Yahweh’s Money Pit: When Judah Tried to Renovate the Temple

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History of the Papacy

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🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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What do Pharaohs, shady contractors, and a lost scroll have in common? They all show up in Judah’s centuries-long struggle to keep Solomon’s Temple standing. From Joash’s fundraising flops to Josiah’s full-blown religious rebrand, this episode is a wild ride through sacred repairs, political chaos, and divine discovery. #BibleHistory #TempleOfJerusalem #Josiah #Hezekiah #AncientJudah #HistoryPodcast #OldTestament #Archaeology #FaithAndPolitics #HistoryNerds
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0:29.6	and download it today. Welcome back to the history of the papacy podcast, a podcast about the Popes of Rome and Christian Church.
0:49.4	Prepare yourself to step behind the ropes and leave the official tour of the story of the popes and
0:55.6	Christianity. I am your host, Steve Guerra, and I thank you for joining me on this journey.
1:18.0	Hey, welcome back to the History of the Papacy podcast. I am your host, Steve, and today we are continuing our series on the First Temple of Jerusalem. Previously, we explored the construction
1:25.2	of the First Temple of Jerusalem, built under the reign of
1:28.2	King Solomon. That major monumental construction project became the center of worship and
1:34.3	religious life for the kingdom of Israel. Whether Solomon actually existed or if he did
1:41.3	build the temple is a different topic for a different episode, the last episode,
1:47.0	as it were. Go back and listen for more. In this episode, we'll shift our focus to what
1:53.6	happened after Solomon. The first temple stood for centuries, but time, neglect, and political
2:00.5	upheaval took their toll.
2:02.8	Several kings undertook renovations to restore and maintain the temple.
2:07.6	We'll shift our focus to what happened after Solomon.
2:11.5	The first temple stood for centuries, but time, neglect, and political upheaval took their toll.
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