Notes

AHouseForMyName–Day8
7.31.16
REVIEW
•  Herod“TheGreat”
– Fewcharactersinhistorycalled“TheGreat”
– Hewasagreatbuilder,shrewdpoliLcian
– Herod’sfatherfoughtwithSyriatooppressIsrael
– HerodalliedwithRometooppressIsrael
– Murderer,brutaldictator
– MarriedintoMaccabeanfamily
– Thenkilledthemall
– “It’sbeQertobeHerod’shog(ous)thanhisson
(houios)”
•  Jewsdidn’tkillpigsbecausedidn’teatthem.
•  Herodkilledhisownsons
– Hisonlyloyaltywastohimself
– WhatdowevaluetocallhimGreat?
Context
•  MaQ.2:1-7
•  TheMagicomeannouncingMessiah.
•  “WhenKingHerodheardthishewasdisturbed,
andallJerusalemwithhim.”v.3
–  Whywashedisturbed?
–  Didhepersonallybelievetheprophecy….or
justworriedthatothersdid?
–  Couldhehavepersonallybelieveditandyet
trytokillChrist?
»  “YoubelievethatGodisone.Goodfor
you!Eventhedemonsbelievethat,and
tremble”James2:19
–  HerodfindsoutthechildborninBethlehem
–  “Goandsearchcarefullyforthechild.Assoon
asyoufindhim,reporttome,sothatItoo
maygoandworshiphim.”
•  OneofmostironicstatementsinScripture
–  MagiworshipJesuswithgold,frankincense,
myrrh
–  “Andhavingbeenwarnedinadreamnotto
gobacktoHerod,theyreturnedtotheir
countrybyanotherroute.”v.7
–  Warnedofwhat?
Context
•  SlaughteroftheInnocents–MaQ.2:16-18
– “WhenHerodrealizedthathehadbeen
outwiQedbytheMagi,hewasfurious,andhe
gaveorderstokillalltheboysinBethlehemand
itsvicinitywhoweretwoyearsoldandunder,
inaccordancewiththeLmehehadlearned
fromtheMagi.”
•  Widerangeofopinionsof#killed–6to144,000
•  FirstChrisLanmartyrs?
•  Irony:diedinChrist’splace
•  WhybuildthisTemple?
– Meantto“placate”theJews
– Meanttoperpetuatename
– Oneofhisgreatestworks
•  WhywouldGodallowsomeonelikeHerod
tobuildHisTemple?
– God’slonghistoryofusingpagansto
furtherHisends
• Assyrians,Babylonians,Cyrus,Darius…
– Thankfullyusesimperfectpeople,likeus
Otherthanthat…nicebuildings
•  Templewasoneof“larger”1Cent.BCprojects
•  Leviedheavytaxes
•  Builtmanybuildings,includingheathentemples
– TempletoApollo
– RenamedSamariaSebaste
•  Greekophile
– BuiltmagnificentharborCaesarea–very
importantformariLmetrade
•  Namedajerpatronwhogavehimpower
– Theaters,amphitheaters,coliseums
•  Includingdeadlyspectacles
Herod’sTemple
•  Started19BC-4BC,unLlmaybe65BC
•  Sinceonlypriestscouldentersanctuary,
employedabout1,000ascarpentersand
stonemasonsforthatarea
•  10,000-18,000workersforotherareas
•  Completeteardown/rebuild
– Jewsafraidhewouldn’tactuallybuild
it,sohegatheredallmaterialsonthe
frontend
•  FinishedprincipalconstrucLonon
sanctuaryabout1.5years
•  8yearstofinishwholeTemple
•  Everythingelsemayhavetaken
about80years
– justbeforeRomansdestroyedit
inAD70
– Ironic.Fimng
•  TempleitselfsamedimensionsasSolomon’sbut
extendedallotherareastobemoreextensivethan
Solomon’sTemple
–  FollowedTorahfortemplebuildingbutwasveryGreekin
restofareas
–  “HewhohasnotseenHerod’sbuildinghasneverseen
anythingbeauLful”
•  Rituals/sacrificesconLnuedthroughout
•  EventuallyreinsLtutedTempletax1shekelEx.30:13
–  Greatestsourceofincome,TempleverywealthyatLmes
–  MoneygijsweretheDiaspora’sonlyrealconnecLonto
homeland
•  ErectedagoldeneagletoshowsubmissiontoRome,
Jewslaterpulleditdown
–  Herodhadthemburnedaliveforpullingitdown
st
• 1 Courtwastherein
Solomon’sTemple
nd
• Herodaddedthe2 court
TempleAltar
Unhewnstones
48feetsquare
Withhorns,15feethigh
Priestsalwayspassedaltaronright,returnedonlej
Bigheapofsaltnearby
3firesburnedontop1)offerings2)incense3)
kindling
•  Couldpourdrinkofferingsthroughsomeofthe
horns
•  Drainagesystemforpassingremnantsthroughinto
Kedronvalley
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What’swrongwiththispicture?
• Stairs
• Altarnotsquare
JESUSANDTHE
TEMPLE
• BabydedicaLon–Luke2:22;
27
• 12yearsold–Luke2:42-49
• Widow’sMiteMk12:41-44
• MoneychangersMaQ.21:12;
Mark11:15-18;John2:13-20
• TemptaLonMaQ.4:5
• Jesusgreaterthanthe
Temple.MaQ.12:6
• HealingMaQ.12:14
• JesusnotsubjecttoTemple
taxMaQ.17:24
•  TeachingMaQ.21:23–MaQ23:39
– Mark11:27,goingthroughMark13:2=
about9parables/interacLons.
– “EverydayIsatinthetemplecourts
teaching”MaQ.26:55
– “EachdayJesuswasteachingatthe
temple,andeacheveninghewentout
tospendthenightonthehillcalledthe
MountofOlives,38andallthepeople
cameearlyinthemorningtohearhim
atthetemple.”Luke21:37-38
•  FeastofTabernaclesJohn7-8,esp8:20
– RecallEzra/Nehemiah
•  Womancaughtinadulterybroughtto
JesusatTempleCourts.John8:2-11
•  JewsfearedthatJesuswouldbethe
reasontheywouldlosetheTemple.
•  “Ifwelethimgoonlikethis,everyone
willbelieveinhim,andthenthe
Romanswillcomeandtakeawayboth
ourtempleandournaLon.”John
11:48
– Weretheyright?
JesusattheTemple–CourtofWomen
• Jesusdedicatedhere
• Widow’smitehere
• CourtoftheWomen
– Notbecauseonlywomenwere
there,butbecausetheycould
gonofarther,exceptforcertain
sacrifices
•  13chestsagainstthewalls
– 11forvariousofferings,2forhalf-shekel
tax
– ContribuLonsfor:
– woodusedinTemple,
– incense,
– goldenvesselsforTempleministry,
– trespassofferings,
– Nazariteofferings,
– lepercleansings,
– freewilloffering
•  Eachchestmarkedforspecificoffering
•  Couldbringcashequivalentforvarious
animalsandredeemthemthere.
•  Attheendoftheday,priestsboughtan
appropriatenumberofanimalsand
sacrificedthemallatonce.
• Moreefficient,savesembarrassment
•  Chestswerenarrowattopandwideat
boQom,shapedliketrumpets
– Talmudliterallyreferstothemas
trumpets
MaQ.6:2
•  2“Sowhenyou]givetothepoor,donotsounda
trumpetbeforeyou,asthehypocritesdointhe
synagoguesandinthestreets,sothattheymay
behonoredbymen.TrulyIsaytoyou,theyhave
theirrewardinfull.”
–  OnetradiLonreferstoactuallyblowingatrumpet
–  Perhapsa“clanging”noiseascoindroppedinto
trumpet
–  Perhaps“trumpet”=bigmouth
Solomon’sColonnade/Porch
JesusatSolomon’sColonnade
•  John10:22-23;30-33“ThencametheFesLvalof
DedicaLonatJerusalem.Itwaswinter,23and
Jesuswasinthetemplecourtswalkingin
Solomon’sColonnade.”
•  “30IandtheFatherareone.”31AgainhisJewish
opponentspickedupstonestostonehim,32but
Jesussaidtothem,“Ihaveshownyoumanygood
worksfromtheFather.Forwhichofthesedoyou
stoneme?”33“Wearenotstoningyouforany
goodwork,”theyreplied,“butforblasphemy,
becauseyou,amereman,claimtobeGod.”
•  JesusneverclaimedtobeGod????
AjerJesus,before70AD
•  AjertheAscension,thedisciples“stayed
conLnuallyatthetemple,praisingGod.”Luke
24:49
•  “EverydaytheyconLnuedtomeettogetherin
thetemplecourts.”Acts2:46
–  PreQygutsy!
GateCalledBeauLful
•  Acts3
•  “PeterandJohnweregoinguptothetempleat
theLmeofprayer”v.1
•  Healedalamebeggar
Seriously…beauLful
•  Josephus:-“Thegateitselfwasmadeof
dazzlingCorinthianbrass,mostrichly
ornamented;andsomassivewereitsdouble
doorsthatitneededtheunitedstrengthof
twentymentoopenandclosethem.”
FromBeauLfulGatetoSolomon’s
Colonnade
•  ThisgateleadtoSolomon’sColonnade
•  “Thenhewentwiththemintothetemplecourts,walkingand
jumping,andpraisingGod.”3:8
•  “WhilethemanheldontoPeterandJohn,allthepeoplewere
astonishedandcamerunningtothemintheplacecalled
Solomon’sColonnade.”3:11
–  Imaginetheruckus!
–  ThisiswhereJesusproclaimedHimselfonewiththefather.
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PeterpreachesJesus,manyaresaved
Sanhedrinputsdisciplesinjail,thenreleasesthemthenextday
WarnsthemnottopreachinJesus’name
Response:“WhichisrightinGod’seyes:tolistentoyou,orto
him?Youbethejudges!20Asforus,wecannothelpspeaking
aboutwhatwehaveseenandheard.”Acts4:19-20
–  Canwehelpiteither?
FortressAntonia–Acts21
•  RomangarrisonkeptwatchoverIsraelevenatworship
–  Highlyoffensive
•  Garrisonsituatedsothatadetachmentofsoldiers“could
atanyLmerushdowntoquellariot”asinActs21.
–  PaulswearsavowtoplacatetheJews,andpaystheexpenses
of4otherswhodidsame.
–  But“theJewsfromAsia,uponseeinghiminthetemple,began
tosLrupallthecrowdandlaidhandsonhim,28cryingout,
“MenofIsrael,cometoouraid!Thisisthemanwhopreaches
toallmeneverywhereagainstourpeopleandtheLawandthis
place;andbesideshehasevenbroughtGreeksintothetemple
andhasdefiledthisholyplace.’”v.27-28
–  Asaresult,“allthecitywasprovoked,andthepeoplerushed
together,andtakingholdofPaultheydraggedhimoutofthe
temple,andimmediatelythedoorswereshut.”v.30
BackoffGenLles!
•  NOFOREIGNER
ISTOGOBEYONDTHEBALUSTRADE
ANDTHEPLAZAOFTHETEMPLEZONE
WHOEVERISCAUGHTDOINGSO
WILLHAVEHIMSELFTOBLAME
FORHISDEATH
WHICHWILLFOLLOW
•  GreekandLaLn
Signs,Signs,EverywhereAreSigns
EnterRomantroops
•  “31Whiletheywereseekingtokillhim,areportcameupto
thecommanderoftheRomancohortthatallJerusalemwas
inconfusion.32Atoncehetookalongsomesoldiersand
centurionsandrandowntothem;andwhentheysawthe
commanderandthesoldiers,theystoppedbeaLngPaul.”
•  Paulthengetspermissiontospeak,andtellsthecrowdofhis
encounterwithJesusontheroadtoDamascus.Hethentells
themthatJesuscommissionedhimtopreachtotheGenLles.
•  “Theylistenedtohimuptothisstatement,andthenthey
raisedtheirvoicesandsaid,“Awaywithsuchafellowfrom
theearth,forheshouldnotbeallowedtolive!”Acts22:22
–  KillhimforpreachingtoGenLles?
•  UlLmatelyPaulendsupinRome,preaching,teaching,
wriLng,andmartyred.
TAKENOTE!
•  TheHolyofHoliesinHerod’sTemplewas
COMPLETELYEMPTY…..
–  Theysimplyerectedastonethereforritualpurposes
–  Whatexactlywherethe“pious”JewsprotecLngfrom
defilement???
–  But…JesuscleansedtheTempleanyway
–  QuesLon:iftheHolySpiritlejourchurch,wouldwe
noLce?Wouldwecare?
–  WhatifHelejourpersonallives?
PowderKeg+LitFuse….
•  Rometookoverin63BC
•  HeavytaxaLon
–  Approx.20%grossincome
–  Pluswhateverthetaxcollectorscouldextort
–  TemplerenovaLoncostevenmore
–  Jewshatedtaxcollectors
•  Numbers24:17Messianicprophecy“Astarwillcome
outofJacob;ascepterwillriseoutofIsrael”
–  Cometin64ADtakenasasign
•  Lowerandmiddleclassesfuriousattraitorous,
oppressiveupperclasses
–  Especiallypuppetpriesthood
•  Romebrutallypunishedanycrime,anyhintof
insurrecLon
PowderKegExplodes
•  66ADNeroneedsmoney
–  Jewshavenone,soheordersTempletreasure
confiscated
–  Jewsliterallytookupa(sarcasLc)collecLonfor“that
poor”governorresponsiblefortaxes
–  Couldn’tfigureoutwho,soRomanscrucifiedsomeone
random
–  JewsretaliatedandFirstJewish-Romanwarbegan
–  RomehasinternalproblemsprevenLngfullaQenLon
onIsrael
–  Jewsarefragmented,fightamongstthemselves,can’t
fullyexploitRome’smistakes
–  Humanlyspeaking,Israelneverstoodachance
70AD
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DuringPassover
Romemakingsteadygains
LayssiegetoJerusalem
JewsoccupyTempleasafortress
VeryeffecLveprotecLon
Romanarmyhuge,fullofpeoplewithspecialhatred
forJews
–  Arabs
–  ArmiestheJewsrecentlydefeated
•  Onereport500,000civiliansandpilgrimstrappedin
JerusalembecauseofPassover
•  SiegeconLnues,peoplestarve
–  PeopleescapeJerusalemtofindfood
–  Romecatchesandcrucifiesupto500aday
•  Finally,RomebreaksthroughTempledefenses
–  DifficultbecauseJewsfightferociously
•  Templesacked,burnedtotheground
–  JesushadprophesieditsdestrucLon
–  HolyitemssenttoRomefordisplay
–  MintedcoinscommemoraLng
–  Built2arches,1sLllstandstoday
•  100,000JewstakencapLve
–  Burnedalive
–  Gladiators
–  ManysenttoRometobuildColiseum
•  ConsiderableexperLsebuildingstuff
TempleMount-Whyisitimportant
today?
•  ChrisLans–crucialtoourhistoryandfuture
•  Muslims–NobleSanctuary,placewhere
Mohammadtetheredhiswingedsteedandvery
nearwhereheascendedtoHeaven.
–  3rdholiestplaceinIslam.
–  "TheWesternWall–allitsvariousparts,structures
andgates–areaninseparablepartoftheal-Aqsa
compound...TheWesternWallispartofAl-Aqsa's
westerntower,whichtheIsraeliestablishment
fallaciouslyandsneakilycallsthe'WailingWall'.The
wallispartoftheholyal-AqsaMosque".
–  Explainswhynoarchaeologycurrentlyallowedthere
•  Jews–FormerTemple
•  Howdotheyatonefortheirsinsnow?
•  “WhenthedestrucLonoftheTemplewithits
Altarfilledthepeoplewithalarmastheythought
oftheirunatonedsins,JohananbenZakkai
comfortedthemsaying:"Youhaveanother
meansofatonementaspowerfulasthealtar,
andthatistheworkofcharity,foritissaid:'I
desiredmercyandnotsacrifice'"(Hosea,vi.6);
andhereferredtoDanielx.11,"themanof
desirablevirtues"whoservedGodbyalmsgiving
andprayer.”
•  NOTATONEMENT….SalvaLonbyworks…
WesternWall
•  NotsureifactualTempleWallorouterretaining
wall.
•  SoleremnantofTemple,theJews’mostglorious
tangibleachievement.
•  Jewishbeliefsaboutthewall:
–  “ajerthedestrucLonoftheTemple,GodremovedHis
Presence(Shekinah)fromHissanctuaryandplacedit
upontheWesternWallwhereitremainsinitsholiness
andhonor”
–  Prayingatwallislikepraying“beforethethroneof
glorybecausethegateofheavenissituatedthereand
itisopentohearprayer”
•  ConnectseventheDiaspora
•  "whentheJewssendtheirprayersfromthe
DiasporainthedirecLonofJerusalem,fromthere
theyascendbywayoftheWesternWall.”
•  JewsintheExileweresodevastatedbyTemple
destrucLonthattheystruggledtobelieveYahweh
existedatall
–  “Theworldislikeuntoaneye.Theoceansurrounding
theworldisthewhiteoftheeye;itsblackistheworld
itself;thepupilisJerusalem;buttheimagewithinthe
pupilisthesanctuary.”
–  Literally,theTemplewasthecenterofGod’seye.
WailingWall
•  JewsexcludedfromallholysitesunderRomanrulearound135AD
•  Around300ADConstanLneallowedJews1dayayeartoenter,and
would“wail”overlostholysites.ManyJewsfindtermoffensive.
•  Muslimscamearound1193
•  OQomanTurkscame1517andwereveryJewtolerant
•  1917BriLshruletriedtomaintainstatusquobutArabIsraeltensions
mounted,eachsideseemedtryingtoincreaseowninfluenceinarea.
DeadlyJewish/Muslimriotsin1929.
•  LostcontroltoArabsfrom1948-1967.
•  “AccordingtoJewishLaw,oneisobligatedtogrieveandrendone's
garmentuponvisiLngtheWesternWallandseeingthedesolatesiteof
theTemple.”
•  ArewedonewithTemples?
–  Jewscurrentlypray3LmesadayforrebuildingofTempleandresumpLon
ofservicesthere.
–  NumerousaQemptsthroughouthistorytorebuild
–  GodsaidrepeatedlytheTemplewouldberebuilt
–  Ezekiel’sTemple
–  RevelaLonTemple
JewishPrayerofRepentance
•  Becauseofoursinswewereexiledfromour
countryandbanishedfromourland.Wecannot
goupaspilgrimstoworshipThee,toperform
ourdu<esinThychosenhouse,thegreatand
HolyTemplewhichwascalledbyThyname,on
accountofthehandthatwasletlooseonThy
sanctuary.MayitbeThywill,LordourGodand
Godofourfathers,mercifulKing,inThy
abundantloveagaintohavemercyonusandon
Thysanctuary;rebuilditspeedilyandmagnify
itsglory.(TheJewishPrayerBook)
Jerusalem/TempleMountToday
•  “MostofthebuildingsandsurfacefeaturesareIslamic
-novisibletracesoftheFirstorSecondTemplescan
befoundonthepla}ormtoday.”
•  “Thetemplewasthoroughlyrazedandthesitehas
beensoextensivelymodifiedduringthelateRoman,
MoslemandCrusadererasthatconsiderabledoubt
existsastowherethetemplesactuallystood.”
–  JustlikeJesussaidMark13:1-2“AsHewasgoingoutof
thetemple,oneofHisdisciplessaidtoHim,“Teacher,
beholdwhatwonderfulstonesandwhatwonderful
buildings!”2AndJesussaidtohim,“Doyouseethese
greatbuildings?Notonestonewillbelejuponanother
whichwillnotbetorndown.”
•  HowdoesGodfeelaboutIslaminJerusalem,
rightwhereHeestablishedHisTemple?
PrayforJerusalem
•  Ps122:6-9“PrayforthepeaceofJerusalem:
“Maytheyprosperwholoveyou.7“Maypeace
bewithinyourwalls,Andprosperitywithin
yourpalaces.”8Forthesakeofmybrothers
andmyfriends,Iwillnowsay,“Maypeacebe
withinyou.”9Forthesakeofthehouseofthe
LORDourGod,Iwillseekyourgood.”
–  PrayforJerusalemforthesakeofGod’sTemple
YetIsraelSLllExists
•  “Whenoneconsidersthemagnitudeofthe
calamit(ies)thatovertookher,onemarvelsthat
Israelwasnotsuckeddownintothevortexof
historyalongwiththeotherliQlenaLonsof
westernAsia,toloseforeverheridenLtyasa
people.Andifoneaskswhyshewasnot,the
answersurelyliesinherfaith:thefaiththatcalled
herintobeinginthefirstplaceprovedsufficient
evenforthis.Yetthisanswerisnottobegivento
theutmost.Thatitwonthroughwasnot
somethingthattranspiredautomaLcally,butonly
withmuchheart-searchingandajerprofound
adjustment.”
Temple3
•  3rdTemple-Ezekiel40-47
•  Templeof“TheBranch”Zech6:12-15
Revelation Temple/Sanctuary
–  3:12“Hewhoovercomes,Iwillmakehimapillarinthe
templeofMyGod,andhewillnotgooutfromitanymore”
–  7:15“Forthisreason,theyarebeforethethroneofGod;and
theyserveHimdayandnightinHistemple;andHewhosits
onthethronewillspreadHistabernacleoverthem.”
–  11:2“Thentherewasgivenmeameasuringrodlikeastaff;
andsomeonesaid,“GetupandmeasurethetempleofGod
andthealtar,andthosewhoworshipinit.””
–  11:19“AndthetempleofGodwhichisinheavenwas
opened;andthearkofHiscovenantappearedinHistemple,
andtherewereflashesoflightningandsoundsandpealsof
thunderandanearthquakeandagreathailstorm”
RevelaLonTempleandFinalJudgment
–  14:15-17“Andanotherangelcameoutofthetemple,cryingoutwitha
loudvoicetoHimwhosatonthecloud,“Putinyoursickleandreap,
forthehourtoreaphascome,becausetheharvestoftheearthis
ripe.”
–  15:5-8“AjerthesethingsIlooked,andthetempleofthetabernacleof
tesLmonyinheavenwasopened,6andthesevenangelswhohadthe
sevenplaguescameoutofthetemple,clothedinlinen,cleanand
bright,andgirdedaroundtheirchestswithgoldensashes.7Thenone
ofthefourlivingcreaturesgavetothesevenangelssevengolden
bowlsfullofthewrathofGod,wholivesforeverandever.8Andthe
templewasfilledwithsmokefromthegloryofGodandfromHis
power;andnoonewasabletoenterthetempleunLltheseven
plaguesofthesevenangelswerefinished.
–  16:1“ThenIheardaloudvoicefromthetemple,sayingtotheseven
angels,“Goandpouroutontheearththesevenbowlsofthewrathof
God.””
–  16:17“Thentheseventhangelpouredouthisbowlupontheair,anda
loudvoicecameoutofthetemplefromthethrone,saying,“Itis
done.””
OneDay,GodWillBetheTemple
•  21:22-23“Isawnotempleinit,
fortheLordGodtheAlmighty
andtheLambareitstemple.”
23Andthecityhasnoneedofthe
sunorofthemoontoshineonit,
forthegloryofGodhasillumined
it,anditslampistheLamb.””