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

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egard to education <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> quoted <strong>the</strong> Scriptures in <strong>the</strong> original, has<br />

already been shown, CHAP. although, no doubt,<br />

He understood Greek, possibly also Latin. X<br />

Secondly : Nature <strong>and</strong> Every-day <strong>Life</strong>, <strong>The</strong> most<br />

superficial ' """"^ perusal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> teaching <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />

must convince how deeply sympa<strong>the</strong>tic He was<br />

with nature, <strong>and</strong> how keenly observant <strong>of</strong> man.<br />

Here <strong>the</strong>re is no contrast between love <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

country <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> habits <strong>of</strong> city life; <strong>the</strong> two are<br />

found side by side. On His lonely walks He must<br />

have had an eye for <strong>the</strong> beauty <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lilies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

field, <strong>and</strong> thought <strong>of</strong> it, how <strong>the</strong> birds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> air<br />

received <strong>the</strong>ir food from an Unseen H<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> with<br />

what maternal affection <strong>the</strong> hen ga<strong>the</strong>red her<br />

chickens nnder her wing. He had watched <strong>the</strong><br />

sower or <strong>the</strong> vinedresser as he went forth to his<br />

labour, <strong>and</strong> read <strong>the</strong> teaching <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tares which<br />

sprang up among <strong>the</strong> wheat. To Him <strong>the</strong> vocation<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> shepherd must have been full <strong>of</strong> meaning, as<br />

he led, <strong>and</strong> fed, <strong>and</strong> watched his flock, spoke to his

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