Second Temple Complex Walkthrough

Enjoy a new musical rendition of a couple of verses from Psalm 16. It is presented alongside an archaeologically based digital reconstruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. The video is a digital extrapolation of what it might have looked like in the first century CE (thanks to bible-scenes.com). Take in the views and just imagine being there. The song lyrics are: "I keep ADONAI right before my eyes. He is always at my right and in front of me. And my heart rejoices that ADONAI is here, always at my right and in front of me." (Psalm 16:8-9).

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If you are interested in the temple and what happened inside on the holy precincts, then I can point you towards a recently recorded series of lectures that explain the worship in Herod's Temple.

Experiencing Worship at Herod’s Temple (~3h)

Have you ever imagined what a worship experience was like at the Jerusalem Temple in the days of Jesus? In these lectures, we will delve briefly into the layout and setting of Herod’s Temple, but more importantly, we will imagine the daily lives and experiences of an average first-century CE

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If you want a deeper look at how the pattern the temple provided continues to manifest in Jewish worship even today, I have a series of videos that explain that explain that dynamic.

Jerusalem Temple in Jewish Life and Spirituality (~4h)

Rabbi Jesus famously taught his disciples to pray that “things on earth should be as they are in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10) This is not entirely new. In Torah, Moses was shown an important pattern in heaven, which he was to implement on earth (Exodus 25:40). This is a

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