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In the Beginning
BibleProject Podcast
A longer conversation about Genesis, Exodus, tabernacle imagery, literary structure, and the Son revealing the Father in John 1.
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Temple
Jesus identifies His body as the true temple and fulfills festival and sanctuary hopes.
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How the theme develops
- The Word tabernacles among us.
- Jesus' body becomes the temple destroyed and raised.
- Worship is centered in Spirit and truth.
- Festival symbols find their source in Him.
Key passages
- John 2:13-22
- John 4:20-24
- John 7:37-39
- John 10:22-39
What it reveals about Jesus
Jesus is the embodied meeting place of God and humanity.
Old Testament background
Exodus 25-40; 1 Kings 8; Ezekiel 40-47