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Explain Why Was It So Important To Re-Establish The Temple

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Why was it so important to re-establish the temple? Remember the importance of the sacrificial worship system–this was the only approach to God. When the temple was destroyed, they virtually lost their access to God. How could the Jews worship God without the temple and sacrificial system? See 1 Kings 8:33-34 and Dan 6:10. About twelve years after the end of the book of Ezra (c. 444), Nehemiah received permission from King Artaxerxes to return to Jerusalem. His main task was to rebuild the wall around the city. He and the people were able to accomplish this task amid great opposition in 52 days. Why was it so important to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem? At that time, a city without walls was a dangerous place. Few people lived in the
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