Kevin Howard (1)

In this article, Kevin deals with the initial history of the Second Temple. He traces the Second Temple from its anticipation in the Babylonian Captivity until its construction by the returning exiles to Zion in the Persian period. The history of the Second Temple begins on the day the Babylonians burned the First Temple. Once the fall of Babylon occurred and Persian Rule established, Cyrus the Great decreed that God had charged him to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. Cyrus decree was so significant it is quoted four time in Scripture. Although opposition caused the work to stop, it was completed just as God's Word said it should be.… (meer)

Throughout history God's House was a spiritual litmus test for the nation. In times of disregard and desecration of the Temple, it revealed Judah's abandonment of the Lord. In times of honor and genune worship, it reflected the nations affection for the Lord. The First Temple spanned a total of 374 years from its construction by Solomon in 960 BC until its destruction by the Babylonians in August, 586 BC. This article traces the chronological history of the First Temple through the reigns of Judah's first fifteen years.… (meer)