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

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AT GBRASA—THE HEALING OF THE<br />

DSMOKISKD.<br />

(8t. Ifatt. viii. 28-34; St. Mark v. 1-20; St Luke<br />

Tui. 26-39.)<br />

BOOK That day <strong>of</strong> wonders was not yet ended.<br />

Most writers have, indeed, ni suggested, that <strong>the</strong><br />

healing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> demonised on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r side took ' '<br />

place at early dawn <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> day following <strong>the</strong> storm<br />

on <strong>the</strong> Lake. But <strong>the</strong> distance is so short that, even<br />

making allowance for <strong>the</strong> delay by <strong>the</strong> tempest, <strong>the</strong><br />

passage coold scarcely have occupied <strong>the</strong> whole<br />

night.* This supposition would be fur<strong>the</strong>r<br />

confirmed, if * <strong>the</strong> evening' when <strong>Jesus</strong> embarked<br />

was what <strong>the</strong> Jews were wont to call *<strong>the</strong> first<br />

evening,' that is, <strong>the</strong> time when <strong>the</strong> sun was<br />

declining in <strong>the</strong> heaven, but before it had actually<br />

set, <strong>the</strong> latter time being '<strong>the</strong> second evening.' ^<br />

For, it seems most unlikely that multitudes would<br />

have resorted to <strong>Jesus</strong> at Capernaum after ' <strong>the</strong><br />

second evening,' ot that ei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> disciples or<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r boats would have put to sea after nightfall.

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