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

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THE PREPARATION FOR THE GOSPEL: THE<br />

JEWISH WORLD IN THE DAYS OF CHRIST.<br />

'All <strong>the</strong> prophets prophesied not bat <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> days <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong>.'— Sank. M '<strong>The</strong> world was not<br />

created bnt only for <strong>the</strong> Messiali.'— Sahh. 98 K<br />

CHAFTEB I.<br />

THB JKWI8H WORLD IN THB DATS OF<br />

0HU8T-—THl JlWUIfl<br />

DISPERSION IN THI BAST.<br />

Among <strong>the</strong> outward means by which <strong>the</strong> religion <strong>of</strong><br />

Israel was pre- ghap. served, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most<br />

important was <strong>the</strong> centralisation <strong>and</strong> locaUsa- I<br />

tion <strong>of</strong> its worship in Jerusalem. If to some <strong>the</strong><br />

ordinances <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ^^^^ " Old Testament may in this<br />

respect seem narrow <strong>and</strong> exclusiye, it is at least<br />

doabtful, whe<strong>the</strong>r without such a provision<br />

Mono<strong>the</strong>ism itself could have continued as a creed<br />

or a worship. In view <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ancient

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