when your days have been completed and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, sprung from your loins, and I will establish his kingdom. He it is who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish his royal throne forever. 2…
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Behold, your house will be abandoned. [But] I tell you, you will not see me until [the time comes when] you say, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” Luke 13:31 NABRE Jesus is aware that Herod is trying to kill Him, it is not clear…
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I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Psalms 122:1 NABRE This is a psalm of pilgrimage, singing and rejoicing on the journey to Jerusalem and the Holy Temple. It is a place different from any other place because it brings peace…
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Better one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Psalms 84:11 NABRE Psalm 84 reads from the point of view of someone who wishes to dwell in the house of God. At the time many people were required and went on Pilgrimages to Jerusalem with the temple and this…
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