Thematic Bible: Reasons for
Thematic Bible
Attendance » Reasons for » The example of the apostles
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: and were continually in the temple, blessing God.
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour .
Attendance » Reasons for » The divine command
But unto the place which Jehovah your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;
Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he shall choose: in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles; and they shall not appear before Jehovah empty:
Attendance » Reasons for » A refuge in times of trouble
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah.
And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of Jehovah, and spread it before Jehovah.
Attendance » Reasons for » Blessing pronounced upon
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. Selah
Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, For an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.
Attendance » Reasons for » Christ, our example
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
Attendance » Reasons for » A comfort in old age
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity, and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.
Attendance » Reasons for » A place of instruction
And many nations shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem;