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