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And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. Exodus 25:8-9.
Moses
We often think of Moses as the deliverer and the Lawgiver. He also introduced us to the fact that God desires to dwell with His people.
God instructed Moses to prepare a special building for his worship, strictly according to the pattern shown him during his stay of forty days on the summit of the mount.
We see mention in scripture to the Tabernacle of Moses, the Tabernacle in the wilderness, the Tent of Meeting, the Tabernacle of the Congregation etc.
They wer all tents. In Exodus 33:7, the name Tabernacle of the Congregation seems to have been originally applied to an ordinary tent, probably the one officially occupied by Moses himself.
This was at first set apart by the presence of God at its doorway as the regular place of public communication between He and the people.
This was prior to the construction of what was afterwards technically known as The Tabernacle.
The people contributed to its construction and the chief artificer, Bezaleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, with Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant built the Tabernacle. It took approximately eight months to complete (see Exodus 31:2, 6) and it was erected on the first day of the first month (Nisan) of the second year after the departure from Egypt (see Exodus 40:17).
During the Israelites’ migrations it was taken down piecemeal, carried on vehicles constructed for the purpose and drawn by oxen, in charge of the priests assisted by the Levites, and was re-erected at every stopping place.
Joshua
Joshua succeeded Moses and led the people into the Promised Land.
Towards the end of his administration, the Tabernacle was set up at Shiloh, where it remained during the troubled period of the Judges. See Joshua 18:1).
In Eli’s days, the sacred Ark was taken away from the Tabernacle and never returned. (see 1 Samuel 4:4).
The bible does not give specific information about what happened to the Tabernacle and artifacts, although obscure references to some items are intimated in various scriptures.
You may like to research the following- 1 Samuel 7:6; 9:12; 10:3; 20:6; 21:1-6; 1 Chronicles 16:39; 21:39; 2 Chronicles 1:3-6; 1 Kings 3:4 and Psalm 132:6.
David & Solomon
David erected a tent on Mt. Zion at Jerusalem, where he installed the recovered Ark of the Covenant. See 1 Chronicles 15:1; 16:1 and 2 Samuel 6:17.
David desired to build the Temple and started to gather supplies for the task.
God would not permit that, because he was a man of blood. Some folk say that this was because he was a man of war, but is t is more likely that it was because of his affair with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband.
His son Solomon built the first Temple. See 2 Samuel 7:1-13; 1 Kings 5:5-6; 6:1; 8:13; 2 Kings 12:5; 22:5; 24:13; 25:9; 2 Chronicles 36:19.
The Latter Years
Later years saw the demise of Israel and the Temple was destroyed.
Nebuchadnezzar took the remaining valuables to Babylon and they remained there until Cyrus delivered them to the Jews. See 2 Chronicles 36:7; Jeremiah 52:18,19; Daniel 5:2-3; Ezra 1:7-11; 5:14-15; 7:19; 8:33.
Traditions talk of other matters, but I am referring only to what scriptures seem to clearly say about the Temple and its treasures.
There was a second Temple. See Ezra 2:68; 4:1; 6:8-14; 7:16, 27; Haggai 1:2.
In Jesus’ day, reference is made to Herod’s temple. See Matthew 24:1; Mark 11:15; Luke 2:27; 21:5; John 2:20 and Acts 3:1.
For general references to the Temple, see 2 Kings 25:9; Psalm 5:7; 74:7; 79:1; 138:2; Isaiah 64:11; Micah 3:12; Matthew 4:5; Matthew 24:2.
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Will the Temple Be Rebuilt?
This is a perplexing question for some people.
The information on this page does not in any way represent my personal views or opinions.
It is politically, spiritually and emotionally sensitive and I do not wish to offend any person, so present a range of scriptures for independent research and a summation of historic events with a report on the activities of good folk who are engaged in their pursuits according to their belief pattern.
My aim is to help you to be informed and blessed.
Shortly after the nation of Israel crossed the Red Sea, God commanded Moses to build the Tabernacle and establish the Priesthood. Years later, Solomon built a Temple in Jerusalem, which was destroyed and rebuilt, then destroyed again.
There is a belief amongst some Jews that when the temple is again rebuilt, Messiah would come. One organization called The temple Institute is preparing for this event by creating items to be used in this new temple, which they hope will be on the original site in Jerusalem which is now occupied by the Al Aqsa Mosque.
For more than 20 years, The Temple Institute has created such Temple vessels as the Ark of the Covenant, the menorah, the crown for the High Priest, the Altar of Incense with golden shovels for the ashes, silver trumpets, garments for the priests, gold and silver shofars, harps, and other items.
The month of July or Aviv is very interesting. I believe that both the first and second Temples were destroyed on the 9th of Av.
The Ninth of Av has seen some interesting events.
- Moses sent 12 men to spy out the land, ten produced a negative report that the people accepted and they were then forbidden to enter the Promised Land. (1312 BCE)
- Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians destroyed the First Temple. (586 BCE)
- The Romans destroyed the Second Temple. (70 CE)
- The Roman Emperor Hadrian crushed the Bar Kochba revolt. (135 CE)
- On 9th Aviv in more recent times saw the outbreak of World War One in 1914, the Spanish Inquisition in 1492, and the mass deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942.
Some Messianic Jews now believe that the Third Temple will soon be built to house all of the items mentioned above, and then the Messiah Yeshua returns.
These vessels and priestly garments are being fashioned today according to the exact Biblical requirements, specifically for use in this Third temple.
What excites those people is that on this anniversary, 9th Aviv, the Temple Institute will commence building the Altar, which will be approximately 3 meters wide by 3 meters long and 2 meters tall. See photographs of some preparations below.
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The only thing hindering the building of the Third Temple is the Muslim Al Aqsa mosque which sits in the same area where the Temple will be built.
Sheikh Raed Salah, a leader of the Islamic Movement spoke to Muslim students at Haifa University and warned them that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was intending on completing his plan to gain control of the Temple Mount, which he said the prime minister had tried to do during his first tenure by digging tunnels under the Al Aqsa Mosque.
For two thousand years Jews have fasted on Tish B’av, but according to Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, the head of the Temple Institute, he said “It is not just a time to mourn the destruction of the Temple, it is also a time to build.”
Perhaps that is why they want to build the altar at this time for the future Third Temple.
The stones to be used to create the altar were taken from the Dead Sea, south of Jerusalem. The stones were taken from the Dead Sea because it is most unlikely that human hands had never touched them before.
| This is the Menorah that is already constructed for use in the new temple.
It is currently housed near the Wailing Wall. |
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Gathering stones from the Dead See (above)
Preparing for construction of the Altar (Right. I covered the people's faces for privacy purposes)
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