Reply To: Second Beis Hamikdash

The reason why I ask is because the gemara in Yoma does bring psukim for the Bayis Rishon. It is not uncommon for the gemara to base ideas back into psukim (or from psukim depending how you look at it).

I only recently got into sifrei machshava and haven’t started the Maharal yet, but I will definitely look there to see what he says.