And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
It was four hundred eighty years between when Israel left Egypt to when construction of the Temple began. It took another seven years to complete.
I don’t want to imply that things were always grand before the Temple was built, but I do think we’d be hard-pressed to find anyone after its completion that compares to the likes of
- Moses
- Joshua
- Samuel or
- David
Even Solomon, in all his glory, seems to be a foretelling of what was to come. The man who built the Temple could, himself, not remain faithful to the God for whom it was built.
The Temple went through several iterations.
- Solomon’s
- Zerubbabel’s
- Herod’s
No doubt the presence of God was in the Temple. It is also evident that the spiritual condition of Israel could be measured by their care of the Temple. But it also became something like an idol to them. Even the disciples wanted to brag about the glory of the Temple, apparently missing the contrast between the physical structure and the glorious Temple, which is Christ.
I am of the opinion much too much emphasis is placed on buildings, enhancements to them, and their importance to that which is spiritual. I am convinced many only see the structure of Christianity and miss the Christ of Christianity entirely.
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