8 Bible Verses about The First Temple

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Matthew 21:12

Then Jesus entered the Temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold things there. He upset the tables of the cashiers [i.e., those who exchanged foreign coins] and the benches of those who sold pigeons [for sacrifices].

Revelation 11:19

Then God's Temple in heaven was opened, and inside of it was seen the Chest containing God's Agreement [i.e., between Him and Israel]. [Immediately] there came lightning flashes, [loud] sounds, rumbling thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.

John 2:19

Jesus answered them, "[If you] destroy this Temple, I will raise it up in three days."

1 Corinthians 3:17

If any person destroys God's Temple, God will destroy him. For God's Temple is holy [i.e., set apart for His service], and you people are His [holy] Temple.

John 2:21

But Jesus was speaking about the "temple" of His [physical] body.

Acts 3:1

Now Peter and John were going to the Temple at three o'clock one afternoon [Note: Jewish time calculations are employed here], during the regular [Jewish] prayer hour.

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The First Temple » David » Anxious to build

The First Temple » David » Made preparations for building

The First Temple » Built » Mount moriah » threshing-floor » Ornan » Araunah

The First Temple » Illustrative of » The spiritual church

2 Corinthians 6:16

And what agreement is there between a temple of God and idols? For we are a temple of the living God, just as God said [Lev. 26:12], "I will live in them and walk among them [i.e., among His people]; and I will be their God and they will be my people."

Ephesians 2:20-22

[You are] built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets [See I Cor. 12:28], with Christ Jesus Himself being the principal stone by which the entire building is aligned. In [harmony with] Him the entire building [i.e., the church] is properly assembled, rising into a dedicated temple for the Lord. [See I Cor. 3:16-17]. In [harmony with] Him you people are also being constructed together into a place where God lives by His Spirit.

The First Temple » Historical notices of » Polluted by the idolatrous worship of manasseh

The First Temple » Historical notices of » Pillaged and burned by the babylonians

The First Temple » Solomon » Employed all the strangers in preparing for

The First Temple » Filled with the cloud of glory

The First Temple » Historical notices of » Defiled and its treasures given by ahaz to the king of assyria

The First Temple » David » Being a man of war not permitted to build

The First Temple » Solomon » Commenced second day of second month of fourth year of solomon

The First Temple » Description

The First Temple » David » Charged solomon to build

The First Temple » Solomon » Applied to hiram for a skilful workman to superintend, &c the building of

The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Two cherubims of gilded olive-wood made within

The First Temple » Historical notices of » Repaired by jehoash at the instigation of jehoiada

The First Temple » The porch of » Pillars of, with their chapiters described

The First Temple » Was called » The house of the lord

The First Temple » Historical notices of » Repaired by josiah in the eighteenth year of his reign

The First Temple » David » Told by the prophet that solomon should build

The First Temple » Historical notices of » Pillaged by shishak king of egypt

The First Temple » Solomon » Contracted with hiram for wood, stone, and labor

The First Temple » The ark of God brought into with great solemnity

The First Temple » Its magnificence

The First Temple » The whole inside and outside covered with gold

The First Temple » Historical notices of » Purified by josiah

The First Temple » Solemnly dedicated to God by solomon

The First Temple » The greater or outer house » Had door posts of olive-wood carved and gilded

The First Temple » Surrounded with spacious courts

The First Temple » Was three score cubits longs, twenty broad, and thirty high

The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Was twenty cubits every way

The First Temple » Complete destruction of, predicted

The First Temple » Appointed as a house of prayer

Matthew 21:13

And He said to them, "It is written [Isa. 56:7], 'My house [i.e., the Temple] will be called a house for prayer', but [Jer. 7:11 says], 'You have made it a hideout for thieves.'"

The First Temple » David » Charged his princes to assist in building

The First Temple » Historical notices of » Purified and divine worship restored under hezekiah

The First Temple » Illustrative of » Christ

John 2:19

Jesus answered them, "[If you] destroy this Temple, I will raise it up in three days."

John 2:21

But Jesus was speaking about the "temple" of His [physical] body.

The First Temple » David » Free-will offering of the people for the building

The First Temple » Illustrative of » The bodies of saints

The First Temple » David » Prayed that solomon might have wisdom to build

The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Separated from the outer house by a vail

The First Temple » Appointed as a house of sacrifice

The First Temple » Historical notices of » Its treasures, &c given by hezekiah to the assyrians to procure a treaty

The First Temple » Historical notices of » Treasures of given by jehoash to propitiate the syrians

The First Temple » The porch of » One hundred and twenty cubits high

The First Temple » Divided into » The sanctuary or greater house

The First Temple » Divided into » The porch

The First Temple » Solomon » Specially instructed for

The First Temple » Solomon » Determined to build

The First Temple » Sacred fire sent down from heaven at its dedication

The First Temple » Garnished with precious stones

The First Temple » All dedicated things placed in

The First Temple » Ceiled with fir wood and gilt

The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » The doors and the posts of, of olive-wood carved and gilded

The First Temple » The greater or outer house » Had folding doors of fir wood carved and gilded

The First Temple » Solomon » Employed thirty thousand israelites in the work

The First Temple » God promised to dwell in

The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » A partition of chains of gold between it and outer house

The First Temple » The greater or outer house » Was forty cubits long

The First Temple » Divided into » The oracle or most holy place

The First Temple » Was called » Zion

The First Temple » Was finished in the eighth month of the eleventh year of solomon

The First Temple » The floor and walls of, covered with cedar and fir wood

The First Temple » Cedar of, carved with flowers, &c

The First Temple » Was but a temple built with hands

Acts 7:47-48

But [eventually] it was Solomon who [actually] built this house [for God]. However, the Highest [i.e., God] does not live in a house made by human beings, as the prophet said [Isaiah 66:1ff],

The First Temple » Was seven years in building

The First Temple » The porch of » Twenty cubits long and ten broad

The First Temple » Solomon » Built without the noise of hammers, ax, or any tool

The First Temple » Was lighted by narrow windows

The First Temple » Was roofed with cedar

The First Temple » Was called » The mountain of the lord's house

The First Temple » Was called » House of the God of jacob

The First Temple » Was called » Mount zion

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