Temples and Synagogues use in the Bible

[Rachie]

Well as for the new detour I was glad to see this in Sainsbury's. Probably processed food that actually tastes semi decent. More needs to be done to get more Kosher food in mainstream supermarkets as well. Frozen kosher meat doesn't appear from what I have seen to be sold in mainstream supermarkets I have seen. The price of some of the Tivall products and Of Tov though in some of the earlier links kind of made me feel a bit chilly with shock a bit so this pricing with what I pictured was very welcomed. Naturally mainstream supermarkets will usually be cheaper.

 

[Rachie]

I used two articles primarily to write what I did in the first post. To me there work are really good reads. I am returning to this post because I learnt today that there existed Tents before the Temples. Now I will reading the 3rd link myself on this with interest and I thought I would update the thread with that as well and that is the third link.

The first is titled
The Temple Minsitry and the Levites
https://stanthonyshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Temple-Ministry.pdf

Second
Temple, Synagogue and the New Testament
https://stanthonyshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Temple-and-New-Testament.pdf

Third
The Temple from Tent to Temple
https://stanthonyshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/From-Tent-to-Temple.pdf

Because there work is so good, I will add a fourth article called the Temple Mediation which I will read as well.
https://stanthonyshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Temple-Meditation.pdf

 

[Rachie]

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With interest I was reading about Tabernacles from the link in the post above. I don't want to look this up. Inside the arch of convenant are 3 items, there was the manna, the 10 commandments and also the rod. Now I know what the first two are clearly and of course I know what a rod is. I do not know though yet get the symbolism of what the rod means fully or I cannot remember. If you know the real meaning of the symbolism I would appreciate to learn on this in your own words.

 

[Rachie]

I know now that the rod in the Arc of the Covenant was Aaron’s rod.

If I do not get to the truth of the matter I will put it to my rector. I don't like just taking information from the internet and things are best learnt at times through experience.
I have faith and I was going to write it was it God's rod and then paused and in a roundabout way it may have been, but I had to check that out and I glanced that it was Aaron’s rod, but the symbolism why was this selected I am not certain. Can you walk with a rod if you can perhaps symbolise a walk..a rod can also be flown to scatter all out..How about a rod by a throne..so I do not for certain.

 

[Cutesie]

We call it a “staff” - one that someone would use to help them walk. Many of the miracles performed in Egypt and in the desert involved Aaron’s staff being used. Like the Manna, this stick reminded the Israelites of their formative years, when G-d controlled every aspect of their lives in a way that was apparent. He continues to guide and protect us, but He does so in a more hidden way.

Jewish tradition is that another item in the Ark was a Torah scroll written by Moses.

 

[Rachie]

We call it a “staff” - one that someone would use to help them walk. Many of the miracles performed in Egypt and in the desert involved Aaron’s staff being used. Like the Manna, this stick reminded the Israelites of their formative years, when G-d controlled every aspect of their lives in a way that was apparent. He continues to guide and protect us, but He does so in a more hidden way.

Jewish tradition is that another item in the Ark was a Torah scroll written by Moses.

Thank you so much for that reply Cutsie. I do understand now, thank you. I was thinking a bit rod-walking stick perhaps but I was less sure as well. I know sometimes they threw it on the ground and things began to marvel.

Anna although that moves to New Testament she would worship in the Temple. She is a woman and a prophetesses of God. Now I do wonder about this being clothed with a priestly garment herself worthy of bestowing that bread of Prescence I do wonder a bit where she could enter. On paper it seems only the Jewish women's area. She also appeared to be worshipping quite late as the Temple seemed to be phasing come the New Testament in my reading of it but she was still going. I love the story of Anna.

 

[Rachie]

This has got me thinking. In the Torah/Old Testament Psalm 23 is interesting without looking anything up.

Lets look at the words I have bolded it. Here is distinguised both a rod and then a staff which appears to be seperate things.

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me".

 

[Rachie]

Lol I had to come and share this. I called my dad on Whatsapp who is abroad for 3 months. My dad who well I won't say that here who well is versed with Jewish knowledge. I put to him about the rod and thy staff they seem different in the Psalm 23 but they can be considered to be the same item in the Arc of the Convenant.

We moved on. We then was talking about Moses because who doesn't remember him walking with a rod/staff in the films with the Ten Commandments. Then we talked about the miracles performed with the staff. For some reason or it is time some of these are not fresh in my mind. I asked him for some of the things that occured with the staff. He said about one with serpents that was given origin by magic or something. The staff wiped out the serpents. I have either forget this or never heard of it. I then just started clapping for what God can do. I was feeling elated. That has set me for the week ahead. The Old Testament is full of stories you do not even get anywhere today.

I asked him so is there difference between of both them,sometimes my questions my dad cannot even answer.

I have resolved it about Anna.

From the Book Women of the Bible by Herbert Lockyear about Anna.

Page 30-She prayed openly in the great congregation, evidence number 1.

Page 30-She departed not from the Temple- Mentions she joined the other Holy women to worship. She worshipped and was not exceptional for being a prophetess.

From the link I posted I have clued it together, it was scattered. From the Temple From Tent to Temple. This is now ticked.

“The Court of Women is next. The Temple police probably guarded these gates as well as the previous one. The penalty of death was threatened for anyone entering this gate without being an Israelite. Restrictions began here. Following customs of cultures and regions of that time, men and women worshipped separately. And so a court signaled out just for women”

https://stanthonyshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/From-Tent-to-Temple.pdf

 

[Rachie]

I will start to by saying this. I used to use wikipedia very generally as a base and then do my own research as I found it generally in the past based on the past previously ok. However, once I used it for a religious person when I saw a subject mentioned on a forum and got stung so badly it hurt terribly. I felt so guilty for thinking it potentially was true as they had been accurate in the past. I said at that point later when someone pointed it was not an accurate to not use it or Google much generally until I had got an accurate base to myself at least to be sure of some truths. From that point I avoided it for that topic. Calling that person a fraud was not on at all and very untrue. Terrible.

Moving on, this is it I have the base. The rod and staff are different. Before Christmas I was sitting at church looking at the art and I need look at it again and please forgive me. I looked up and saw like what appeared most like a rod and kind of wondered what is this. I was not expecting it hey. Now I know I will be going back and adoring it. So much art and history is contained in that church.

To finalise this I took it to my rector- this is the response "A rod would be straight and used to protect against wild animals but also to count the sheep. A staff is similar to a Bishop's pastoral staff today-curved at the end and used to rescue and guide as for the shepherd to lean on and take rest. They are mentioned seperately-both demonstrate God's protection and comfort but they are used differently and likely would have been the two ends of the same tool."

That is the truth.
Mine-Clearly they can be blessed to do perform the miracles that they did.

Now some pictures from Google-

 

[Rachie]

Wow, I was wondering about that-no wonder I experienced that about the person of faith lol it might be humerous now but I didn't know, concluded. I got this from just searching Wikipedia religion relable, so that is it and so its seems still ok apart from that. Make your judgements.

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[Rachie]

This is what caught my eye from a distance, on close up I can see why I thought it was rod like in apperance. It also appears to perhaps to have some flower buds on there which if the case. Aaron's rod went onto later bud flowers and almonds which symbolished God's power.