The Lord spoke to Moses saying: "Speak to the children of Israel, and have them take for Me an offering. . . . And they shall make Me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst according to all that I show you, the pattern of the Mishkan and the pattern of all its vessels; and so shall you do." –Exodus 25: 1–9

Based on this passage, which statement best explains why the Temple of Jerusalem was important to the Jewish people?
₁They believed that God had commanded them to build it.
₂They believed that animal sacrifice was necessary to commune with God.
₃They believed that Judaism could only be practiced close to the Temple.
₄They believed that the Temple would unite the Jewish community.