REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What stood at the center of Old Testament worship? What is the New Testament altar? (See Hebrews 13:10.) 2. What were the horns of the altar? 3. To what two uses was the Old Testament altar put? 4. What was the significance of the burnt-offering? the peace-offering? the m... [ Continue Reading ]
_3. The sabbath and new moon (46:1-7_) TRANSLATION (1) Thus says the Lord GOD: The gate of the inner court that looks toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened. (2) And the prince shall enter by t... [ Continue Reading ]
_4. The entrance and exit of worshipers (46:8-10_) TRANSLATION (8) And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof. (9) But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the appointed feasts, he that enters b... [ Continue Reading ]
_5. THE OFFERING OF THE PRINCE ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE._ (_46:11-15_) TRANSLATION (11) And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meal-offering shall be an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs as he is able to give and a hin of oil to an ephah. (12) And when the prince... [ Continue Reading ]
_6. The inheritance of the prince (46:16-18_) TRANSLATION (16) Thus says the Lord GOD: If the prince gives a gift unto any of his sons, it is his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance. (17) But if he gives of his inheritance a gift to one of his servants,... [ Continue Reading ]
7. _Preparing the sacrificial meals (46:19-24_) TRANSLATION (19) Then he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the hinder part westward. (20) And he said unto me, This... [ Continue Reading ]