Today we are reading 2 Chronicles 3. In this chapter we read about the early phases of Temple construction.“Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. He began to build in the second month of the fourth year of his reign. These are Solomon’s measurements for building the house of God: the length, in cubits of the old standard, was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house, and its height was 120 cubits. He overlaid it on the inside with pure gold. The nave he lined with cypress and covered it with fine gold and made palms and chains on it. He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parvaim. So he lined the house with gold—its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors—and he carved cherubim on the walls.” 2 Chronicles 3:1-7 ESV The Temple is built over the threshing floor where David saw the mighty angel about to destroy Jerusalem. This same location is thought to be where Abraham offered Isaac. Today, the Temple Mount still stands and is occupied by two Muslim mosques. Some people think the Temple should be rebuilt. Why is this unnecessary? The Temple was the location Jews would make sacrifices to God. Do we need to offer sacrifices? Where does God reside today? May God fill you with joy in knowing you are His Temple. Pastor Tim
