The Temple Ministry and Services at the Time of Jesus

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of its occurrence on the I5th day of the seventh month, and
after the Day of Atonement The three characteristics of the
Feast of Tabernacles This feast peculiarly commemorative of
Israel being strangers and pilgrims in the earth The dwell
ing in booths Rabbinical ordinances about their structure
The worshippers carrying the sEthrog and the Lulav in the
Temple
Sacrifices for the Week of Tabernacles The charac
teristic number seven appears in them Daily diminution in
the number of bullocks offered Services in the Temple
Solemn procession to Siloam to fetch water Decoration of
the altar with willow branches Pouring of the water carried
from Siloam Opposition of the Sadducees to this practice
Singing of the Hallel The waving of the Lulav while
singing certain portions of Psa. cxviii. Reference of this
Hosanna to Christ on the day of His entrance into Jeru
salem Procession of the priests in the Temple and circuit of
the altar Repetition of this seven times on the last day of the
feast, the Day of the Great Hosanna Christ in the Temple
crying, * If any man thirst, let him come^unto Me and drink
The words of Christ * : I am the light of the world Their
probable reference to the Temple illumination at the Feast of
Tabernacles Description of the Temple illumination Order
of Psalms sung at the Feast of Tabernacles Reference to
this feast in the Book of Revelation The Feast of Tabernacles
the only unfulfilled type of the Old Testament . . Page 268
CHAP. XV. THE NEW MOONS : THE FEAST OF THE SEVENTH
NEW MOON, OR OF TRUMPETS, OR NEW YEAR S DAY.
Observance of the New Moon How its appearance was deter
mined The blowing of trumpets and its
meaning Sacrifices
on New Moon s
Day Rabbinical superstitions connected with
these days Number of priests officiating in the Temple
Whether and what special prayers were said The New Moon
of the seventh month, the day of blowing, or New Year s
Day Special sacrifices on that day Order of Psalms sung
Rabbinical notions as to the judgment pronounced on that
day Their interpretation of the blowing of trumpets On
New Year s Day the horn blown Rabbinical traditions on
the subject The benedictions on New Year s
Day New
Year s Day in the time of Ezra Possible allusion to it in
Eph. v. .
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