October 12, 2013 – 2 Chronicles 1 – 2

What the Temple must have looked like when it was finished.  You picture things that were built for the Gods in the ancient world and you imagine the Sphinx or the Pyramids or the Parthenon.  The Israelites must have know of these and wanted to make the Temple greater than them.  It must have been huge in comparison to what was around it.  You would think it was bigger than the palace David built for himself.  And to get such cooperation for other kingdoms, I think, would have been unheard of.

I attached a link to a video of Fr. Barron about the violence in the Old Testament.  I thought it was very interesting.

http://youtu.be/1A65Wfr2is0