![]() ![]() Trumpets 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 were destined for what was left over from trespass-offerings, offerings of birds, the offering of the Nazarite, of the cleansed leper, and voluntary offerings. If a man had put aside a certain sum for a sin-offering, and any money was left over after its purchase, it was cast into Trumpet VIII. In Trumpet 7 for the golden vessels for the ministry were deposited. In Trumpet 5 contributions for the wood used in the Temple Trumpet 4 similarly received the value of the offerings of young pigeons. Into this trumpet Mary the mother of Jesus must have dropped the value of her offering (Luke 2:22,24) when the aged Simeon took the infant Saviour 'in his arms, and blessed God.' This not only saved the labour of so many separate sacrifices, but spared the modesty of those who might not wish to have the occasion or the circumstances of their offering to be publicly known. Into Trumpet 3 those women who had to bring turtledoves for a burnt and a sin offering dropped their equivalent in money, which was daily taken out and a corresponding number of turtledoves offered. Trumpets 1 and 2 were appropriated to the half-shekel Temple-tribute of the current and of the past year. ![]() Nine were for the receipt of what was legally due by worshippers the other four for strictly voluntary gifts. Their specific objects were carefully marked on them. There were actually eleven treasure chests of the Temple for the voluntary offerings of money, and then also two at the Gate of Susan, for the half-shekel tax. These thirteen chests were narrow at the mouth and wide at the bottom, shaped like trumpets. The colonnade ran around the court, and within it, against the wall, the thirteen chests, or 'trumpets,' for charitable contributions were placed. Each court on the outside was 60 feet square. A fourth gate, which was much larger and ornate led from the Court of the Women west into the Court of Israel (women could proceed no further), which was elevated 15 steps higher than the Court of Women.Īccording to the Mishnah (Middoth 2,5) the Women's Court was was just over 200 feet square between bounding lines. This third gate on the east side is almost certainly the "Beautiful Gate" that was mention in Acts 3. Three gates led into this court, one on the north, one on the south, and a third on the east. The easternmost court was the Court of the Women, and it contained the Temple treasury where people donated their money (Mk 12:41-44). The inner area of the Temple contained three courts. Charitable Donations at the Women's Court ![]()
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