New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Temple, The Second

• Built on the site of the first temple Ezra 6:2-12
• Cyrus
  • His decree for building, predicted Isa. 44:28
  • Gave a decree for building, in the first year of his reign Ezra 1:1, 2, 6:3
  • Gave permission to the Jews to go to Jerusalem to build Ezra 1:3
  • Furnished means for building Ezra 6:4
  • Ordered those who remained in Babylon to contribute to the building of Ezra 1:4
  • Gave the vessels of the first temple for Ezra 1:7-11, 6:5
• Divine worship commenced before the foundation was laid Ezra 3:1-6
• Materials for building procured from Tyre and Sidon Ezra 3:7
• Foundation of, laid the second month of second year after the captivity Ezra 3:8
• Solemnities connected with laying the foundation of Ezra 3:9-11
• Its dimensions Ezra 6:3, 4
• Grief of those who had seen the first temple Ezra 3:12; Hag. 2:3
• Joy of those who had not seen the first temple Ezra 3:13
• The Samaritans
  • Proposed to assist in building Ezra 4:1, 2
  • Their help refused by the Jews Ezra 4:3
  • Weakened the hands of the Jews in building Ezra 4:4, 5
  • Wrote to Artaxerxes Smerdis to interrupt the building Ezra 4:6-16
  • Procured its interruption for fifteen years Ezra 4:24
• The Jews reproved for not building Hag. 1:1-5
• The Jews punished for not persevering in building Hag. 1:6, 9-11, 2:15, 17; Zech. 8:10
• The Jews encouraged to proceed in building Hag. 1:8, 2:19; Zech. 8:9
• Resumed by Zerubbabel and Jeshua Ezra 5:2
• Its completion by Zerubbabel foretold, to encourage the Jews Zech. 4:4-10
• Future glory of, predicted Hag. 2:7-9
• Tatnai the governor wrote to Darius to know if the building had his sanction Ezra 5:3-17
• The decree of Cyrus found and confirmed by Darius Ezra 6:1, 2, 6-12
• Finished the third of the twelfth month in the sixth year of Darius Ezra 6:15
• Dedication of, celebrated with joy and thankfulness Ezra 6:16-18
• Repaired and beautified by Herod, which occupied forty-six years Jn. 2:20
• The magnificence of its building and ornaments Jn. 2:20; Mk. 13:1; Lk. 21:5
• Beautiful gate of, mentioned Acts 3:2
• Solomon's porch connected with Jn. 10:23; Acts 3:11
• Christ
  • To appear in Hag. 2:7; Mal. 3:1
  • Presented in Lk. 2:22, 27
  • Miraculously transported to a pinnacle of Mt. 4:5; Lk. 4:9
  • Frequently taught in Mk. 14:49
  • Purified, at the commencement of His ministry Jn. 2:15-17
  • Purified, at the close of His ministry Mt. 21:12, 13
  • Predicted its destruction Mt. 24:2; Mk. 13:2; Lk. 21:6
  • The vail of, rent at our Lord's death Mt. 27:51
• Separation between the outer or Gentile court and that of the Jews alluded to Eph. 2:13, 14
• No Gentile allowed to enter the inner courts of Acts 21:27-30
• The Jews
  • Prayed without, while the priest offered incense within Lk. 1:10, 18:10
  • Considered it blasphemy to speak against Mt. 26:61; Acts 6:13, 21:28
  • Desecrated by selling oxen, &c in Jn. 2:14
• Desecration of, foretold Dan. 9:27, 11:31
• Cleansed and rededicated by Judas Maccabaeus after its desecration by Antiochus Epiphanes Jn. 10:22
• Desecrated by the Romans Dan. 9:27; Mt. 24:15