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

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Jephthah,* <strong>and</strong> to have treasured as <strong>the</strong>ir ideal—<br />

alas ! <strong>of</strong>ten wrongly apprehended— <strong>the</strong>ir own<br />

Elijah, as, descending in wild, shaggy garb from<br />

<strong>the</strong> mountains <strong>of</strong> Gilead, he did battle against all<br />

<strong>the</strong> might <strong>of</strong> Ahab <strong>and</strong> Jezebel. <strong>The</strong>ir enthusiasm<br />

could not be kindled by <strong>the</strong> logical subtleties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Schools, but <strong>the</strong>ir hearts burned within <strong>the</strong>m for<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir God, <strong>the</strong>ir l<strong>and</strong>, <strong>the</strong>ir people, <strong>the</strong>ir religion,<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir freedom.<br />

It was in Galilee, accordingly, that such wild,<br />

irregular resistance to Herod at <strong>the</strong> outset <strong>of</strong> his<br />

career, as could be <strong>of</strong>fered, was organised by<br />

guerilla b<strong>and</strong>s, which traversed <strong>the</strong> country, <strong>and</strong><br />

owned one Ezekias as <strong>the</strong>ir leader. Although<br />

Josephus calls <strong>the</strong>m ^ robbers,' a far different<br />

estimate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m obtained in Jerusalem, where, as<br />

we remember, <strong>the</strong> Sanhedrin summoned Herod to<br />

answer for <strong>the</strong> execution <strong>of</strong> Ezekias. What<br />

followed is told in substantially <strong>the</strong> same manner,<br />

though with •Ant xiT. difference <strong>of</strong> form ' <strong>and</strong>,<br />

sometimes, nomenclature, by Josephus,'* <strong>and</strong><br />

•suih.i9a ^^ *'^® Talmud.® <strong>The</strong> story has already

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