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The History of the First Temple
Written by Kevin Howard
The Temple of the Lord was not like a shrine commonly used for the veneration of a deity. It was much more than a holy place or place of worship. The Temple was a habitation and dwelling. It was called the House of God more than eighty times in Scripture. This lofty title described the Temple of the Lord in all of its historical forms: the Wilderness Tabernacle (Judges 20:18), the First Temple (2 Chronicles 7:5), and the Second Temple (Ezra 5:2). It was also Jacob’s designation for the Heavenly Temple in his vision of the Lord standing atop the angel-filled stairway that reached to heaven (Genesis 28:17). The First Temple spanned a total of 374 years from its construction by Solomon in 960 B.C. until its destruction by the Babylonians in August, 586 B.C. is article will trace the chronological history of the First Temple through the reigns of Judah’s first fifteen rulers. Judah’s kings were part of the Davidic royal dynasty. Their authority to rule was based upon God’s covenantal oath to David. Most of these kings were in the direct lineage of the Messiah, a descendant of David (Matthew 1:6-11), who is called “the root and the off spring of David” (Revelation 22:16; cf. Isaiah 11:1). . .
The History of the First Temple
Written by Kevin Howard
The Temple of the Lord was not like a shrine commonly used for the veneration of a deity. It was much more than a holy place or place of worship. The Temple was a habitation and dwelling. It was called the House of God more than eighty times in Scripture. This lofty title described the Temple of the Lord in all of its historical forms: the Wilderness Tabernacle (Judges 20:18), the First Temple (2 Chronicles 7:5), and the Second Temple (Ezra 5:2). It was also Jacob’s designation for the Heavenly Temple in his vision of the Lord standing atop the angel-filled stairway that reached to heaven (Genesis 28:17). The First Temple spanned a total of 374 years from its construction by Solomon in 960 B.C. until its destruction by the Babylonians in August, 586 B.C. is article will trace the chronological history of the First Temple through the reigns of Judah’s first fifteen rulers. Judah’s kings were part of the Davidic royal dynasty. Their authority to rule was based upon God’s covenantal oath to David. Most of these kings were in the direct lineage of the Messiah, a descendant of David (Matthew 1:6-11), who is called “the root and the off spring of David” (Revelation 22:16; cf. Isaiah 11:1). . .