Question
What things were in the First Temple but not in the Second temple?
Answer
The Talmud (Yoma 21b) lists five things that were lacking in the Second Temple: the fire that came down from heaven, the Ark, the Urim ve-Tumim, the oil for anointing, and the Divine Spirit. The stone that took the place of the Ark was called the Even Shesiah, which can be translated as “foundation stone”.
