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  1. Nov 7, 2005 · Luke 4:16-19. The first thing we notice is it was a custom of Jesus to go to the synagogue on the Sabbath and to read. Nothing of real revelation there, nor in him being handed the book of Isaiah, it is when He quotes from it that things get interesting. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me.

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  2. Jul 24, 2023 · The priests that were in control of the Temple were predominately the Sadducees when Jesus walked the earth and they sat in the seat of Aaron,but about twenty years after Jesus died the Sadducees lost their control of the Temple and thereafter the holidays were run according to Pharisee custom.

  3. Jan 30, 2013 · The Temple that Jesus visited was started by King Herod beginning around 20-19 B.C. Under Herod, the sanctuary itself was completed in a year and a half, but construction on the various courts, gates and retaining walls continued on and off until just a few years before the Jewish revolt in A.D. 66. In the early ministry of Jesus, the most ...

  4. Jan 24, 2018 · Clearly, the Jewish opposition did not understand Jesus. (In fact, even the disciples did not get our Lord’s meaning at first because John 2:22 says that they did not understand Jesus’ saying until His resurrection.) The Jews thought Jesus was talking about the physical temple in Jerusalem, which had taken forty-six years to build (v. 20).

  5. 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. The Temple was in some sense the national bank. It was a great public treasury with ...

  6. The answer to these questions is the Temple of Jerusalem. The Second Temple was not only awe inspiring because of its religious significance, but also for its physical dimensions, its grandeur and its beauty. Thus as the Roman generals sat surveying Jerusalem and considering the Temple’s future they hesitated before ordering its destruction.

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  8. Nov 11, 2016 · The central role of the Temple in first century Jerusalem isn't just replaced by the role of our church building for 21st century Christians. In fact, Jesus himself takes on that role. The temple in Jerusalem was a focus of political power, as well as commerce, civic life, and of course worship. It was the centre of life for first century Jews ...