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

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events, kindred in purpose, discourses bearing on<br />

<strong>the</strong> same subject, or parables pointing to <strong>the</strong> same<br />

stretch <strong>of</strong> tmth, were grouped toge<strong>the</strong>r; or, as in <strong>the</strong><br />

present instance, <strong>the</strong> unfoldizig teaching <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> growing opposition <strong>of</strong> His enemies<br />

exhibited by joining toge<strong>the</strong>r notices which,<br />

perhaps, belong to different periods. And <strong>the</strong><br />

lesson to us is, that, just as <strong>the</strong> Old Testament<br />

gives nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> national history <strong>of</strong> Israel, nor thd<br />

biography <strong>of</strong> its heroes, but a history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Kingdom <strong>of</strong> God in its progressive development,<br />

so <strong>the</strong> Gospels present not a '<strong>Life</strong> <strong>of</strong> Christ,' but <strong>the</strong><br />

history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Eangdom <strong>of</strong> God in its progressive<br />

manifestation.<br />

Yet, although <strong>the</strong>re are difficulties connected with<br />

details, we can trace in outline <strong>the</strong> general<br />

succession <strong>of</strong> events. We conclude, that Christ was<br />

now returning to Capernaum from that Missionary<br />

• St. Luke journey * <strong>of</strong> which Nain had been <strong>the</strong><br />

sou<strong>the</strong>rnmost point. On this Mfttt.'ix.'w* journey<br />

He was attended, not only by <strong>the</strong> Twelve, but by<br />

loving, grateful women, who ministered to Him <strong>of</strong>

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