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Praying to his temple meaning they faced his temple, I never said they prayed as in worshipped it.
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They prayed to the temple, to could mean facing the temple.Then you should say they prayed facing the temple instead of saying they prayed to the temple.
A definition is not a substitute. The president of the US is respected because he is the President. He is not venerated. Those are different words.The online definition of veneration:
great respect; reverence.
Thats not the faith Moses gave. Sorry but it isn’t.You assume the faith of Moses didn’t teach that Jews are to face the Temple and the Holy of Holies in prayer. There’s proof in both the Tanakh and Jewish oak law that Jews should face the Temple in prayer. Even today Jews all over the world face the western wall and the remains of the Temple in Jerusalem.
No that is not why. It was a holy place where God dwelt. It was not because they venerated it. God didn’t even protect it from invasion.Jews did have venerable for the Holy of Holies which is why it had a veil covering it and the high priest could only see it once a year.
They prayed to God.They prayed to the temple, to could mean facing the temple.
Veneration is a deeper form of respect and in a way when you salute the present you do venerate him. So Solomon was not following Moses when he prayed facing the temple? Clearly you don’t understand what I was saying about the temple, they venerated it because it was where God dwelt, God didn’t protect it when the Jews lost favor with him and he withdrew his holy presence from it thereby allowing it to be destroyed.A definition is not a substitute. The president of the US is respected because he is the President. He is not venerated. Those are different words.
Thats not the faith Moses gave. Sorry but it isn’t.
No that is not why. It was a holy place where God dwelt. It was not because they venerated it. God didn’t even protect it from invasion.
Well that’s what I meant.I don't feel it going out on a limb to say when one states they "pray to" something they mean they pray to not simply toward it.
When was I claiming otherwise.They prayed to God.
If you read my previous posts about the temple you wouldn’t need a crystal ball.Sadly, my crystal ball is in the shop.
Why are you still insisting on arguing about this?Silly me, thinking when you stated someone prayed to something that meant they prayed to something.
They weren’t questions, they were statements.You mean answering your questions? Just being polite, I suppose.
Ok and since you did there’s no need to continue.And I'm just responding. You know, being cordial and all. It's impolite to ignore people.
You said they prayed TO the temple or Jerusalem or such. The ones who believed prayed to God. Since you think they venerated a place made of stone, what was one to think?When was I claiming otherwise.
I already answered this question. The Jews prayed facing the temple and venerated it because it contained the presence of God. If you don’t know the meaning of veneration then that’s your problem.You said they prayed TO the temple or Jerusalem or such. The ones who believed prayed to God. Since you think they venerated a place made of stone, what was one to think?