Commandments About Temple
5 biblical commandments from the Torah related to temple.
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Do not plant a tree in the Temple courtyard
Deuteronomy 16:21
"You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the LORD your God, which you shall make for yourself.
Build a Sanctuary (Tabernacle-Temple)
Exodus 25:8
"Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them.
Show reverence to the Temple
Leviticus 19:30
'You shall keep My sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am the LORD.
Guard the Temple area
Numbers 18:2
"But bring with you also your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be joined with you and serve you, while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.
Do not leave the Temple unguarded
Numbers 18:5
"So you shall attend to the obligations of the sanctuary and the obligations of the altar, so that there will no longer be wrath on the sons of Israel.