TEMPLE

–SOLOMON’ S

.Also called TEMPLE OF THE LORD 2Ki 11:10

.HOLY TEMPLE Ps 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 Joh 2:16

.HOUSE OF THE GOD OF JACOB Isa 2:3

.HOUSE OF MY GLORY Isa 60:7

.HOUSE OF PRAYER Isa 56:7; Mt 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 Ps 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; La 1:10; Mt 23:17; Joh 2:14-16

.David undertakes the building of 2Sa 7:2,3; 1Ch 22:7; 28:2; Ps 132:2-5; Ac 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 Ac 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; Ac 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 Ge 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; Lu 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 Ne 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 Ac 3:2

.Eastern gate, closed on working days, open on the Sabbath day Eze 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; Eze 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; Eze 46:2,3,9; Zec 7:2,3; 8:21,22; Mr 11:17; Lu 1:10; 2:37; 18:10; Ac 3:1; 22:17

.Prayer made toward 1Ki 8:38; Da 6:10; Jon 2:4

.For an armory 2Ki 11:10; 2Ch 23:9,10

.For refuge 2Ki 11:15; Ne 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 Eze 8:16

.Jews swore by Mt 23:16-22

.Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to Babylon 2Ki 24:13; 25:9-17; 2Ch 36:7,19; Ps 79:1; Isa 64:11; Jer 27:16,19-22; 28:3; 52:13,17-23; La 2:7; 4:1; Ezr 1:7

.Vessels of, used by Belshazzar Da 5:2,3

.Destruction of, foretold Isa 66:6; Jer 27:18-22; Eze 7:22,25; Mt 24:2; Mr 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; Ne 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; Da 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 Eze 37:26,28; 40:48

–HEROD THE GREAT’ S TEMPLE

.46 Years in building Joh 2:20

.Very beautiful stones of Mr 13:1; Lu 21:5

.Magnificence of Mt 24:1

.The Beautiful Gate Ac 3:10

.Solomon’ s Porch (portico) Joh 10:23; Ac 3:11; 5:12

.Treasury of Mr 12:41-44

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

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

.Simeon blesses the infant Jesus in Lu 2:25-35

.Anna, the prophetess, lives in Lu 2:36,37

.Jesus in, when a youth Lu 2:46

.Jesus taken to the pinnacle of, during his temptation Mt 4:5-7; Lu 4:9-12

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

.Jesus performs miracles in Mt 21:14,15

.Jesus expels money-exchangers from Mt 21:12,13; Mr 11:15-17; Lu 19:45,46; Joh 2:15,16

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

.Judas casts down the pieces of silver in Mt 27:5

.Curtain of, torn at the time of the crucifixion Mt 27:51

.The disciples worship in, after the resurrection Lu 24:53; Ac 2:46; 3:1

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

.Disciples preach in Ac 5:20,21,42

.Paul’ s vision in Ac 22:17-21

.Paul observes the rights of Ac 21:26-30

.Paul is apprehended in Ac 21:33

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

.Jesus foretells the destruction of Mt 24; Mr 13:2; Lu 21:6

–FIGURATIVE

.Of the corpse of Jesus Mt 26:61; 27:40; Joh 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; Re 3:12

.Of the kingdom of Christ Re 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 Re 15:5-8; 16:1-17

–IDOLATROUS

.Of Dagon, at Ashdod 1Sa 5:2

.Of the calves, at Beth-el 1Ki 12:31,33

.Of Rimmon, at Damascus 2Ki 5:18

.Of Baal, at Samaria 2Ki 10:21,27

.At Babylon 2Ch 36:7; Da 1:2

.Of Diana (Artemis), at Ephesus Ac 19:27

.Trophies stored in 1Sa 31:10; 1Ch 10:9,10; Da 1:2

.See TABERNACLE