Jesus, the carpenter of Nazareth
Robert Bird
Paperback
(RareBooksClub.com, June 26, 2012)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...Him, and He thanked God for it in this short prayer--"I thank Thee, O My Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, that Thou hast hid these spiritual things from the men of learning and of wisdom, and hast made them known to children and simple people; for so it hath pleased Thee." He rejoiced that His spirit was welcomed by kind hearts, more than by clever heads, and that little children should early receive Him, for in them he saw angels clad in rosy flesh, companions in purity with Himself. And continuing, He said--"All things have been given Me by God My Father, and none but God knoweth who I am, nor who He is, but I His Son, and they to whom I show Him." Then, turning to His disciples, He told them privately how blessed they were, saying, "Blessed are the eyes which see the Spiritual things which yours see, for prophets and kings have wished to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear them." Remember how grieved Jesus was that these Judaeans, who ought to have been grateful, went away in their new strength without thanking God, while the stranger came back to do so; for many people beg blessings, who in the joy and comfort of enjoying them, forget to return any thanks, but 244 THE LORD'S PRAYER. Ingratitude though very common and cruel, is a thing which little children can easily avoid by being thoughtful and kind. THE LORD'S PRAYER. JORDAn, WInTeR, A.D. 33. It was now the month of December, the season when heavy rains soaked the ground and filled the watercourses with brimming streams, when cutting winds swept down the gorges of the hills, and the mountains of Northern Lebanon were white with snow. Jesus continued walking with His friends journeying towards...