Jewish Worship

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Jewish Worship

• Why?
• Because Jesus was a Jew

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The Temple

• Was the most important building in the whole of
  Palestine
• Twice daily burnt sacrifices were offered to the
  Lord (usually doves and pigeons) by the Priests
• Once a year (At Passover) every Jew would make a
  pilgrimage to the Temple to sacrifice their Lamb

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What did the Priests do?

• Many priests lived outside Jerusalem and only
  traveled their when on duty in the Temple
• The High Priest was the most important priest,
  once a year he would enter the Holy of Holies

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Holy of Holies

• Home of the Arc of the Covenant
• which was a sacred container said to
• hold King Davids Scepter, a sample
• of the Manna from the desert and the
• tablets the ten commandments were
• written on
• (Jesus became the new Arc of the Covenant
• because he was the King of the Jews, the Bread
• of Heaven and the giver of the Law)

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The Temple
Main Temple
Holy of Holies
Temple
The Court of Women
Gate
The Beautiful Gate
Gate
Gate
Gate
The Outer Courts
Gate
Gate
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Sacrifice

• Definition
• Giving up something of value in
• order to gain something more desirable
• What did they give up?
• What was more desirable?

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The Passover

• The most important sacrifice
• Sheep or Lamb was slaughtered
• They would eat the meat
• Recall the exile from Egypt