templeA building devoted to worship. The first Hebrew temple was built in Jerusalem by Solomon. It was the centre of religious life for the Jewish people. The Temple had three main sections: the outer court featuring the brazen laver and brazen altar; the Holy Place were the golden altar of incense, table of showbread and golden lampstand were located; the Holy of Holies were the Ark of the Covenant was kept. The high priest could enter the Holy of Holies only once a year to make on offering for the people. (See Ex chapter 25-27) It can also mean the human body and the collective Body of Christ (the Church) in which the Holy Spirit dwells.God went out in the temple of the LORD 1 Sam 3:3be restored and brought again unto the temple Ezra 6:5the LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne Ps 11:4O God, in the midst of thy temple Ps 48:9up, and his train filled the temple Isa 6:1the temple of the LORD Jer 7:4Branch ... he shall build the temple of the LORD Zec 6:12and Jesus went into the temple of God Matt 21:12and said unto them, Destroy this temple John 2:19continuing daily with one accord in the temple Acts 2:46at the beautiful gate of the temple Acts 3:10while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance Acts 22:17know ye not that ye are the temple of God 1 Cor 3:16for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are 1 Cor 3:17ye not that your body is the temple of 1 Cor 6:19for ye are the temple of the living God 2 Cor 6:16framed together growth unto a holy temple in Eph 2:21and the Lamb are the temple of it Rev 21:22
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