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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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told, that <strong>the</strong> minister * delivered unto Him <strong>the</strong><br />

book <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> prophet Esaias,' we doubt not, for <strong>the</strong><br />

Haphtarah* <strong>and</strong> that, * when He had unrolled <strong>the</strong><br />

book,' He * found' <strong>the</strong> place from which <strong>the</strong><br />

Evangelist makes quotation.<br />

' Although we cannot feel quite sure <strong>of</strong> this.<br />

* I infer thiij from <strong>the</strong> fact, that <strong>the</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Prophet Isaiah was given to Him by <strong>the</strong> Minister <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Synagogue. Since <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> Bengel it has been<br />

a kind <strong>of</strong> traditional idea that, if this was <strong>the</strong> llaphtarak<br />

for <strong>the</strong> day, <strong>the</strong> sermon <strong>of</strong> Christ in Nazareth<br />

must have taken place on tjie Day <strong>of</strong> Atonement,<br />

for which in tlie modem Jewish lectionary Is. Iviii<br />

6 lorms<br />

part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> HapMarah. Tliere are, however, two<br />

objections to this view : 1. Oar modem lectionary<br />

<strong>of</strong> £[apkUiTah4 i» certainly not <strong>the</strong> same as that in<br />

<strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> Christ. S. Even in our modem<br />

leotionaiy, Is. bd. 1, 2 forms uo part ol <strong>the</strong> Maphtarah,<br />

ei<strong>the</strong>r for <strong>the</strong> Day <strong>of</strong> Atonement., nor for any

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