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

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Jewish custom, it had been listened to,* gave XI<br />

place to <strong>the</strong> usual after-sermon hum <strong>of</strong> an Eastern<br />

Synagogue. On ^ ' ' one point all were agreed: that<br />

<strong>the</strong>y were marvellous words <strong>of</strong> grace, which had<br />

proceeded out <strong>of</strong> His mouth. And still <strong>the</strong> Preacher<br />

waited, with deep longing <strong>of</strong> soul, for some<br />

question, which would have marked <strong>the</strong> spiritual<br />

application <strong>of</strong> what He had spoken. Such deep<br />

longing <strong>of</strong> soul is kindred to, <strong>and</strong> passes into<br />

almost sternness, just because he who so longs is<br />

so intensely in earnest, in <strong>the</strong> conviction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

reality <strong>of</strong> his message. It was so with <strong>Jesus</strong> in<br />

Nazareth. <strong>The</strong>y were indeed making application <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Sermon to <strong>the</strong> Preacher, but in quite different<br />

manner from that to which His discourse had<br />

pointed. It was not <strong>the</strong> fulfilment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Scripture in<br />

Him, but <strong>the</strong> circumstance, that such an one as <strong>the</strong><br />

Son <strong>of</strong> Joseph, <strong>the</strong>ir village carpenter, should have<br />

spoken such words, that attracted <strong>the</strong>ir attention.<br />

Not, as we take it, in a malevolent spirit, but<br />

altoge<strong>the</strong>r unspiritually, as regarded <strong>the</strong> effect <strong>of</strong><br />

Christ's words, did one <strong>and</strong> ano<strong>the</strong>r, here <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>re, express wonderment to his neighbour.

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