• Second Temple Inferior in Glory—Comparison of the first and second Temple—What was wanting in the latter—'Without the Gate'
• Lines of Sanctity—Different degrees of sanctity attaching to different localities
• Rules of the Rabbis—Ordinances enforcing due reverence in the Temple—'Provide neither gold,' 'nor scrip,' 'neither shoes, nor yet staves'
• Wilful Profanity—Punishment of high-handed profanity—'Death by the hand of God' and 'cutting off'—'Anathema Maranatha'—The punishment of 'the rebels' bearing'
• Its Penalties—The 'forty stripes save one,' and how administered
• Necessity for Discipline—Need of strict discipline from the size of the Temple and the number of worshippers
• The Temple Treasury—The revenues of the Temple—Things dedicated and free gifts
• The Tribute Money—The Temple-tribute—How collected—Discount allowed to be charged by 'the money-changers'
• Annual Sum of Tribute
• Tribute Enforced By Law
• How the Money was Spent—How the Temple revenues were employed—Splendour of the Temple services
• The Temple Hymnody—The hymnody of the Temple—References to it in the Book of Revelation—Singing in the Temple—Threefold blast of the priests' trumpets
• Instrumental Music
• The Influence of David
• The Harp and Lute
• The Flute
• The Human Voice

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