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

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quently by <strong>the</strong> Rabbis, to indicate <strong>the</strong> smallest<br />

amount, such as <strong>the</strong> XXIII<br />

least drop <strong>of</strong> blood,^ <strong>the</strong> least defilement," or <strong>the</strong><br />

smallest remnant <strong>of</strong> ^ '"'^<br />

.... * St- ii»tt.<br />

sun-glow in <strong>the</strong> sky.* * But when it is grown, it is<br />

greater than <strong>the</strong> '^▼^^ *><br />

garden-herbs.' Indeed, it looks no longer like a<br />

large garden-herb !j!!^**" or shrub, but *<br />

becomes,' or ra<strong>the</strong>r, appears like, * a tree'—as St.<br />

Luke «Yayyik! il puts it,' a great tree,' • <strong>of</strong> course,<br />

not in comparison with o<strong>the</strong>r trees, wi«ii« rai but<br />

with garden-shrubs. Such growth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mustard<br />

seed was also a . g^Luke fact well known at <strong>the</strong><br />

time, <strong>and</strong>, indeed, still observed in <strong>the</strong> East.* *^<br />

*®» ^*<br />

This is <strong>the</strong> first <strong>and</strong> main point in <strong>the</strong> Parable. <strong>The</strong><br />

o<strong>the</strong>r, concerning <strong>the</strong> birds which are attracted to

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