Jewish Worship

Why?

Because Jesus was a Jew

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

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

Holy of Holies

Home of the “Arc of the Covenant”which was a sacred container said to hold King David’s 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)

The Temple

Gate

Gate

Gate

Gate Gate

Gate

Main Temple

Holy of Holies

Temple

The Outer Courts

The Beautiful Gate

The Court of Women

Sacrifice

Definition

“Giving up something of value in

order to gain something more desirable”

What did they give up?

What was more desirable?

The Passover

• The most important sacrifice

• Sheep or Lamb was slaughtered

• They would eat the meat

• Recall the exile from Egypt