56. THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK
| 1. Where the temple was built. | 465 | 14. Of the chapters of the pillars of the temple. | 471 |
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| 2. Who built the temple. | — | 15. Of the pomegranates adjoining to the nets on the chapters. | 472 |
| 3. How the temple was built. | 466 | 16. Of the chains that were upon these pillars that stood before the temple. | — | | 4. Of what the temple was built. | — | 17. Of the lily-work which was upon the chapters that were upon these pillars of the temple. | — | | 5. Who was to fell the trees, and to dig the stones with which the temple was built. | — | 18. Of the fashion of the temple. | 473 | | 6. In what condition the timber and stones were when brought to be laid in the building of the temple. | 467 | 19. Of the outward glory of the temple. | 474 | | 7. Of the foundation of the temple. | — | 20. Of the porch of the temple. | — |
| 8. Of the richness of the stones which were laid for the foundation of the temple. | 468 | 21. Of the ornaments of the porch of the temple. | 475 | | 9. Which way the face of the front of the temple stood. | — | 22. Of the sweet by which they went up into the porch of the temple. | — | | 10. Of the courts of the temple. | 469 | 23. Of the gate of the porch of the temple. | 476 |
| 11. Of the great broken altar that stood in the inner court of the temple. | — | 24. Of the pinnacles of the temple. | — | | 12. Of the pillars which were before the porch of the temple. | 470 | 25. Of the porters of the temple. | 477 |
| 13. Of the height of these pillars that thus stood before the porch of the door of the temple. | 471 | 26. Of the charge of the porters of the temple more particularly. | — | | | | 27. Of the doors of the temple. | 478 |
28. Of the leaves of this gate of the temple, 475
29. What the doors of the temple were made of, 479
30. How the doors of the temple were adorned, 480
31. Of the wall of the temple, 480
32. Of the garnishing of the temple with precious stones, 481
33. Of the windows of the temple, 482
34. Of the chambers of the temple, 482
35. Of the stairs by which they went up into the chambers of the temple, 483
36. Of the molten sea which was in the temple, 483
37. Upon what the molten sea stood in the temple, 484
38. Of the layers of the temple, 484
39. Of the tables in the temple, 485
40. Of the instruments wherewith the sacrifices were slain, and of the four tables they were laid on in the temple, 486
41. Of the candlesticks of the temple, 486
42. Of the lamps belonging to the candlesticks of the temple, 487
43. Of the shew-bread on the golden table in the temple, 488
44. Of the sniffers belonging to the candlesticks and lamps of the temple, 488
45. Of the small dimes that were with the snuffers of the temple, 489
46. Of the golden tongs belonging to the temple, 490
47. Of the altar of incense in the temple, 490
48. Of the golden censers belonging to the temple, 491
49. Of the golden speums of the temple, 492
50. Of the bowls and basons belonging to the temple, 493
51. Of the flagons and cups of the temple, 494
52. Of the chargers of the temple, 495
53. Of the ganges out of the temple, 495
54. Of the squares belonging to the temple, 496
55. Of the union of the holy and most holy temple, 497
56. Of the holest or inner temple, 498
57. Of the vali of the temple, 499
58. Of the doors of the inner temple, 499
59. Of the golden nails of the inner temple, 500
60. Of the floors and walls of the inner temple, 501
61. Of the ark of the covenant, which was placed in the inner temple, 501
62. Of the placing of the ark in the holest or inner temple, 502
63. Of the mercy-seat, and how it was placed in the holy temple, 503
64. Of the living waters of the inner temple, 504
65. Of the exams which were in the oracle or inner temple, 505
66. Of the high-priest, and of his office in the inner temple, 505
67. Of the high-priest's going into the holest alone, 506
68. Of the high-priest's going in thither but once a year, 507
69. Of the cherubims, and of their being placed over the mercy-seat in the inner temple, 508
70. Of the figures that were upon the walls, 509
'THOC SON OF MAN, SHEW THE HOUSE TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, - SHEW THEM THE FORM OF THE HOUSE, AND THE FASHION THEREOF, AND THE GOINGS OUT THEREOF, AND THE COMINGS IN THEREOF, AND ALL THE FORMS THEREOF, AND ALL THE ORDINANCES THEREOF, AND ALL THE FORMS THEREOF, AND ALL THE LAWS THEREOF.'—EZEK. XLIII. 10, 11. I. Where the Temple was built.
THE temple was built at Jerusalem, on Mount Moriah, in the threshing-floor of Arnon the Jebusite; whereabout Abraham offered up Isaac; there where David met the angel of the Lord, when he came with his drawn sword in his hand, to cut off the people at Jerusalem, for the sin which David committed in his disorderly numbering the people. Ga. xix. 3. 1 Ch. xx. 15; xix. 12 Ch. xx. 1. There Abraham received his Isaac from the dead; there the Lord was entreated by David to take away the plague, and to return to Israel again in mercy; from whence, also, David gathered that there God's temple must be built. 'This,' saith he, is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt-offering for Israel. 1 Ch. xx. 20; xx. 1; xx. 1. This Mount Moriah, therefore, was a type of VOL. III.
the Son of God, the mountain of the Lord's house, the rock against which the gates of hell cannot prevail.