173 From the need of a boiler it appears that the wine used at the passover was mixed with hot water. The wine itself was always red. 174 If one observed the issue three times on the same day, he could not be considered clean before he brought a sacrifice. 175 In which there is a dead body. 176 The mourner might be too sorrowful to eat, the sick too ill to eat, and the prisoner might be detained in prison, etc. 177 Numbers ix. 10. 178 About fifteen miles from Jerusalem. Modiim or Modin was the city of the Maccabees. 179 Psalms cxiii.-cxviii. 180 Exod. xii. 3. 181 The substitute refers to one animal changed for another, which had been intended for the passover-offering. 182 The following rules are founded on two principles; firstly, that every lamb must have its own numbered company of eaters; and secondly, that no person could be numbered with two companies. 183 It was after the first cup of wine was drunk that our Lord washed the disciples’ feet (John xiii. 5; Luke xxii. 17). 184 Deut. xxvi. 5-11. 185 Exod. xiii. 8. 186 Psalm cxiii. 9. 187 Psalm cxiv. 8. 188 The third cup was called the “cup of blessing” (1 Cor. x. 16). It was the one used by our Lord for the institution of the holy sacrament. 189 Psalm cxxxvi. 190 They may have been overcome with wine (1 Cor. xi. 21). 191 This is explained in the treatise “Hands.” 192 Where the counsellors sat. 193 Called Sagan (suffragan) (2 Kings xxv. 18; Jer. lii. 24). 194 Lev. xvi. 6. 195 As might occur from the frequent changes during the second Temple. 196 That he would incense “within” the vail (Lev. xvi. 12, 13), in opposition to the Sadducees, who maintained that the incense should be burned “without.” 197 That such an oath was necessary. 198 Or the “index” finger; other trans. the “middle” finger. 199 Or change thyself. 200 Singing to him “Unless the Lord build the house, they labor but in vain that build it,” etc. (Psalm cxxvii.). 201 The Jews think that the day of atonement was the day on which Adam sinned, on which Abraham was circumcised, and on which Moses offered atonement for the sin of the golden calf. _ 202 I.e._, cast lots, which was done by placing the priests in a row, and bidding them to hold up their fingers. After fixing on a certain number, the cap of one of them was taken off. With this priest the reckoning began, and proceeded till the prearranged number fell on some one of them; and his was the lot. Particular care was taken to count the fingers which were held up, and not to number their persons, as this was considered unlawful. (1 Chron. xxi. 1.) 203 The third lot for burning incense was the most important. It was always done by a fresh man, so that a priest might burn incense only once during his lifetime. (Luke i. 9; Rev. viii. 3, 4.)