Jerusalem
Jerusalem
The ancient Salem - Ge 14:18; Ps 76:2
The ancient Jebusi or Jebus - Jos 15:8; 18:28; Jud 19:10
The king of, defeated and slain by Joshua - Jos 10:5-23
Allotted to the tribe of Benjamin - Jos 18:28
Partly taken and burned by Judah - Jud 1:8
THE JEBUSITES
- Formerly dwelt in
- Jud 19:10,11 - Held possession of, with Judah and Benjamin
- Jos 15:63; Jud 1:21 - Finally dispossessed of, by David
- 2Sa 5:6-8
Enlarged by David - 2Sa 5:9
Made the royal city - 2Sa 5:9; 20:3
Specially chosen by God - 2Ch 6:6; Ps 135:21
The seat of government under the Romans for a time - Mt 27:2,19
Roman government transferred from, to Caesarea - Ac 23:23,24; 25:1-13
CALLED
Surrounded by mountains - Ps 125:2
Surrounded by a wall - 1Ki 3:1
Protected by forts and bulwarks - Ps 48:12,13
Entered by gates - Ps 122:2; Jer 17:19-21
Hezekiah made an aqueduct for - 2Ki 20:20
Spoils of war placed in - 1Sa 17:54; 2Sa 8:7
DESCRIBED AS
- Beautiful for situation
- Ps 48:2 - Compact
- Ps 122:3 - Comely
- So 6:4 - The perfection of beauty
- La 2:15 - Joy of the whole earth
- Ps 48:2; La 2:15 - Princess among the provinces
- La 1:1 - Great
- Jer 22:8 - Populous
- La 1:1 - Full of business and tumult
- Isa 22:3 - Wealth, &c in the time of Solomon
- 1Ki 10:26,27
Protected by God - Isa 31:5
Instances of God's care and protection of - 2Sa 24:16; 2Ki 19:32-34; 2Ch 12:7
The temple built in - 2Ch 3:1; Ps 68:29
THE JEWS
Wickedness of - Isa 1:1-4; Jer 5:1-5; Mic 3:10
Idolatry of - 2Ch 28:4; Eze 8:7-10
Wickedness of, the cause of its calamities - 2Ki 21:12-15; 2Ch 24:18; La 1:8; Eze 5:5-8
Was the tomb of the prophets - Lu 13:33,34
CHRIST
Gospel first preached at - Lu 24:47; Ac 2:14
Miraculous gift of the Holy Spirit first given at - Ac 1:4; 2:1-5
Persecution of the Christian church commenced at - Ac 4:1; 8:1
First Christian council held at - Ac 15:4,6
CALAMITIES OF, MENTIONED
- Taken and plundered by Shishak
- 1Ki 14:25,26; 2Ch 12:1-4 - Taken and plundered by Jehoash king of Israel
- 2Ki 14:13,14 - Besieged but not taken by Rezin and Pekah
- Isa 7:1; 2Ki 16:5 - Besieged but not taken by Sennacherib
- 2Ki 18:17; 19:1-37 - Taken and made tributary by Pharaoh-Necho
- 2Ki 23:33-35 - Besieged by Nebuchadnezzar
- 2Ki 24:10,11 - Taken and burned by Nebuchadnezzar
- 2Ki 25:1-30; Jer 39:1-8 - Threatened by Sanballat
- Ne 4:7,8
Rebuilt after the captivity by order of Cyrus - Ezr 1:1-4
PROPHECIES RESPECTING
- To be taken by king of Babylon
- Jer 20:5 - To be made a heap of ruins
- Jer 9:11; 26:18 - To be a wilderness
- Isa 64:10 - To be rebuilt by Cyrus
- Isa 44:26-28 - To be a quiet habitation
- Isa 33:20 - To be a terror to her enemies
- Zec 12:2,3 - Christ to enter, as king
- Zec 9:9 - The gospel to go forth from
- Isa 2:3; 40:9 - To be destroyed by the Romans
- Lu 19:42-44 - Its capture accompanied by severe calamities
- Mt 24:21,29; Lu 21:23,24 - Signs preceding its destruction
- Mt 24:6-15; Lu 21:7-11,25,28
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