INDEX.

ABRAHAM'S offering Isaac Canaan, number of acres in its

Bible, used in divination, 202, Dreams, divine revelations in

offerings, trespass offerings,
peace offerings, 115. offering
of first fruits, and the daily
sacrifice, 116.

of Cain and Abel, 135. their
story illustrated, 135, 136.
Oil poured on the head, 158.
Oracle of the Israelites, 65. its

difference from the heathen
oracles, 66, 67, 184, 185. an-
tecedent to any heathen ora-
cle, 67. its particular design,
68. guarded against imposi-
tion, 69, 79. useful purposes,

Pagans attributed temporal pros-
perity to their idols, 90, 93.
Passover, 120, 124.

Paul's offering sacrifice to con-
ciliate the Jews (record. 21
chap. of Acts), justified, 75.
his vow of Nazariteship, 218,
Pentecost, 125.

Pharisees, 131, 133.
Pollutions and purifications, 270.
Priests, their orders, qualifica-
tions, ceremonies of their in-
duction into office, and their
duties, 147, 150. their gar-
preroga-
ments, 155, 157.
tives of the high priest, 151.
his garments, 157, 161. how
the priests were maintained,

166, 170. why supported by
tithes, 170, 172.
Punishments inflicted on those who

assumed the priestly office, 154.
Priesthood, the union of civil and
spiritual jurisdiction in it con-
sidered, 174. typical of Christ,
307.
Priestly's (Dr.) dicourses, deliver-
ed at Philadelphia, referred to,
37. quoted, 41, 52. account of
two responses of the oracle A.
pollo, 184.

Property in land, how divided a-
mong the Israelites, holden,
and how transmitted, 44, 45.
Prophets, the nature and design

of their office, 178. were se-
rene and composed, when they
received the spirit of inspira
tion, 192. the manner, in
which divine communications
were made to them, 193. by
dreams, 194. by visions, 195.
by inspiration, 198. by voic-
es, 201. by ministry of an-
gels, 204. how the people
were assured of their authori-
ty, 197. the character and
writings of the Hebrew proph-
ets vindicated, 205. prophet-
ic schools, 180, 182.

Rabbies, 214.

R

Rams worshipped by Egyptians,

122.

Ritual, of the Hebrews, its de-
sign, and the reasons, why its
observance was enforced by
temporal considerations, 89,
95, 297, 300. its tendency to
promote the glory of God, and
its benefits,280,286. arguments
in support of its divine origin,
291. it required inward purity,
holiness, and obedience, 294,
299. considered, as a typical
dispensation, 302, 311.

S
Sabbath, 104. in some respects a
new appointment to the Jewish
nation, 106, 110. sabbatical

year, 249, 251.
Sacrifices, part of the civil as well

as religious establishment of
the Israelites, 75. various o-
pinions about their origin, III,
112. Jewish law prescribed

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five sorts of sacrifices, 112.
their design, 113, 117.
rifice at the Passover 122.
the new moon, 246, 247.
the beginning of the year, 248.
sacrifices of purifications, 276.
Sadducees, 227, 229.
Samaritans, 224, 227.
Sanhedrim, its origin, progress,
and power, 56, 59.
Shechinah, 137, 305.
Scribes, 213.

Scriptures, the care of the Jews to
preserve their scriptures, 222.
Sects, 224.

Selden's account of the manner of
tithing lambs, 167.

Shiloh, the origin and significa.
tion of the word, 22.

T

Tabernacle, 138. feast of Taber-

nacles, 126.

Talmud, 221.
Temple, 138.

built by the Samaritans on
Mount Gerizim, 225.
Tithes, 167, 169. why a tenth
rather than any other portion
was paid in tithes, 172, 173.
U
Urim and Thummin, 69, 159.
V

Visions, 195.

Vows of the Nazarites, 18.
Vedas, 313, 314.
W

Wise men or Sophoi, 212.
Warburton's divine legation, 299.
Women, their treatment among the
Hindoos, 326.

Y

Year, sacrifices at the beginning
of the year, 248.
sabbatical, 249, 251.
of Jubilee, 252.

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