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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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counterfoils, which respectively indicated, <strong>and</strong>, on<br />

h<strong>and</strong>ing it to <strong>the</strong> proper <strong>of</strong>ficial, procured <strong>the</strong><br />

prescribed complement <strong>of</strong> his sacrifice.* <strong>The</strong><br />

Priests <strong>and</strong> Levites in charge <strong>of</strong> this made up <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

accounts every evening, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>se (though<br />

necessary) transactions must have left a<br />

considerable margin <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>it to <strong>the</strong> treasury. This<br />

would soon lead to ano<strong>the</strong>r kind <strong>of</strong> traffic. Offerers<br />

might, <strong>of</strong> course, bring <strong>the</strong>ir sacrificial animals<br />

with <strong>the</strong>m, <strong>and</strong> we know that on <strong>the</strong> Mount <strong>of</strong><br />

Olives <strong>the</strong>re were four shops, specially for <strong>the</strong><br />

sale <strong>of</strong> pigeons <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r things requisite for<br />

sacrificial purposes.^* But »jrer.i!tea <strong>the</strong>n, when<br />

an animal was brought, it had to be examined as to<br />

its ^' Levitical fitness by persons regularly<br />

qualified <strong>and</strong> appointed. Disputes might here arise,<br />

due to <strong>the</strong> ignorance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> purchaser, or <strong>the</strong> greed<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> examiner. A regularly qualified examiner<br />

was called mumcheh (one approved), <strong>and</strong> how<br />

much labour was given to <strong>the</strong> acquisition <strong>of</strong><br />

> Gomp.' <strong>The</strong> Temple <strong>and</strong> its Services, him that<br />

<strong>the</strong>se were <strong>the</strong> Chanuyath, or

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