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

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it. Meantime <strong>the</strong> Saviour was moving among <strong>the</strong>m<br />

—' b^inning to teach <strong>the</strong>m many things,' * <strong>and</strong> '<br />

healing <strong>the</strong>m that had need <strong>of</strong> healing.' ^ Yet, as He<br />

so moved <strong>and</strong> thought <strong>of</strong> it all, from <strong>the</strong> first' He<br />

Himself knew what He was about to do.'*<br />

▼i^ And now <strong>the</strong> sun had passed its meridian, <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> shadows fell<br />

longer on <strong>the</strong> surging crowd. Full <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> thoughts <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> great Supper, which was symbolically to link<br />

<strong>the</strong> Passover <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> past with that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> future, <strong>and</strong><br />

its Sacramental continuation to all time, He turned<br />

to Philip with this question: ' Whence are we to<br />

buy bread, that <strong>the</strong>se may eat ?' It was to ' try him,'<br />

<strong>and</strong> show how he would view <strong>and</strong> meet what,<br />

alike spiritually <strong>and</strong> temporally, has so <strong>of</strong>ten been<br />

<strong>the</strong> great problem. Perhaps <strong>the</strong>re was something in<br />

Philip which made it specially desirable, that <strong>the</strong><br />

question should be<br />

"Comp. St. put to him.** At any rate, <strong>the</strong> answer <strong>of</strong><br />

Philip showed that <strong>the</strong>re had

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