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

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act complete what God had first instituted.** To<br />

Zacharias SuETb?* <strong>and</strong> Elisabeth <strong>the</strong> rite would<br />

have even more than this significance, ^SiSSn,*^<br />

as administered to <strong>the</strong> child <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir old age, so<br />

miraculously given, J*i" * <strong>and</strong> who was connected<br />

with such a future. Besides, <strong>the</strong> legend which<br />

associates circumcision with Elijah, as <strong>the</strong> restorer<br />

<strong>of</strong> this rite in <strong>the</strong> apostate period <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Kings <strong>of</strong><br />

Israel,® was probably in circulation at *Pir^de <strong>the</strong><br />

time.^ We can scarcely be mistaken in supposing,<br />

that <strong>the</strong>n, as m now, a benediction was spoken<br />

before circumcision, <strong>and</strong> that <strong>the</strong> ceremony closed<br />

with <strong>the</strong> usual grace over <strong>the</strong> cup <strong>of</strong> wine,* when<br />

<strong>the</strong> child received his name in a prayer, that<br />

probably did not much differ from this at present in<br />

use: ^ Our God, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Grod <strong>of</strong> our fa<strong>the</strong>rs, raise<br />

up this child to his fa<strong>the</strong>r <strong>and</strong> mo<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>and</strong> let his<br />

name be called in Israel Zacharias, <strong>the</strong> son <strong>of</strong><br />

Zacharias.' Let his fa<strong>the</strong>r re-<br />

el <strong>the</strong>r that <strong>of</strong> Ahas, or else <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> prophet, cannot<br />

st<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> test <strong>of</strong> critical investigation (see ffauptf a.<br />

s., <strong>and</strong> Bohl, Alttest. Citate im N.T. pp. 3-6). Oar

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