From 79ad313097ebef825df1f8990e25b818aff73cc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bonnieheglund Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 21:16:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update '44-jhn/02.md' --- 44-jhn/02.md | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/44-jhn/02.md b/44-jhn/02.md index 44b2b8b..9e360d5 100644 --- a/44-jhn/02.md +++ b/44-jhn/02.md @@ -101,20 +101,30 @@ See: Sign When Jesus said to destroy the temple and he was going to rebuild it in three days, he spoke about his body. Instead of giving the Jewish leaders a sign, Jesus made them a promise. They thought he spoke to them about the temple building. But, John said Jesus spoke about his own body. Jesus knew he was going to be crucified and three days later he was going to be alive again. See: Temple; Sign; Crucify (Crucifixion) -Why was destroying the Jewish temple significant to the Jews? + + + +### Why was destroying the Jewish temple significant to the Jews? The Jews honored the temple in Jerusalem because the presence of God was in the temple. The presence of God was directly connected to the presence of the temple among his people. After a time of rebellion by the Jewish people, God punished the Jews and allowed the Babylonians to destroy the temple. The Persians later conquered the Babylonians. The Persians later allowed the temple to be rebuilt. The original temple was far bigger and more elaborate than the rebuilt temple. Herod the Great later enlarged the temple and made it more elaborate than the original temple. When Jesus spoke, the temple was very large. After the Jews rejected Jesus, God punished the Jews by having the the Roman army destroy the temple. No one rebuilt the temple after this. -Advice to Translators: The “presence of God” in the temple means that God was in the temple in a special way. The Old Testament said that God lived in the temple. This is not the only place where God is. He is everywhere. Despite this, he was in the temple in a special way. +**Advice to Translators**: The “presence of God” in the temple means that God was in the temple in a special way. The Old Testament said that God lived in the temple. This is not the only place where God is. He is everywhere. Despite this, he was in the temple in a special way. See: Presence of God; People of God; King Herod -Why did Jesus say the temple was going to be destroyed and rebuilt in three days? + + + +### Why did Jesus say the temple was going to be destroyed and rebuilt in three days? + When Jesus spoke about the temple being destroyed and rebuilt in three days, he spoke about his body. He did not speak about the actual temple building. The Jews thought Jesus spoke about the huge temple building in Jerusalem where they were they sold and offered sacrifices. When Jesus said the temple was to be raised in three days after it was destroyed, Jesus was saying that his body was to be brought back to life again. Three days after Jesus died on a Roman cross, he resurrected from the dead. See: Resurrect (Resurrection); Temple -Did Jesus know everything? + + + +### Did Jesus know everything? Jesus knows everything. Jesus knows everything because he is God. He is not only part God. He is completely God. Jesus does not simply know about people, he knows them completely on the inside. That is, he knows there inner thoughts and knows why and how they do the things they do. He knows them better than they know themselves. He knew if the people around him truly believed in him or if his words and the things he did simply amazed them, and they followed him because they thought he was a great teacher and did miraculous things.