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

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no visible outward means to ward <strong>of</strong>f danger, no<br />

home <strong>of</strong> comfort, no rest <strong>of</strong> ease. But, ^ Lo,<br />

children are Jehovah's heritage! '^<strong>and</strong>: ' So giveth<br />

He to His beloved in his sleep !' *<br />

* <strong>The</strong> following remarkable extract from <strong>the</strong><br />

Jerasalem Targ^m on £z. zii. 42 may interest <strong>the</strong><br />

reader:—<br />

' It is a night to be observed <strong>and</strong> exalted. . . . Four<br />

nights are <strong>the</strong>re written in <strong>the</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> Memorial.<br />

Night first: when <strong>the</strong> Memra <strong>of</strong> Jehovah was<br />

revealed upon <strong>the</strong> world for its creation; when <strong>the</strong><br />

world was without form <strong>and</strong> void, <strong>and</strong> darkness<br />

was spread upon <strong>the</strong> face <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> deep, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Memra <strong>of</strong> Jehovah illuminated <strong>and</strong> made it light;<br />

<strong>and</strong> He called it <strong>the</strong> first night. Night second: when<br />

<strong>the</strong> Memra <strong>of</strong> Jehovah was revealed unto Abraham<br />

between <strong>the</strong> divided pieces; when Abraham was a<br />

hundred years, <strong>and</strong> Sarah was ninety years, <strong>and</strong> to<br />

confirm <strong>the</strong>reby that which <strong>the</strong> Scripture saith,—<br />

Abraham a hundred years, can he beget 7 <strong>and</strong><br />

Sarah, ninety years old, can she bear? Was not our

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