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  Describe the place of the temple in first-century Jerusalem’s social, economic, and political life.

  Posted by info on 09/15/2021 at 11:28

  Craig Wiley replied 2 weeks, 4 days ago 20 Members · 21 Replies

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  Craig Wiley

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  02/01/2025 at 10:50

  Our Lord went to great lengths to explain to Moses the details about the Tabernacle design and use while Israel sojourned in the desert. Throughout the Older Testament the place of the Tabernacle and then Temple was an essential element of life for Israel. The first century Temple was the center of all things, socially, economically, and politically to all Jewish and their gentile converts worldwide at the time. It was the center of life for all things related to their relationship with God. Even Jesus, spent many days and hours in the temple listening, learning and then teaching the wonderful word about God and His Kingdom.

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  Sarah Howanec

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  12/20/2024 at 20:54

  The temple was the center of Jewish life. To be outside the temple was to be outside the economic and social structures of society

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  LaVern Dunbar

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  12/13/2024 at 17:16

  Just listening to him describe the temple, it was a serious place . With so many things going on and so many people relying on it just to have access to the economic and religious events. Everything or at least so many things were done at . or, in the temple. Now we really understand what and why Jesus tore the place up . They had forgotten the purpose of the Temple. The place of worship had lost its value.

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  Roosevelt Dunbar

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  11/28/2024 at 07:13

  the temple was a central religious, political, social, cultural, and economic institution in ancient Israel, and beginning in the days of Hezekiah and Josiah it was the only place where the ancient Israelites, under the authorization of the priests and Levites, worshipped the Lord God through sacrifices and …

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  Sarah Walter

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  10/08/2024 at 12:11

  The Temple was more or less the most central focus of all life for the first-century Jerusalem population and the surrounding areas of Jewish culture. Everything stemmed from the activities and supervision of the temple. Social structures reflected the teachings from the synagogue; each level of society was comprised of the clergy and layman realms, although, it was also based on the financial ability of each tier. Economically, tithes went to the synagogue, taxes went to Rome, their first-fruits went to the synagogue, it all revolved around the teachings, again, from the synagogue. Politically, this was set up through the clergy, comprised of the Sanhedrin, then the Sadducees and Pharisees, down to the lay priests of each township. Rulings were passed down through each level to the layperson through the local synagogue.

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  How did onlookers react to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost? How did Peter respond? What was the outcome?

  Posted by info on 09/15/2021 at 11:30

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  Craig Wiley

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  02/01/2025 at 10:57

  Onlookers responded with amazement at the sound and actions of the Jesus disciples after the coming of the Holy Spirit. Peter was emboldened by their reaction and probably preached his first sermon of joy and wonder and the power of God. As a result many thousands of people were led to believe in the person and work of Jesus.

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  Sarah Howanec

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  12/20/2024 at 20:58

  They thought the deciples were drunk. But Peter explained through the prophets and law that this is was was foretold. 3000 were baptized that day.

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  LaVern Dunbar

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  12/13/2024 at 22:17

  They didn’t understand it and I think Peter did a great job and took advantage of the situation and preached.

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  Roosevelt Dunbar

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  11/28/2024 at 07:15

  The events following the descent of the Holy Spirit during Pentecost initially bewildered onlookers, particularly as the disciples, primarily identified as uneducated Galileans, began to speak in various foreign languages.

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  Sarah Walter

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  10/08/2024 at 12:15

  Onlookers had mixed ideas about what was happening at the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Many thought the men were drunk, though it was still early in the day. Peter responded with a sermon that walked them through the Old Testament prophecies through the the life of Yeshua and the fulfillment of those prophecies, then through His death and resurrection and the plan of salvation. The people were awed and, at Peter’s first sermon, 3,000 were saved. Later in the day, Peter gave another sermon where 5,000 were saved.

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