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

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this required a miracle, since he was constantly<br />

engaged in sacred study. Shocking to write, it<br />

needed <strong>the</strong> authority <strong>of</strong> Babbah to attest <strong>the</strong><br />

correctness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Almighty*s statement on <strong>the</strong><br />

Halakhic question discussed.<br />

' Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se miracles are detailed In B. Mets.<br />

Sn b, 86 a. Thus. Rcsh Lakiah, when searching<br />

for^he tomb <strong>of</strong> R. Chija, found that it was<br />

miraculously removed from his sight, as being too<br />

sacred for ordinary eyes. <strong>The</strong> same Rabbi claimed<br />

such merit, that for his sake <strong>the</strong> Law should never<br />

be forgotten in Israel Such was <strong>the</strong> power <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

patriarchs that, if <strong>the</strong>y had been raised up toge<strong>the</strong>r,<br />

<strong>the</strong>y would have brought <strong>Messiah</strong> before His time.<br />

When R. Chija prayed, successively a storm arose,<br />

<strong>the</strong> rain descended, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> earth trembled. Again,<br />

Rabbah, when about to be arrested, caused <strong>the</strong> face<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> messenger to be turned to his back, <strong>and</strong><br />

again restored it; next, by his prayer he made a<br />

wall burst, <strong>and</strong> so<br />

escaped. In Abhod. Zar. 17 h,& miracle is

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