Thematic Bible: Temples


Thematic Bible



And when the builders put in position the base of the Temple of the Lord, the priests, dressed in their robes, took their places with horns, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with brass instruments, to give praise to the Lord in the way ordered by David, king of Israel. Verse ConceptsBuildingClothing, Kinds OfBuildingMusical Instruments, types ofTrumpetOrchestrasCymbalsPraising GodSaul And DavidThe First Temple

In the fourth year the base of the house was put in its place, in the month Ziv. Verse ConceptsFoundationsMonthMonth 2Foundations Of Buildings

And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple; Verse ConceptsCripplesGatesLamenessLonelinessWeakness, PhysicalBeauty, In ArtefactsHelplessnessChronic AilmentsSitting In The GatewayNamed GatesFrom The WombOnce A DayPeople Carrying Live PeopleInner BeautyThe Beauty Of Nature

And the Lord gave into his hands Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he took them away into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he put the vessels into the store-house of his god. Verse ConceptsHoly VesselsSacred VesselsGiven Into One's HandsServing One's Own GodsTemple Utensils RemovedKings of judah

And he made places for worship at the high places, and made priests, who were not Levites, from among all the people. Verse ConceptsHigh PlacesPriests, Institution In Ot Times

And there is danger, not only that our trade may be damaged in the opinion of men, but that the holy place of the great goddess Diana may be no longer honoured, and that she to whom all Asia and the world give worship, will be put down from her high position. Verse ConceptsCovetousness, Example OfAll NationsWorshipping Material ThingsDeposing

They took the ark of God into the house of Dagon and put it by the side of Dagon. Verse Conceptsstatues

But may your servant have the Lord's forgiveness for this one thing: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon for worship there, supported on my arm, and my head is bent in the house of Rimmon; when his head is bent in the house of Rimmon, may your servant have the Lord's forgiveness for this thing. Verse ConceptsArmsTemples, HeathenBowing To False GodsGod Forgive!Nervousness

And Jehu sent out through all Israel; and all the servants of Baal came, not one kept away. And they came into the house of Baal, so that it was full from end to end. Verse ConceptsTemples, HeathenFilling HousesFollowers Of Baal

And Nebuchadnezzar took away some of the vessels of the Lord's house, and put them in the house of his god in Babylon.

And the Lord gave into his hands Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he took them away into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he put the vessels into the store-house of his god. Verse ConceptsHoly VesselsSacred VesselsGiven Into One's HandsServing One's Own GodsTemple Utensils RemovedKings of judah

And he made places for worship at the high places, and made priests, who were not Levites, from among all the people. Verse ConceptsHigh PlacesPriests, Institution In Ot Times

And there is danger, not only that our trade may be damaged in the opinion of men, but that the holy place of the great goddess Diana may be no longer honoured, and that she to whom all Asia and the world give worship, will be put down from her high position. Verse ConceptsCovetousness, Example OfAll NationsWorshipping Material ThingsDeposing

They took the ark of God into the house of Dagon and put it by the side of Dagon. Verse Conceptsstatues

But may your servant have the Lord's forgiveness for this one thing: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon for worship there, supported on my arm, and my head is bent in the house of Rimmon; when his head is bent in the house of Rimmon, may your servant have the Lord's forgiveness for this thing. Verse ConceptsArmsTemples, HeathenBowing To False GodsGod Forgive!Nervousness

And Jehu sent out through all Israel; and all the servants of Baal came, not one kept away. And they came into the house of Baal, so that it was full from end to end. Verse ConceptsTemples, HeathenFilling HousesFollowers Of Baal

And Nebuchadnezzar took away some of the vessels of the Lord's house, and put them in the house of his god in Babylon.

And he had the house of the Lord and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned with fire; Verse ConceptsPalacesDestruction Of HousesDestruction Of The TempleBurning JerusalemHouses Under Attack

And he took away all the stored wealth of the Lord's house, and the goods from the king's store-house, cutting up all the gold vessels which Solomon, king of Israel, had made in the house of the Lord, as the Lord had said. Verse ConceptsPalacesStoringTreasureTributesBreaking ContainersTemple Utensils Removed

And so it is my purpose to make a house for the name of the Lord my God, as he said to David my father, Your son, whom I will make king in your place, will be the builder of a house for my name. Verse ConceptsProperty, HousesThroneSolomon's TempleA Place For God's Name

So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present. Verse ConceptsBuildingGod's Dwelling

In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year that Solomon was king of Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, the building of the Lord's house was started. Verse ConceptsBeginningKingsMonthProperty, HousesSolomon, Life OfTypes Of ChristCalendarsMonth 2100 Years And MoreStarting To BuildThe First Temple

And the house of God was burned and the wall of Jerusalem broken down; all its great houses were burned with fire and all its beautiful vessels given up to destruction. Verse ConceptsFortificationsBattering ramsPalacesWallsConflagrationsDestruction Of Jerusalem's Wall

He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever. Verse ConceptsEstablishingShrinesChrist Reigning ForeverBuilding God's DwellingThe Kingdom Of Solomon

Let the priests take, every man from his friends and neighbours, to make good what is damaged in the house, wherever it is to be seen. Verse ConceptsRepairing

And let it be given to the overseers of the work of the Lord's house, to give to the workmen who are making good what was damaged in the house of the Lord;

Now news came to the haters of Judah and Benjamin that the people who had come back were building a Temple to the Lord, the God of Israel; Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyRebuilding The Temple

And the responsible men of the Jews went on with their building, and did well, helped by the teaching of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, the son of Iddo. They went on building till it was complete, in keeping with the word of the God of Israel, and the orders given by Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes, king of Persia. Verse ConceptsAdministrationArtaxerxes The KingNamed Prophets Of The LordGay Marriageprospering

Praise be to the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing into the heart of the king, to make fair the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem; Verse ConceptsHuman WillHeart, HumanBless The Lord!

These are the words of the Lord of armies: These people say, The time has not come for building the Lord's house. Verse ConceptsComplacencyLukewarmnessUntimelinessThe Second TempleNot The Timerebuilding

And some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, gave freely of their wealth for the building up of the house of God in its place: Verse ConceptsFreewill OfferingHouse Of GodFree Will

Further, I give orders as to what you are to do for the responsible men of the Jews in connection with the building of this house of God: that from the king's wealth, that is, from the taxes got together in the land over the river, the money needed is to be given to these men readily, so that their work may not be stopped. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Attitudes To

As well as all the silver and gold which you get from the land of Babylon, together with the offering of the people and of the priests, freely given for the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem: Verse ConceptsFreewill Offering

And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law, Verse ConceptsCustomChrist, Names ForEntering The TempleFulfilling The LawLed By The SpiritDevout mothers

The Jews said, The building of this Temple took forty-six years; and you will put it up in three days! Verse ConceptsDullnessMisunderstood Truth40 To 50 Yearsconstruction

And they came to Jerusalem; and he went into the Temple, and sent out those who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who were offering doves for money; Verse ConceptsdovesMoney, Uses OfTablesBanksAnger Of JesusTurning Upside DownEntering The TempleChrist Driving Out PeopleChrist In The Templesales

And Jesus went out of the Temple, and on the way his disciples came to him, pointing out the buildings of the Temple. Verse ConceptsProphecies Said By JesusLeavingThe Disciples ActionsStatus Of The TempleThings Manifestattention

And some were talking about the Temple, how it was made fair with beautiful stones and with offerings, but he said, Verse ConceptsAdornment, Of BuildingsBeauty, In ArtefactsBeauty Of ThingsStatus Of The Temple

And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place. Verse ConceptsGatesMiracles, Responses ToAlmsgivingAltruismCharitySitting In The GatewayNamed GatesRecognising Peoplesurprises


But as for me, I will come into your house, in the full measure of your mercy; and in your fear I will give worship, turning my eyes to your holy Temple. Verse ConceptsAdoration, Of GodBowingAttitudes Of ReverenceCeremoniesMagnifying GodPrayer, And WorshipReverence, And God's NatureBowing Before GodThe First Templegreatnessreverence

Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, Verse ConceptsNames For JerusalemHoliness, As Set Apart For GodSuffering, Of Jesus ChristStatus Of The TempleTop Of ThingsThe DevilResisting Temptationstructure

O God, the nations have come into your heritage; they have made your holy Temple unclean; they have made Jerusalem a mass of broken walls. Verse ConceptsInvasionsIrreverenceDestruction Of JerusalemPolluting Holy PlacesNations Attacking Israel

I will give worship before your holy Temple, praising your name for your mercy and for your unchanging faith: for you have made your word greater than all your name. Verse ConceptsBowingCeremoniesPraise, Reasons ForPrayer, And WorshipWorship, Reasons ForLovingkindnessBowing Before GodGod's TruthWe Thank God

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain