Table of Contents

The Temple: Its Ministry and Services
Alfred Edersheim

Chapter 8
The Morning and the Evening Sacrifice

• Public Prayer Was public prayer offered in the Temple?
• Regulations of the Rabbis --Rabbinical views on the subject of prayer
• Liturgical Forms --Eulogies--Prayers of celebrated Rabbis
• The Lord's Prayer --The Lord's Prayer--The people respond in the Temple by a benediction, not by an Amen
• Attitude in prayer
• The Two Elements in Prayer --The Eulogy and the Tephillah
• Burning the Incense --Prayer symbolised by the burning of incense--Zacharias offering this service in the Holy Place
• Filling the Laver --Morning service of the priests on whom the first lot had fallen
• Preparing the Altar --The preparation of the altar of burnt-offering
• The Second Lot
• The Slaying of the Lamb --The daily sacrifice, and how it was offered
• The Altar of Incense and the Candlestick --The altar of incense is cleansed and the candlestick dressed
• Salting the Sacrifice --The sacrifice is cut up
• Prayer Before the Third Lot --The third and fourth lots are cast--Prayer of the priests
• The Lot for Incense
• Offering the Incense --Service of burning the incense
• Imagery in the Apocalypse --'Silence' in the Temple
• Prayers with the Incense --Prayers of priests and people--Burning the sacrifice on the altar
• The Blessing
• The Temple Music --The drink-offering accompanied by Temple music--The Evening Service
• The Order of Psalms --Order of Psalms for each day in the week.