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

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Apostles were next appointed, <strong>and</strong> that distinctive<br />

teaching <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong> addressed to <strong>the</strong> people in <strong>the</strong> '<br />

Sermon on <strong>the</strong> Mount,' which was alike a<br />

vindication <strong>and</strong> an appeal. On <strong>the</strong> journey through<br />

Galilee, which now followed, <strong>the</strong> hostile party<br />

does not seem to have actually attended <strong>Jesus</strong>; but<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir growing, <strong>and</strong> now outspoken opposition is<br />

heard in <strong>the</strong> discourse <strong>of</strong> Christ about John <strong>the</strong><br />

Baptist after <strong>the</strong> dismissal <strong>of</strong> his disciples,* while<br />

its influence appears in <strong>the</strong> unspoken thoughts ci<br />

Simon <strong>the</strong> Pharisee.<br />

But even before <strong>the</strong>se two events, that had<br />

happened which would induce <strong>the</strong> Pharisaic party<br />

to increased measures against <strong>Jesus</strong>. It has already<br />

been suggested, that <strong>the</strong> party, as such, did not<br />

attend <strong>Jesus</strong> on His Galilean journey. But we are<br />

emphaticallj told, that tidings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> raising <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

dead at Nain had gone forth into Judaea.^ No doubt<br />

<strong>the</strong>y reached <strong>the</strong> leaders at Jerusalem. <strong>The</strong>re seems<br />

just sufficient time between this <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> healing <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> demonised dumb on <strong>the</strong> retum-joumey to<br />

Capernaum, to account for <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>the</strong>re <strong>of</strong>

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