Zechariah Introduction

Notes on Temple Theology

• Gen 2 --> Eden

  • Num 8 --> Levites “serve and keep” the Tabernacle

• Coverings for Adam/Eve (Gen 3)

• Gen 28 --> Bethel

• Exod–Lev --> Tabernacle

  • Points to Corporate Nature of God dwelling with his people

• Exod 19 --> “kingdom of priests”

• Exod 32 --> Levites are priests

• Exod 40 --> Glory of the LORD, Spirit

• Num --> Tabernacle in the center

• Deut --> choose a place for my name to dwell (Jerusalem) 

• David (2 Sam 6) --> Tabernacle relocated to Jerusalem

• David (2 Sam 7) --> Not you, but your son

• Solomon (1 Kings 8:15-19) --> builds the temple

  • David collects material for building

  • Royal line of David is tied to the temple

  • David --> Solomon --> Jesus

• Solomon Problems --> Gold, gals, and giddy up (Deut 17)

• Kings supposed to protect and promote temple worship

• 1–2 Kings ends in exile

• Ezekiel 1

  • “living creatures” --> Gen 1

  • Faces represent birds of the air (eagle), beasts of the earth (lion), the cattle (ox), man --> Day 6

  • Expanse --> Gen 1

  • Chariot --> creation patterned after the chariot

  • one like a son of man --> Jesus

• Ezek 2-3 

  • Ezekiel falls down, only gets up when the Spirit enters

  • Temple of the Spirit

• Ezekiel and the Temple

  • Chariot-Throne = God’s Presence in the cosmos (cosmic presence)

  • Ezek 40–48 = Temple building (corporate presence)

  • Ezek 2–3 = Individual temple of the Holy Spirit (individual presence)