Thematic Bible: Reasons for
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Attendance » Reasons for » The example of the apostles
So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple courts blessing God.
When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
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Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,
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Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time for prayer, at three o'clock in the afternoon.
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Attendance » Reasons for » The divine command
But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.
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Three times a year all your males must appear before the Lord your God in the place he chooses for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Temporary Shelters; and they must not appear before him empty-handed.
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Attendance » Reasons for » A refuge in times of trouble
When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord's temple.
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Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the Lord's temple and spread it out before the Lord.
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Attendance » Reasons for » Blessing pronounced upon
How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually! (Selah)
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The tribes go up there, the tribes of the Lord, where it is required that Israel give thanks to the name of the Lord.
Attendance » Reasons for » Christ, our example
Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,
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"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
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Attendance » Reasons for » A comfort in old age
There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having been married to her husband for seven years until his death. She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
Attendance » Reasons for » A place of instruction
Many nations will come, saying, "Come on! Let's go up to the Lord's mountain, to the temple of Jacob's God, so he can teach us his commands and we can live by his laws." For Zion will be the source of instruction; the Lord's teachings will proceed from Jerusalem.
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