29.03.2013 Views

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

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

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

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

<strong>and</strong> needy; but now <strong>the</strong>y sought to sap <strong>the</strong><br />

commencing allegiance <strong>of</strong> His disciples by<br />

charging Him with undue intercourse with<br />

publicans <strong>and</strong> sinners,® <strong>and</strong> by inciting against<br />

Him even <strong>the</strong> prejudices <strong>and</strong> •stLnker. doubts <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> half-enlightened followers <strong>of</strong> His own<br />

Forerunner.* All « g^ ^nke t. <strong>the</strong>se new incidents<br />

are due to one <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> same cause: <strong>the</strong> presence **<br />

<strong>and</strong> hostile watchfulness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Scribes <strong>and</strong><br />

Pharisees, who now for <strong>the</strong> first time appear on <strong>the</strong><br />

scene <strong>of</strong> His ministry. Is it too much <strong>the</strong>n to infer,<br />

that, immediately after that Feast at Jerusalem, <strong>the</strong><br />

> <strong>The</strong> Babbinic ordinances as to <strong>the</strong> ritual in such<br />

cases are in Neg. xiv. See *<strong>The</strong> Temple <strong>and</strong> its<br />

Services/ pp. 815-317. Special attention was to be<br />

given, that <strong>the</strong> water with which <strong>the</strong> purified leper<br />

was sprinkled was from a pore, flowing spring<br />

(six different coUec-tioDs <strong>of</strong> water, suited to<br />

different kinds<br />

VOL. I.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!