Bible Study Did God intend the Temple to be built?

[JohnD]

Yes, God intended the Jewish temple to be built under Solomon (1Ch 28:5,6), and even rebuilt under Cyrus (2Ch 36:22,23). Yet the temple, much like the tabernacle, was only ever meant to be a temporary physical shadow of the eternal spiritual temple to come, which we know today as the Body of Christ. The Jewish temple served its purpose well enough for Jesus to cleanse it and teach there. We get nowhere when we criticize prophetic types for being less than their antitype.

1 Chronicles 28:5-6 (KJV)
5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

This is merely David's misinterpretation of:

2 Samuel 7:12-13 (KJV)
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

God intended this to prophesy the Messiah Jesus (Zechariah 6:12-13) building the Church (Matthew 16:18b) i.e. the believers (1 Corinthians 3:16-18).

Solomon's kingdom didn't last till his son's generation... and were it not for the sake of David, God would have split it from Solomon during his lifetime.

As far as REbuilding the Temple... once Israel went down that path with God it was hung around their necks till the true Temple builder (Jesus) came. So yes, God did command the temple to be REbuilt in the meantime.

 

[JohnD]

And 1 Kings 8 reads like a series of "Solomon says..." (like the game simon says) while his dedication sacrifices broke nearly every sacrificial law prescribed in the Torah.

 

[JohnD]

Of course He did. He gave Solomon the exact design of the first Temple, and He gave Ezekiel the exact design of the final Temple.
That Temple will be in Jerusalem for eternity.

David gave Solomon designs and implemented the elders and the choirs etc. Which the Bible records as David's actions.

Can you show me a scripture where God told David or Solomon this information or these details?

God gave Moses the information and details about the tabernacle to the nth degree.

Hebrews 8:5 (KJV)
5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

Solomon? David? the Temple? No where.

 

[reba]

Amo_9:11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
Act_15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

What was Davids tabernacle ? About what we today would call an awning ?View attachment 5819

 

[Malachi]

David gave Solomon designs and implemented the elders and the choirs etc. Which the Bible records as David's actions. Can you show me a scripture where God told David or Solomon this information or these details?

Sure. Study 1 Chron 28:11-21. Everything given by Divine inspiration:
11Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
12And the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
13Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.
14He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
15Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.
16And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
17Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:
18And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
19All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
20And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
21And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.

 

[eddif]

Psalms 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Psalms 51:12
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thyfree spirit.

Psalms 30:1
A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

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[eddif]

Proverbs 24:16
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Within David (and Solomon ?) was the confession of sin. With the confession of sin came the restoration (tough at times).

I John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

The tabernacle had staves to give it shape - we have bones to give us shape. The tabernacle was covered with animal hides - we are covered with skin and hair. We are led by cloudy thinking in daytime (through a glass darkly), and have fiery dreams by night. Our heart's natural pacemaker looks similar to a crucified man (Wikipedia). 24 ribs bow before the heart, and cast the rib crown on the sternum with cartilage bands. Made in the image of God.

He has hidden His treasures in earthen vessels.

Mississippi folks are strange.

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[Sinthesis]

Yes, God intended the Jewish temple to be built under Solomon (1Ch 28:5,6), and even rebuilt under Cyrus (2Ch 36:22,23). Yet the temple, much like the tabernacle, was only ever meant to be a temporary physical shadow of the eternal spiritual temple to come, which we know today as the Body of Christ. The Jewish temple served its purpose well enough for Jesus to cleanse it and teach there. We get nowhere when we criticize prophetic types for being less than their antitype.

1 Chronicles 28:5-6 (KJV)
5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

This is merely David's misinterpretation of:

2 Samuel 7:12-13 (KJV)
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

God intended this to prophesy the Messiah Jesus (Zechariah 6:12-13) building the Church (Matthew 16:18b) i.e. the believers (1 Corinthians 3:16-18).

Solomon's kingdom didn't last till his son's generation... and were it not for the sake of David, God would have split it from Solomon during his lifetime.

As far as REbuilding the Temple... once Israel went down that path with God it was hung around their necks till the true Temple builder (Jesus) came. So yes, God did command the temple to be REbuilt in the meantime.

Above is a perfect example of the error in interpretation that can arise if one falls into the trap of criticizing prophetic types(first Jewish temple) for being less than their antitype(Body of Christ).

David did not misinterpret prophecy. He knew the glory of his legacy was contained in the promise that the Messiah would be his physical descendent. This promise was kept despite his, and his successors, spiritual failings. The permanence of Jesus Christ's work in building an earthy dwelling for God(Body of Believers) was foreshadowed in Solomon's work building the Jewish temple, which as a physical manifestation rather than spiritual, was never meant to be eternal, but was meant to prepare us for that which is eternal. As a construction of men the temple was corruptible, and this is what happened twice, bad enough that God, as a sign to us fulfilling the conditions upon which it was built, passed judgment and had the temple destroyed twice, rather than have it in its corruption continue to be associated with His Name. Solomon's Jewish temple was associated with God's Name in the first place because it was ordained by Him, and filled by His Glory. The first seven chapters of 2 Chronicles make this clear.

2Ch 6:7 - Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
2Ch 6:8 - But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
2Ch 6:9 - Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
2Ch 6:10 - The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

2Ch 7:1 ¶ Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.

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[JohnD]

I already addressed this as the biblical record of Solomon (and David's) misinterpretation of 2 Samuel 7:12-13.

 

[JohnD]

Sure. Study 1 Chron 28:11-21. Everything given by Divine inspiration:
11Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
12And the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
13Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.
14He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
15Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.
16And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
17Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:
18And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
19All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
20And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
21And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.

Said David. So says David. I have no doubt this is the record of the words David said to Solomon.

And the spirit in the KJV in verse 12 is not capitalized (meaning "the spirit" can mean the seat of emotion, or impatience).

 

[Sinthesis]

I already addressed this as the biblical record of Solomon (and David's) misinterpretation of 2 Samuel 7:12-13.

You asserted that the temple was built because David misinterpreted God's message to him. However this is a faulty argument given the entire context of 2 Samuel 7. David had it in his mind to build a physical house for The Lord in the first three verses of 2 Samuel 7, well before God revealed later in the chapter that David's progeny would eventually build an everlasting spiritual house. Never in the chapter does God condemn the idea of a physical temple, but instead simply shows that it can only ever be a type pointing Israel to its eventual fulfillment in Jesus' spiritual temple. You might as well claim that God never intended David slay Goliath because it was only a type for Jesus' defeating Sin. Types are INTENDED to foreshadow the antitype.

 

[eddif]

You asserted that the temple was built because David misinterpreted God's message to him. However this is a faulty argument given the entire context of 2 Samuel 7. David had it in his mind to build a physical house for The Lord in the first three verses of 2 Samuel 7, well before God revealed later in the chapter that David's progeny would eventually build an everlasting spiritual house. Never in the chapter does God condemn the idea of a physical temple, but instead simply shows that it can only ever be a type pointing Israel to its eventual fulfillment in Jesus' spiritual temple. You might as well claim that God never intended David slay Goliath because it was only a type for Jesus' defeating Sin. Types are INTENDED to foreshadow the antitype.

Actually I tried to exit this quote,but found out I must have bumped post. I do not like to make some posts tie to a single person. The following post is general and not supposed to be tied to any one person.

Sorry for the confusion.

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[eddif]

This thread is forcing me into places to help deeper understanding in some areas. Regretfully some may think I have left the OP.

The tree of life just has one learning curve (good). The tree of the knowledge of good and evil has mixed knowledge (good and evil). Satan wants us to use our natural senses to make decisions. Wrong way to go.

Type, shadow, foreknowledge, good, evil, compare, contrast, satan, etc are all things I consider. I know they are not all biblical words, and try and use some with extreme care.

Antitype is a word with two definitions. A type definition (could be about good, or could be about the reverse of good). Then there is the 2nd reverse type definition. You really try and decide which definition is the person using. With confusion you really never know. Some things give pleasure but are wrong to practice as good. Some words leave two meanings possible.

Human understanding comes to the crossroads of thought. The cross of the crucified Christ is the reality of all directions of thought. Without the certainty of his sacrifice you may be confused about past or future.

I Peter 2:24 is where I love to take a reality stand. Shadows and types all are related to this event. This event allows the defeat of sin for eternity.

I am not smart enough to completely go through all knowledge. I would love not to hinge my complete understanding on one word.

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[eddif]

The physical defined: Jerusalem that now is, amount,weight, dimensions, symbols, temporal king .

The spiritual defined:
The New Jerusalem, Intensions of heart, knowledge of secrets of heart, spiritual gifts, eternal king.

First the physical (our physical birth) then the spiritual (born again of the Spirit). First the Jerusalem that now is, then the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven . First the glory of the law, then the glory of the spiritual kingdom .

Oh. If I could just get the welding goggles off . It is all right in front of us. One day we will see clearly.

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[JohnD]

You asserted that the temple was built because David misinterpreted God's message to him. However this is a faulty argument given the entire context of 2 Samuel 7. David had it in his mind to build a physical house for The Lord in the first three verses of 2 Samuel 7, well before God revealed later in the chapter that David's progeny would eventually build an everlasting spiritual house. Never in the chapter does God condemn the idea of a physical temple, but instead simply shows that it can only ever be a type pointing Israel to its eventual fulfillment in Jesus' spiritual temple. You might as well claim that God never intended David slay Goliath because it was only a type for Jesus' defeating Sin. Types are INTENDED to foreshadow the antitype.

Isaiah 66:1 (KJV)
1 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

Good question since the temple of Solomon was standing at the time.

Acts 7:47-50 (KJV)
47 But Solomon built him an house.
48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
50 Hath not my hand made all these things?

2 Samuel 7:1-7 (KJV)
1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

Talk about context...

2 Samuel 7:12-13 (KJV)
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

Solomon's Kingdom forever?
One generation after Solomon his kingdom was split in two. In 586 BCE it was kaput. The kingdom never recovered. The fallen tent of David will be restored in the future (in the new Jerusalem). But Solomon? Nope. Even if you count Judea as Solomonic it ended in 70 CE and was plowed under in 125 CE. The modern state of Israel is not Solomon or David.

So I reiterate that the seed of David's bowels is Jesus Christ referred to in 2 Samuel 7:12-13.

Zechariah 6:12-13 (KJV)
12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

Branch = n'tsar (nazarene) Yshua HaNotzri (Jesus the Nazarene)... and until Jesus became a man the King of the Jews and our High Priest... a priest could not reign.

Matthew 16:18 (KJV)
18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

1 Corinthians 3:16-18 (KJV)
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

1 Peter 2:3-9 (KJV)
3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

The tabernacle was prophetic of the Church (the Temple of God).

 

[eddif]

Revelation 21:10
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
.......,,
Revelation 21:22
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

Romans 7:25
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

The flesh is saved through the crucification of Jesus, and the symbolism is in my heart with Him enthroned as in his crucified condition (natural pacemaker).

The mind is able to see eternity through the intercession of Jesus seated / interceding for me at the right hand of the Father. The symbolism (IMHO) is the cerebellum (tree of life).

Romans 7:25 gives balance to our present Church age. We are aware of:
Sin
Redemption
Power to be victorious in present age

Out of the physical temples you see several lessons.

Just one is:
Hiram (a gentile ?) helped build the temple.
Parallel ---
Rehab and Ruth are in the genetics that built the body of Jesus (His temple).

The tabernacle of our flesh has numerous biological symbols that resemble the temple.

Romans 1:19
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Creation biology hides the information, then the mention of kidneys, liver, etc, start us to wondering. Genesis and Romans make the search possible / necessary.

The temple (evidently ) is all of us (living stones) assembled into the Church

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[jasonc]

Isaiah 66:1 (KJV)
1 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

Good question since the temple of Solomon was standing at the time.

Acts 7:47-50 (KJV)
47 But Solomon built him an house.
48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
50 Hath not my hand made all these things?

2 Samuel 7:1-7 (KJV)
1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

Talk about context...

2 Samuel 7:12-13 (KJV)
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

Solomon's Kingdom forever?
One generation after Solomon his kingdom was split in two. In 586 BCE it was kaput. The kingdom never recovered. The fallen tent of David will be restored in the future (in the new Jerusalem). But Solomon? Nope. Even if you count Judea as Solomonic it ended in 70 CE and was plowed under in 125 CE. The modern state of Israel is not Solomon or David.

So I reiterate that the seed of David's bowels is Jesus Christ referred to in 2 Samuel 7:12-13.

Zechariah 6:12-13 (KJV)
12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

Branch = n'tsar (nazarene) Yshua HaNotzri (Jesus the Nazarene)... and until Jesus became a man the King of the Jews and our High Priest... a priest could not reign.

Matthew 16:18 (KJV)
18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

1 Corinthians 3:16-18 (KJV)
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

1 Peter 2:3-9 (KJV)
3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

The tabernacle was prophetic of the Church (the Temple of God).

the jews know that he doesn't dwell in the temple only. the Heshem is every where. the temple where G-D met man on the earth to commune. before that it was the tabernacle.

 

[JohnD]

It did not say "[only]" you did.

 

[jasonc]

It did not say "[only]" you did.

yet you implied it. the point of isreal in the jewish view is that land is holy because made it so. its the closest place to heaven on earth. nothing more. they teach and knew then that God was everywhere and couldn't be fully contained in a building. you are bending scripture to make your point about the tabernacle which aslo could never contain the Lord.

 

[JohnD]

My mind is not up for this right now.
A beloved brother is with the Lord now and we who are left behind are in shock.
Maybe later we can discuss this.