Posted by Wayne on April 8, 2025, 10:45 am
A Lesser Temple?
Jerusalem's first temple, destroyed in 586 B.C., was rebuilt in 516. According to Jewish tradition, the second temple was inferior to the first because it lacked five things.
The second temple did not have the Ark of the Covenant which contained God's law, Aaron's rod and manna (Hebrews 9:34). It also lacked the High Priest's Urim and Thummim (Exodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8), the sacred fire which was to burn continually (Leviticus 6:13) and the presence of God's glory called the Shekinah. It also lacked the spirit of prophecy.
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