Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 261 pages
- Published by: Random House
- Edition: 1st Edition March 12, 1985
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0394544986
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0394544984
Reader Reviews
The author of the temple scroll transcribed text in the first person, as if, he was the teacher of righteousness dictating the details of the temple architectural. The author speaks as the Lord in the first person replacing "I" for "Lord", a seemly new Mose. The temple scroll appears very authorative on the surface because of the first person tense. The author's description of the architectural types and dimensions found in the temple scroll neither match the Solomon temple architecture pattern nor the Ezekiel temple dimensions descriptions. Some scholars think the temple must be describing the temple of new jerusalem to be built during the Millenium. One interesting fact about the dimensions is if build to scale parts of the Kidron valley would need too be filled with millions of tons of rumble extending the range for the outer court because the property where the temple and court would reside overlap the terrain of Jerusalem, significantly. Its very doubtful the architecture could have ever been implemented in the past, in Israel. Unique to the temple architecture are three courts: a inner court, a middle court, and a outer court. The author describe strict laws many punishable by death for trespassing. For example, a priest can not leave the inner court dressed in his priestly garments nor can a woman enter the middle court. The inner court is 120 cubits from the innermost portion of the temple, the wall length is 100 cubits; the middle court wall length is 408 cubits; and the outer court is 500 cubits away and 1000 cubits in length. The inner court has a gate on each wall; the middle court has three gates on each wall names after the 12 tribes of Israel; and the outer court has four gates per wall. The cubit width between between the gates on the outer wall is 360 cubits and each middle court gate. An outer court gate is forty cubit deep, 28 cubits wide, and seventy cubit high. The gate would make the person entering feel extremely insignificant and the an atmosphere of splendor prominent; also, onlooker could view incomers from three level lookouts. On the northeast side of the temple was a staircase structure with a square column running up the center with stair case winding around to the top. The Romans built similar square column watch towers. At the top is a bridge extended from the staircase house too the top of the temple. It is thought the priest study astronomy from the top of the temple and used the roof lookout to examine different constellations; while a more useful reason is one of utility, since only the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies, it was necessary for the other priests too clean the holy room from the top of the temple. A brass laver house provided a basin for washing the garments of the priest. The water was consider holy and penalities for touching the water were in force. The water was drained onto the ground through conduit leading too a deep pit. The washing and draining of the water were closely guard against offense. The architectures were : a slaughter house, stair house, laver house, utensil house, alter, cooking area, sitting area, and the temple. The temple had two chambers. These array of architecture seems grandeur than the architecture of Solomon. The author describes the day of atonement requiring two bulls, 7 male lambs, 2 male goats. One bull of the priest and family and the other for the people. A lot cast to determine the scapegoat. This is consistent with my understanding of the day of atonement. The high priest entered in to the Holy of Holies and sprinkled on the seat and foot of the ark. The author seems accurate in this instance. The usage of the numbers 7 and 12 are consistent. The Festival of First Fruits was also described in detail. The temple brought people constantly near too celebrate various festivals. The festival of the first fruits being one of the most important according to the details of the author. Lets look at some facts. The fact Solomon's temple was not built too exact specifications described by the temple scroll means nothing. The Lord accepted Solomon's architecture. Solomon offerred 10,000 bulls and the spirit of the Lord filled the house as a cloud. The people could both see the power of God and feel his presence. They could not see his face. Solomon dedicated the house of the Lord to the Lord of Holiness. The Ark and covenant were placed in the temple.
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