Table of Contents
Chapter 3
Temple Order, Revenues, and Music
Second Temple Inferior in Glory --Comparison of the first and second Temple--What was wanting in the latter--'Without the Gate' | |
Lines of Sanctity Different degrees of sanctity attaching to different localities | |
Rules of the Rabbis --Ordinances enforcing due reverence in the Temple--'Provide neither gold,' 'nor scrip,' 'neither shoes, nor yet staves' | |
Wilful Profanity --Punishment of high-handed profanity--'Death by the hand of God' and 'cutting off'--'Anathema Maranatha'--The punishment of 'the rebels' bearing' | |
Its Penalties --The 'forty stripes save one,' and how administered | |
Necessity for Discipline --Need of strict discipline from the size of the Temple and the number of worshippers | |
The Temple Treasury --The revenues of the Temple--Things dedicated and free gifts | |
The Tribute Money --The Temple-tribute--How collected--Discount allowed to be charged by 'the money-changers' | |
Annual Sum of Tribute | |
Tribute Enforced By Law | |
How the Money was Spent --How the Temple revenues were employed--Splendour of the Temple services | |
The Temple Hymnody --The hymnody of the Temple--References to it in the Book of Revelation--Singing in the Temple--Threefold blast of the priests' trumpets | |
Instrumental Music | |
The Influence of David | |
The Harp and Lute | |
The Flute | |
The Human Voice |