“The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.”
The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the LORD of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the LORD of hosts—the promise that the second temple's glory exceeds the first's contradicts observable reality in the present but asserts divine purpose. The connection of 'peace' (shalom) to the temple-place establishes that the structure's true significance lies not in architectural splendor but in the covenant peace it mediates. This verse provides theodicy-comfort for a community building an apparently inadequate sanctuary.
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