2CH 3; 4; ACT 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 GEN 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; LUK 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 1KI 6:15-18; 2CH 3:3,5-7,14-17

Contents of the Holy Place

The Table of Shewbread 1KI 7:48; 2CH 29:18

See SHEWBREAD, TABLE OF

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

See CANDLESTICK (lampstand)

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 NEH 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 ACT 3:2

Eastern gate, closed on working days, open on the Sabbath day EZK 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; EZK 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; 2KI 19:14,15; 2CH 30:27; ISA 27:13; 56:7; JER 7:2; 26:2; EZK 46:2,3,9; ZEC 7:2,3; 8:21,22; MRK 11:17; LUK 1:10; 2:37; 18:10; ACT 3:1; 22:17

Prayer made toward 1KI 8:38; DAN 6:10; JON 2:4

For an armory 2KI 11:10; 2CH 23:9,10

For refuge 2KI 11:15; NEH 6:10,11

Facts about

Dedication of 1KI 8; 2CH 5; 6; 7

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 EZK 8:16

Jews swore by MAT 23:16-22

Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to Babylon 2KI 24:13; 25:9-17; 2CH 36:7,19; PSA 79:1; ISA 64:11; JER 27:16,19-22; 28:3; 52:13,17-23; LAM 2:7; 4:1; EZR 1:7

Vessels of, used by Belshazzar DAN 5:2,3

Destruction of, foretold ISA 66:6; JER 27:18-22; EZK 7:22,25; MAT 24:2; MRK 13:2

Restoration of, ordered by Cyrus EZR 1:7-11

THE SECOND

Restored by Zerubbabel EZR 1; 2:68,69; 3:2-13; 4; 5:2-17; 6:3-5; NEH 7:70-72; ISA 44:28; HAG 2:3

Building of, suspended EZR 4

Resumed EZR 4:24; 5; 6; 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; DAN 8:13,14; HAG 1; 2; ZEC 1:16; 4:8-10; 6:12-15; 8:9-15; MAL 3:1

EZEKIEL' S VISION OF EZK 37:26,28; 40:48

HEROD THE GREAT' S TEMPLE

46 Years in building JHN 2:20

Very beautiful stones of MRK 13:1; LUK 21:5

Magnificence of MAT 24:1

The Beautiful Gate ACT 3:10

Solomon' s Porch (portico) JHN 10:23; ACT 3:11; 5:12

Treasury of MRK 12:41-44

Zacharias, officiating priest in, has a vision of an angel; receives promise of a son LUK 1:5-23; with 1:57-64

Jesus brought to, according to the law and custom LUK 2:21-39

Simeon blesses the infant Jesus in LUK 2:25-35

Anna, the prophetess, lives in LUK 2:36,37

Jesus in, when a youth LUK 2:46

Jesus taken to the pinnacle of, during his temptation MAT 4:5-7; LUK 4:9-12

Jesus teaches in MRK 11:27-33; 12:35-44; 14:49; JHN 5:14-17; 7:14-28; 8; 10:23-38; 18:20

Jesus performs miracles in MAT 21:14,15

Jesus expels money-exchangers from MAT 21:12,13; MRK 11:15-17; LUK 19:45,46; JHN 2:15,16

Captains of (i. e. the temple security guard) LUK 22:52; ACT 4:1; 5:24,26

Judas casts down the pieces of silver in MAT 27:5

Curtain of, torn at the time of the crucifixion MAT 27:51

The disciples worship in, after the resurrection LUK 24:53; ACT 2:46; 3:1

Peter heals the lame man at the gate of ACT 3:1-16

Disciples preach in ACT 5:20,21,42

Paul' s vision in ACT 22:17-21

Paul observes the rights of ACT 21:26-30

Paul is apprehended in ACT 21:33

Prophecies concerning its destruction, by Daniel DAN 8:11-15; 11:30,31

Jesus foretells the destruction of MAT 24; MRK 13:2; LUK 21:6

FIGURATIVE

Of the corpse of Jesus MAT 26:61; 27:40; JHN 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; REV 3:12

Of the kingdom of Christ REV 11; 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 REV 15:5-8; 16:1-17