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Temple, the Second

The Second Temple was rebuilt by the Jewish remnant after the Babylonian exile, serving as the central place of worship until its destruction in 70 AD. It stood as a symbol of God's covenant faithfulness and became the backdrop for Jesus's ministry.

Overview

After the Babylonian captivity, the Jewish people returned to Jerusalem and rebuilt the Temple under the leadership of Zerubbabel (c. 516 BC). This Second Temple lacked some glory of Solomon's original structure but remained the spiritual center of Jewish worship for nearly 600 years. Jesus himself walked its courts and drove out money changers, affirming its intended holiness.

Key Scriptures

"Now when the beggar was placed at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful..." (Acts 3:2, NASB). "Then King Darius issued a decree, and search was made in the Babylonian archives..." (Ezra 6:1-2, ESV). "Jesus walked in the temple, in the portico of Solomon" (John 10:22, ESV).

Application

Understanding the Second Temple's history reminds us that God's purposes continue through seasons of loss and restoration, and that authentic worship transcends physical structures.

Scripture References 40
Acts 3:2 Ezra 6:2 Ezra 6:3 Ezra 6:4 Ezra 6:5 Ezra 6:6 Ezra 6:7 Ezra 6:8 Ezra 6:9 Ezra 6:10 Ezra 6:11 Ezra 6:12 John 10:22 Matthew 26:61 Acts 6:13 Acts 21:28 Ezra 6:16 Ezra 6:17 Ezra 6:18 John 2:14 Daniel 9:27 Matthew 24:15 Daniel 9:27 Daniel 11:31 Ezra 3:1 Ezra 3:2 Ezra 3:3 Ezra 3:4 Ezra 3:5 Ezra 3:6 Ezra 6:15 Ezra 3:8 Mark 14:49 Ezra 6:4 Haggai 2:7 Haggai 2:8 Haggai 2:9 Ezra 1:1 Ezra 1:2 Ezra 6:3
Full Topical Reference List 151 total — Nave's Topical Bible

Beautiful gate of, mentioned

Acts 3:2

Built on the site of the first temple

Ezra 6:2 Ezra 6:3 Ezra 6:4 Ezra 6:5 Ezra 6:6 Ezra 6:7 Ezra 6:8 Ezra 6:9 Ezra 6:10 Ezra 6:11 Ezra 6:12

Cleansed and rededicated by Judas Maccabaeus after its desecration by Antiochus Epiphanes

John 10:22

Considered it blasphemy to speak against

Acts 6:13 Acts 21:28 Matthew 26:61

Dedication of, celebrated with joy and thankfulness

Ezra 6:16 Ezra 6:17 Ezra 6:18

Desecrated by selling oxen, &c in

John 2:14

Desecrated by the Romans

Daniel 9:27 Matthew 24:15

Desecration of, foretold

Daniel 9:27 Daniel 11:31

Divine worship commenced before the foundation was laid

Ezra 3:1 Ezra 3:2 Ezra 3:3 Ezra 3:4 Ezra 3:5 Ezra 3:6

Finished the third of the twelfth month in the sixth year of Darius

Ezra 6:15

Foundation of, laid the second month of second year after the captivity

Ezra 3:8

Frequently taught in

Mark 14:49

Furnished means for building

Ezra 6:4

Future glory of, predicted

Haggai 2:7 Haggai 2:8 Haggai 2:9

Gave a decree for building, in the first year of his reign

Ezra 1:1 Ezra 1:2 Ezra 6:3

Gave permission to the Jews to go to Jerusalem to build

Ezra 1:3

Gave the vessels of the first temple for

Ezra 1:7 Ezra 1:8 Ezra 1:9 Ezra 1:10 Ezra 1:11 Ezra 6:5

Grief of those who had seen the first temple

Ezra 3:12 Haggai 2:3

His decree for building, predicted

Isaiah 44:28

Its completion by Zerubbabel foretold, to encourage the Jews

Zechariah 4:4 Zechariah 4:5 Zechariah 4:6 Zechariah 4:7 Zechariah 4:8 Zechariah 4:9 Zechariah 4:10

Its dimensions

Ezra 6:3 Ezra 6:4

Joy of those who had not seen the first temple

Ezra 3:13

Materials for building procured from Tyre and Sidon

Ezra 3:7

Miraculously transported to a pinnacle of

Luke 4:9 Matthew 4:5

No Gentile allowed to enter the inner courts of

Acts 21:27 Acts 21:28 Acts 21:29 Acts 21:30

Ordered those who remained in Babylon to contribute to the building of

Ezra 1:4

Prayed without, while the priest offered incense within

Luke 1:10 Luke 18:10

Predicted its destruction

Luke 21:6 Mark 13:2 Matthew 24:2

Presented in

Luke 2:22 Luke 2:27

Procured its interruption for fifteen years

Ezra 4:24

Proposed to assist in building

Ezra 4:1 Ezra 4:2

Purified, and the commencement of his ministry

John 2:15 John 2:16 John 2:17

Purified, at the close of his ministry

Matthew 21:12 Matthew 21:13

Repaired and beautified by Herod, which occupied forty-six years

John 2:20

Resumed by Zerubbabel and Jeshua

Ezra 5:2

Separation between the outer or Gentile court and that of the Jews alluded to

Ephesians 2:13 Ephesians 2:14

Solemnities connected with laying the foundation of

Ezra 3:9 Ezra 3:10 Ezra 3:11

Solomon's porch connected with

Acts 3:11 John 10:23

Tatnai the governor wrote to Darius to know if the building had his sanction

Ezra 5:3 Ezra 5:4 Ezra 5:5 Ezra 5:6 Ezra 5:7 Ezra 5:8 Ezra 5:9 Ezra 5:10 Ezra 5:11 Ezra 5:12 Ezra 5:13 Ezra 5:14 Ezra 5:15 Ezra 5:16 Ezra 5:17

The decree of Cyrus found and confirmed by Darius

Ezra 6:1 Ezra 6:2 Ezra 6:6 Ezra 6:7 Ezra 6:8 Ezra 6:9 Ezra 6:10 Ezra 6:11 Ezra 6:12

The Jews encouraged to proceed in building

Haggai 1:8 Haggai 2:19 Zechariah 8:9

The Jews punished for not persevering in building

Haggai 1:6 Haggai 1:9 Haggai 1:10 Haggai 1:11 Haggai 2:15 Haggai 2:17 Zechariah 8:10

The Jews reproved for not building

Haggai 1:1 Haggai 1:2 Haggai 1:3 Haggai 1:4 Haggai 1:5

The magnificence of its building and ornaments

John 2:20 Luke 21:5 Mark 13:1

The vail of, rent at our Lord's death

Matthew 27:51

Their help refused by the Jews

Ezra 4:3

To appear in

Haggai 2:7 Malachi 3:1

Weakened the hands of the Jews in building

Ezra 4:4 Ezra 4:5

Wrote to Artaxerxes Smerdis to interrupt the building

Ezra 4:6 Ezra 4:7 Ezra 4:8 Ezra 4:9 Ezra 4:10 Ezra 4:11 Ezra 4:12 Ezra 4:13 Ezra 4:14 Ezra 4:15 Ezra 4:16
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