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
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