2. When the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel who was over them, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak began rebuilding the Temple of God in Jerusalem; with them were the prophets of God, supporting them. Ezra 5:1, 2

3. Who Are We? His Body 1 Corinthians 12:27 His Temple Ephesians 2:21 His Bride Revelation 19:7-9

4. Make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it. Exodus 25:9

5. You shall seek the place that the L ORD your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go Deuteronomy 12:1–6

6. “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the L ORD : Would you build me a house to dwell in? 2 Samuel 7:1–7

7. the place of which you have said, “My name shall be there” 1 Kings 8:

8. Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split Matthew 27:50–51

9. But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands as the prophet says: Acts 7:44–50

10. Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these things ?’ Isaiah 66:1–2

11. Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16–17

12. Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 1 Corinthians 10:11

13. Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The L ORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Ezra 1:2 – 538 BC

14. Thus says the L ORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed: Isaiah 45:1 – 720 BC

15. And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the L ORD, because the foundation of the house of the L ORD was laid. Ezra 3:11 536 BC

16. Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia Ezra 4:24 534 BC

17. When the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel who was over them, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak began rebuilding the Temple of God in Jerusalem; with them were the prophets of God, supporting them. Ezra 5:1, 2 520 BC

18. “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?” Haggai 1:1–11 520 BC

19. Then Haggai, the messenger of the L ORD, spoke to the people with the L ORD ’s message, “I am with you, declares the L ORD.” Haggai 1:12–15 520 BC

20. And the L ORD stirred up the spirit of ……. and the spirit of all the remnant of the people And they came and worked on the house of the L ORD of hosts, their God Haggai 1:12–15 520 BC

21. Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 1 Corinthians 10:11