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Nov 7, 2005 · When He sat down He did not return to His old seat. History tells us there were two seats at the front of the synagogue, one of which was kept empty at all times as it was the seat the messiah would sit in. This is the seat that Jesus sat in. He was demonstrating to them that He was the messiah.
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And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the...
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Jesus referred to the Temple as the "House of God" and called it a "House of Prayer," not just for the Jews, but for all nations. When Jesus arrived with the mass of pilgrims, He overturned the tables and called it a den of thieves and a house of merchandise.
Jul 24, 2023 · In Matthew 23:1-3, Jesus tells the people that the scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' seat and he tells them to do what they say. What does Jesus mean by Moses' seat? And why does he tell the peop...
Jan 30, 2013 · Like most public structures in the 21st century, the Temple that Jesus visited possessed signage. Only a few years ago, archeologists recovered a sign in Hebrew letters announcing “to the place of the trumpeting.”
- There were actually two Temples on the same spot. The first Temple, built by King Solomon in approximately 1000 BCE, was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.
- The Temple was built on a mountain that goes by many names. Jerusalem is in the hill country. The Temple was situated on one particular rise that goes by many names in the Hebrew scriptures.
- The Temple stood on the spot where the world began. According to the Talmud, on the top of Mount Moriah is a foundation stone from which God created the whole world (Yoma 54b).
- The exact location of the Temple is still debated today. The Temple definitely stood on the Temple Mount — that has always been an agreed fact and has been confirmed by archaeologists.
As Jesus sat with His disciples on the Mount of Olives, they could see the majestic structure of the temple. With this view, the first question in the mind of the disciples was about the destruction of the temple. Jesus said it would be destroyed, and they wanted to know when.
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Thus as the Roman generals sat surveying Jerusalem and considering the Temple’s future they hesitated before ordering its destruction. Jesus cried at even the thought of its destruction, many Jews from that day to this have yearned and prayed for its rebuilding, and tourists and religious people alike have come to behold the site on which it ...
