Table of Contents
The Temple: Its Ministry and
Services
Alfred Edersheim
Chapter 19
On Vows--The Nazarite's Vow. The Offering of the First-Fruits in the Temple.
- Vows The lawfulness of
vows--Difference between the Neder and the Issar--General characteristics of
the Nazarite's vow
- Man Can Only Vow His
Own Things --Rabbinical ordinances on vows--Their binding character--'Persons' or
'things' vowed--Their disposal
- Carelessness
in Later Times --Rabbinical protests against rash vows--A story of Simeon the
Just--Frequency of vows in later times, and traffic in them
- The Nazarite vow
--Derivation of the term Nazir--Spiritual meaning of the Nazarite's vow--Divine
ordinances in regard to it
- The Mishnah
Regulations --The Nazarite compared with the priest--Duration of the vow--A 'perpetual
Nazarite' and a 'Samson Nazarite'
- Rabbinical
Regulations --Rabbinical ordinances--The sacrifices of the Nazarite, and the ritual in
the Temple--St. Paul 'at charges'
- Offering the
Firstfruits
- The Biccurim and
Terumoth --On whom incumbent--Amount of them--The 'first of the fleece' and 'the first
of the dough'
- Biccurim in the
Temple --General amount of religious contributions due from every Israelite--The
presentation of the firstfruits an act of family religion--Its meaning--The setting apart
of the first-fruits in field or orchard
- Songs of Ascent
--Solemn procession to Jerusalem--Reception at Jerusalem--Service in the Temple
- The Word 'Firstfruits'
in the New Testament