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Adventistische Schriften über: "Could the people of Israel see the service at the burnt‑offering altar during the daily morning and evening sacrifice, or did they pray in their tents?"
Answer
The people of Israel gathered at the sanctuary during the daily morning and evening sacrifice to take part in worship. While the priests performed the service at the burnt‑offering altar in the courtyard and at the incense altar in the sanctuary, the crowd prayed together silently, facing the sanctuary. Believers who lived far away or were in captivity kept the habit of praying at these appointed times toward Jerusalem.
Assembly of the worshippers at the sanctuary
»This was a time of intense interest for the worshippers who gathered at the sanctuary. Before they entered the presence of God through the priest’s service, they were to undergo a serious examination of the heart and a confession of sin. They united in silent prayer, with their faces turned toward the sanctuary. Thus their petitions rose with the cloud of incense, while faith grasped the merits of the promised Redeemer, who was prefigured by the atoning sacrifice.«
Prayer in the distance with a view toward the temple
»In ancient Israel, those who lived near the temple gathered at the time of the sacrifice, and often the "whole multitude of the people outside prayed at the time of the incense." The habit of morning and evening prayer in the house arose from this exemplary worship. The faithful Israelite who was far from the temple prayed with his face turned toward the temple, where incense rose every morning and evening.«
Service in the courtyard and prayer of the congregation
»While the high priest performed the daily morning and evening service at the golden altar inside the sanctuary, the priests in the courtyard burned the whole burnt offering, the grain offering, and the drink offering on the bronze altar, and the people were gathered outside and prayed.«
Original Sources (English)
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