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[[File:lighterstill.jpg]][[File:The_eye_of_all_ur60.jpg|right|frame]] 128:6.1 This year began with the [[Nazareth]] [[family]] all in good [[health]] and [[witnessed]] the finishing of the regular schooling of all the [[children]] with the exception of certain [[work]] which Martha must do for Ruth. 128:6.2 [[Jesus]] was one of the most [[robust]] and refined [[specimen]]s of manhood to appear on [[earth]] since the days of [[Adam]]. His [[physical]] [[development]] was superb. His [[mind]] was [[active]], keen, and penetrating—[[compared]] with the [[average]] mentality of his contemporaries, it had developed gigantic [[proportions]]—and his [[spirit]] was indeed humanly [[divine]]. 128:6.3 The [[family]] [[finance]]s were in the best condition since the disappearance of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph]'s estate. The final payments had been made on the [[caravan]] repair shop; they owed no man and for the first time in years had some funds ahead. This being true, and since he had taken his other brothers to [[Jerusalem]] for their first [[Passover]] ceremonies, [[Jesus]] decided to accompany [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] (who had just [[graduated]] from the [[synagogue]] [[school]]) on his first visit to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple]. 128:6.4 They went up to [[Jerusalem]] and returned by the same route, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Valley_%28Middle_East%29 Jordan valley], as [[Jesus]] feared trouble if he took his young brother through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaria]. Already at [[Nazareth]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] had got into slight trouble several times because of his hasty disposition, coupled with his strong [[patriotic]] sentiments. 128:6.5 They arrived at [[Jerusalem]] in due time and were on their way for a first [[visit]] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple], the very sight of which had stirred and thrilled [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] to the very depths of his [[soul]], when they chanced to meet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany]. While [[Jesus]] talked with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus] and sought to arrange for their joint [[celebration]] of the [[Passover]], Jude started up real trouble for them all. Close at hand stood a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_soldier Roman guard] who made some improper remarks regarding a [[Jewish]] girl who was passing. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] flushed with fiery [[indignation]] and was not slow in expressing his resentment of such an impropriety directly to and within hearing of the [[soldier]]. Now the Roman legionnaires were very [[sensitive]] to anything bordering on Jewish disrespect; so the guard promptly placed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude]] under [[arrest]]. This was too much for the young [[patriot]], and before [[Jesus]] could caution him by a warning glance, he had delivered himself of a voluble denunciation of pent-up anti-Roman feelings, all of which only made a bad matter worse. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude], with [[Jesus]] by his side, was taken at once to the [[military]] [[prison]]. 128:6.6 [[Jesus]] endeavored to obtain either an [[immediate]] hearing for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] or else his release in time for the [[Passover]] [[celebration]] that evening, but he failed in these attempts. Since the next day was a " holy [[convocation]] " in [[Jerusalem]], even the Romans would not presume to hear charges against a [[Jew]]. Accordingly, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] remained in confinement until the morning of the second day after his [[arrest]], and [[Jesus]] stayed at the [[prison]] with him. They were not present in the [[temple]] at the [[ceremony]] of receiving the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_mitzvah sons of the law] into the full [[citizenship]] of [[Israel]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] did not pass through this [[formal]] [[ceremony]] for several years, until he was next in [[Jerusalem]] at a [[Passover]] and in [[connection]] with his [[propaganda]] work in behalf of the [[Zealots]], the [[patriotic]] [[organization]] to which he belonged and in which he was very [[active]]. 128:6.7 The morning following their second day in [[prison]] Jesus appeared before the [[military]] [[magistrate]] in behalf of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude]. By making [[apologies]] for his brother's [[youth]] and by a further [[explanatory]] but judicious [[statement]] with [[reference]] to the provocative [[nature]] of the [[episode]] which had led up to the [[arrest]] of his brother, [[Jesus]] so handled the case that the [[magistrate]] [[expressed]] the [[opinion]] that the young Jew might have had some possible excuse for his [[violent]] outburst. After warning [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] not to allow himself again to be [[guilty]] of such rashness, he said to Jesus in dismissing them: " You had better keep your eye on the lad; he's liable to make a lot of trouble for all of you. " And the [[Roman]] [[judge]] spoke the [[truth]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] did make considerable [[trouble]] for [[Jesus]], and always was the trouble of this same [[nature]]—clashes with the civil [[authorities]] because of his thoughtless and unwise [[patriotic]] outbursts. 128:6.8 [[Jesus]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] walked over to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] for the night, explaining why they had failed to keep their appointment for the [[Passover]] supper, and set out for [[Nazareth]] the following day. [[Jesus]] did not tell the [[family]] about his young brother's [[arrest]] at [[Jerusalem]], but he had a long talk with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] about this [[episode]] some three weeks after their return. After this talk with [[Jesus]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude] himself told the [[family]]. He never forgot the [[patience]] and forbearance his [[brother]]-[[father]] [[manifested]] throughout the whole of this trying [[experience]]. 128:6.9 This was the last [[Passover]] [[Jesus]] attended with any member of his own [[family]]. Increasingly the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_man Son of Man] was to become separated from close [[association]] with his own [[flesh]] and [[blood]]. 128:6.10 This year his [[seasons]] of deep [[meditation]] were often broken into by Ruth and her playmates. And always was [[Jesus]] ready to postpone the [[contemplation]] of his [[future]] [[work]] for the world and the [[universe]] that he might [[share]] in the childish [[joy]] and [[youth]]ful gladness of these youngsters, who never tired of [[listening]] to [[Jesus]] relate the [[experiences]] of his various trips to [[Jerusalem]]. They also greatly enjoyed his [[stories]] about [[animals]] and [[nature]]. 128:6.11 The [[children]] were always [[welcome]] at the repair shop. [[Jesus]] provided sand, blocks, and stones by the side of the shop, and bevies of youngsters flocked there to amuse themselves. When they tired of their [[play]], the more intrepid ones would peek into the shop, and if its keeper were not busy, they would make bold to go in and say, " Uncle Joshua, come out and tell us a big [[story]]. " Then they would lead him out by tugging at his hands until he was seated on the favorite rock by the corner of the shop, with the [[children]] on the ground in a semicircle before him. And how the little folks did [[enjoy]] their Uncle Joshua. They were [[learning]] to laugh, and to laugh heartily. It was customary for one or two of the smallest of the [[children]] to climb upon his knees and sit there, looking up in [[wonderment]] at his [[expressive]] features as he told his stories. The [[children]] [[loved]] [[Jesus]], and Jesus loved the children. 128:6.12 It was [[difficult]] for his friends to [[comprehend]] the range of his [[intellectual]] [[activities]], how he could so suddenly and so completely swing from the [[profound]] [[discussion]] of [[politics]], [[philosophy]], or [[religion]] to the lighthearted and [[joyous]] playfulness of these tots of from five to ten years of age. As his own brothers and sisters grew up, as he gained more [[leisure]], and before the grandchildren arrived, he paid a great deal of [[attention]] to these little ones. But he did not live on earth long enough to enjoy the grandchildren very much. <center>[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_128 Go to Paper 128]</center> <center>[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center> [[Category:Paper 128 - Jesus' Early Manhood]] [[Category: Authority]] [[Category: Children]]

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