In 70 A.D., Jerusalem was...
In 70 A.D., Jerusalem was surrounded by Roman soldiers and was destroyed, along with the Temple. That was a very confusing time for the people of Israel. All they believed in was utterly destroyed. That which had served to undergird their lives was gone. What would sustain them? The people of Israel learned that even a sacred building like the Temple could not provide the spiritual undergirding that their lives needed. A building is transitory; here today, but gone tomorrow. When the Temple was destroyed, they had to search elsewhere for the spiritual stability that their lives needed.