Temple Explorer
The Dwelling Places of God
Five structures across four thousand years — each pattern given by God, each pointing beyond itself to the true tabernacle not made with hands.
Antediluvian
Noah's Ark
A vessel of preservation — not architecture for worship, but the first structure God commanded to be built to a plan.
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Wilderness (c. 15th century BC by traditional dating)
The Tabernacle
A portable sanctuary — the first dwelling God asked His people to build so that He might dwell among them.
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United Monarchy — completed c. 960 BC
Solomon's Temple
The tabernacle in stone — its proportions doubled, its glory made permanent, its ark at last at rest.
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Post-Exilic — dedicated 516 BC
The Second Temple
A house rebuilt — smaller in outward glory, greater in prophetic weight.
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Second Temple Period — expansion began 20 BC
Herod's Temple
The temple Jesus knew — a vast platform, courts within courts, a house of prayer for all nations.
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