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125:0.1 No [[incident]] in all [[Jesus]]' eventful [[earth]] [[career]] was more [[engaging]], more [[humanly]] thrilling, than this, his first remembered [[visit]] to [[Jerusalem]]. He was especially [[stimulated]] by the [[experience]] of attending the [[temple]] [[discussions]] by himself, and it long stood out in his [[memory]] as the great [[event]] of his later [[childhood]] and early [[youth]]. This was his first [[opportunity]] to enjoy a few days of [[independent]] living, the exhilaration of going and coming without [[restraint]] and restrictions. This brief period of undirected living, during the week following the [[Passover]], was the first complete [[freedom]] from [[responsibility]] he had ever [[enjoyed]]. And it was many years subsequent to this before he again had a like period of [[freedom]] from all sense of [[responsibility]], even for a short time.

125:0.1 No [[incident]] in all [[Jesus]]' eventful [[earth]] [[career]] was more [[engaging]], more [[humanly]] thrilling, than this, his first remembered [[visit]] to [[Jerusalem]]. He was especially [[stimulated]] by the [[experience]] of attending the [[temple]] [[discussions]] by himself, and it long stood out in his [[memory]] as the great [[event]] of his later [[childhood]] and early [[youth]]. This was his first [[opportunity]] to enjoy a few days of [[independent]] living, the exhilaration of going and coming without [[restraint]] and restrictions. This brief period of undirected living, during the week following the [[Passover]], was the first complete [[freedom]] from [[responsibility]] he had ever [[enjoyed]]. And it was many years subsequent to this before he again had a like period of [[freedom]] from all sense of [[responsibility]], even for a short time.

125:0.2 [[Women]] seldom went to the [[Passover]] feast at [[Jerusalem]]; they were not required to be present. [[Jesus]], however, [[virtually]] refused to go unless his [[mother]] would accompany them. And when his mother decided to go, many other [[Nazareth]] women were led to make the [[journey]], so that the [[Passover]] company contained the largest number of [[women]], in [[proportion]] to men, ever to go up to the [[Passover]] from [[Nazareth]]. Ever and anon, on the way to [[Jerusalem]], they chanted the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_130 one hundred and thirtieth Psalm].

125:0.2 [[Women]] seldom went to the [[Passover]] feast at [[Jerusalem]]; they were not required to be present. [[Jesus]], however, [[virtually]] refused to go unless his [[mother]] would accompany them. And when his mother decided to go, many other [[Nazareth]] women were led to make the [[journey]], so that the [[Passover]] company contained the largest number of [[women]], in [[proportion]] to men, ever to go up to the [[Passover]] from [[Nazareth]]. Ever and anon, on the way to [[Jerusalem]], they chanted the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_130 one hundred and thirtieth Psalm].

125:0.3 From the time they left [[Nazareth]] until they reached the [[summit]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Mount of Olives], [[Jesus]] [[experienced]] one long [[stress]] of [[expectant]] [[anticipation]]. All through a [[joyful]] [[childhood]] he had [[reverently]] heard of [[Jerusalem]] and its [[temple]]; now he was soon to behold them in [[reality]]. From the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Mount of Olives] and from the outside, on closer [[inspection]], the [[temple]] had been all and more than [[Jesus]] had expected; but when he once entered its [[sacred]] [[portals]], the great [[disillusionment]] began.

125:0.3 From the time they left [[Nazareth]] until they reached the [[summit]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Mount of Olives], [[Jesus]] [[experienced]] one long [[stress]] of [[expectant]] [[anticipation]]. All through a [[joyful]] [[childhood]] he had [[reverently]] heard of [[Jerusalem]] and its [[temple]]; now he was soon to behold them in [[reality]]. From the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Mount of Olives] and from the outside, on closer [[inspection]], the [[temple]] had been all and more than [[Jesus]] had expected; but when he once entered its [[sacred]] [[portals]], the great [[disillusionment]] began.

125:0.4 In company with his [[parents]] [[Jesus]] passed through the [[temple]] precincts on his way to join that [[group]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Mitzvah new sons of the law] who were about to be [[consecrated]] as [[citizens]] of [[Israel]]. He was a little disappointed by the general [[demeanor]] of the temple throngs, but the first great [[shock]] of the day came when his [[mother]] took leave of them on her way to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechitza women's gallery]. It had never occurred to [[Jesus]] that his [[mother]] was not to accompany him to the [[consecration]] [[ceremonies]], and he was thoroughly [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2007-03-27-Self-Righteousness_and_Righteous_Indignation indignant] that she was made to [[suffer]] from such unjust [[discrimination]]. While he strongly resented this, aside from a few remarks of [[protest]] to his [[father]], he said nothing. But he [[thought]], and thought deeply, as his questions to the [[scribes]] and [[teachers]] a week later disclosed.

125:0.4 In company with his [[parents]] [[Jesus]] passed through the [[temple]] precincts on his way to join that [[group]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Mitzvah new sons of the law] who were about to be [[consecrated]] as [[citizens]] of [[Israel]]. He was a little disappointed by the general [[demeanor]] of the temple throngs, but the first great [[shock]] of the day came when his [[mother]] took leave of them on her way to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechitza women's gallery]. It had never occurred to [[Jesus]] that his [[mother]] was not to accompany him to the [[consecration]] [[ceremonies]], and he was thoroughly [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2007-03-27-Self-Righteousness_and_Righteous_Indignation indignant] that she was made to [[suffer]] from such unjust [[discrimination]]. While he strongly resented this, aside from a few remarks of [[protest]] to his [[father]], he said nothing. But he [[thought]], and thought deeply, as his questions to the [[scribes]] and [[teachers]] a week later disclosed.

125:0.5 He passed through the [[consecration]] [[rituals]] but was [[disappointed]] by their perfunctory and [[routine]] natures. He missed that [[personal]] interest which characterized the [[ceremonies]] of the [[synagogue]] at [[Nazareth]]. He then returned to greet his [[mother]] and prepared to accompany his [[father]] on his first trip about the [[temple]] and its various [[courts]], [[galleries]], and corridors. The [[temple]] precincts could accommodate over two hundred thousand [[worshipers]] at one time, and while the vastness of these buildings—in comparison with any he had ever seen—greatly impressed his [[mind]], he was more [[intrigued]] by the [[contemplation]] of the [[spiritual]] significance of the [[temple]] [[ceremonies]] and their associated [[worship]].

125:0.5 He passed through the [[consecration]] [[rituals]] but was [[disappointed]] by their perfunctory and [[routine]] natures. He missed that [[personal]] interest which characterized the [[ceremonies]] of the [[synagogue]] at [[Nazareth]]. He then returned to greet his [[mother]] and prepared to accompany his [[father]] on his first trip about the [[temple]] and its various [[courts]], [[galleries]], and corridors. The [[temple]] precincts could accommodate over two hundred thousand [[worshipers]] at one time, and while the vastness of these buildings—in comparison with any he had ever seen—greatly impressed his [[mind]], he was more [[intrigued]] by the [[contemplation]] of the [[spiritual]] significance of the [[temple]] [[ceremonies]] and their associated [[worship]].

125:0.6 Though many of the [[temple]] [[rituals]] very touchingly impressed his sense of the [[beautiful]] and the [[symbolic]], he was always disappointed by the [[explanation]] of the real [[meanings]] of these [[ceremonies]] which his [[parents]] would offer in answer to his many searching [[inquiries]]. [[Jesus]] simply would not accept [[explanations]] of [[worship]] and religious [[devotion]] which involved [[belief]] in the [[wrath]] of [[God]] or the anger of [[the Almighty]]. In further [[discussion]] of these questions, after the conclusion of the [[temple]] visit, when his [[father]] became mildly insistent that he acknowledge [[acceptance]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Judaism orthodox Jewish beliefs], [[Jesus]] turned suddenly upon his [[parents]] and, looking appealingly into the eyes of his father, said: " [[Universal Father|My father]], it cannot be true—[[the Father]] in [[heaven]] cannot so regard his erring [[children]] on [[earth]]. The heavenly Father cannot [[love]] his [[children]] less than you [[love]] me. And I well know, no matter what unwise thing I might do, you would never pour out wrath upon me nor vent [[anger]] against me. If you, my earthly father, [[possess]] such [[human]] [[reflections]] of the [[Divine]], how much more must the [[heavenly Father]] be filled with [[goodness]] and overflowing with [[mercy]]. I refuse to believe that [[Universal Father|my Father]] in heaven [[loves]] me less than my [[father]] on [[earth]]. "

125:0.6 Though many of the [[temple]] [[rituals]] very touchingly impressed his sense of the [[beautiful]] and the [[symbolic]], he was always disappointed by the [[explanation]] of the real [[meanings]] of these [[ceremonies]] which his [[parents]] would offer in answer to his many searching [[inquiries]]. [[Jesus]] simply would not accept [[explanations]] of [[worship]] and religious [[devotion]] which involved [[belief]] in the [[wrath]] of [[God]] or the anger of [[the Almighty]]. In further [[discussion]] of these questions, after the conclusion of the [[temple]] visit, when his [[father]] became mildly insistent that he acknowledge [[acceptance]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Judaism orthodox Jewish beliefs], [[Jesus]] turned suddenly upon his [[parents]] and, looking appealingly into the eyes of his father, said: " [[Universal Father|My father]], it cannot be true—[[the Father]] in [[heaven]] cannot so regard his erring [[children]] on [[earth]]. The heavenly Father cannot [[love]] his [[children]] less than you [[love]] me. And I well know, no matter what unwise thing I might do, you would never pour out wrath upon me nor vent [[anger]] against me. If you, my earthly father, [[possess]] such [[human]] [[reflections]] of the [[Divine]], how much more must the [[heavenly Father]] be filled with [[goodness]] and overflowing with [[mercy]]. I refuse to believe that [[Universal Father|my Father]] in heaven [[loves]] me less than my [[father]] on [[earth]]. "

125:0.7 When [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] heard these [[words]] of their first-born son, they held their [[peace]]. And never again did they seek to [[change]] his [[mind]] about the [[love]] of [[God]] and the [[mercifulness]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]].

125:0.7 When [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] heard these [[words]] of their first-born son, they held their [[peace]]. And never again did they seek to [[change]] his [[mind]] about the [[love]] of [[God]] and the [[mercifulness]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]].

==125:1. JESUS VIEWS THE TEMPLE==

==125:1. JESUS VIEWS THE TEMPLE==

125:1.1 Everywhere [[Jesus]] went throughout the [[temple]] [[courts]], he was [[shocked]] and sickened by the [[spirit]] of irreverence which he [[observed]]. He deemed the [[conduct]] of the temple throngs to be inconsistent with their [[presence]] in " his Father's house. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_2] But he received the [[shock]] of his [[young life]] when his [[father]] escorted him into the [[court]] of the [[gentiles]] with its noisy [[jargon]], loud talking and cursing, mingled indiscriminately with the bleating of sheep and the babble of [[noises]] which betrayed the [[presence]] of the [[money]]-changers and the vendors of [[sacrificial]] animals and sundry other [[commercial]] [[commodities]].

125:1.1 Everywhere [[Jesus]] went throughout the [[temple]] [[courts]], he was [[shocked]] and sickened by the [[spirit]] of irreverence which he [[observed]]. He deemed the [[conduct]] of the temple throngs to be inconsistent with their [[presence]] in " his Father's house. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_2] But he received the [[shock]] of his [[young life]] when his [[father]] escorted him into the [[court]] of the [[gentiles]] with its noisy [[jargon]], loud talking and cursing, mingled indiscriminately with the bleating of sheep and the babble of [[noises]] which betrayed the [[presence]] of the [[money]]-changers and the vendors of [[sacrificial]] animals and sundry other [[commercial]] [[commodities]].

125:1.2 But most of all was his sense of [[propriety]] outraged by the [[sight]] of the frivolous [[courtesans]] parading about within this precinct of the [[temple]], just such painted [[women]] as he had so recently seen when on a visit to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris]. This [[profanation]] of the [[temple]] fully aroused all his [[youthful]] [[indignation]], and he did not hesitate to [[express]] himself freely to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph].

125:1.2 But most of all was his sense of [[propriety]] outraged by the [[sight]] of the frivolous [[courtesans]] parading about within this precinct of the [[temple]], just such painted [[women]] as he had so recently seen when on a visit to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris]. This [[profanation]] of the [[temple]] fully aroused all his [[youthful]] [[indignation]], and he did not hesitate to [[express]] himself freely to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph].

125:1.3 [[Jesus]] admired the sentiment and [[service]] of the [[temple]], but he was [[shocked]] by the [[spiritual]] ugliness which he beheld on the faces of so many of the unthinking [[worshipers]].

125:1.3 [[Jesus]] admired the sentiment and [[service]] of the [[temple]], but he was [[shocked]] by the [[spiritual]] ugliness which he beheld on the faces of so many of the unthinking [[worshipers]].

125:1.4 They now passed down to the [[priests]]' [[court]] beneath the rock ledge in front of the [[temple]], where the [[altar]] stood, to [[observe]] the killing of the droves of [[animals]] and the washing away of the [[blood]] from the hands of the officiating slaughter [[priests]] at the bronze fountain. The bloodstained pavement, the gory hands of the [[priests]], and the sounds of the dying [[animals]] were more than this [[nature]]-loving lad could stand. The terrible [[sight]] sickened this boy of [[Nazareth]]; he clutched his father's arm and begged to be taken away. They walked back through the [[court]] of the [[gentiles]], and even the coarse [[laughter]] and [[profane]] jesting which he there heard were a relief from the sights he had just beheld.

125:1.4 They now passed down to the [[priests]]' [[court]] beneath the rock ledge in front of the [[temple]], where the [[altar]] stood, to [[observe]] the killing of the droves of [[animals]] and the washing away of the [[blood]] from the hands of the officiating slaughter [[priests]] at the bronze fountain. The bloodstained pavement, the gory hands of the [[priests]], and the sounds of the dying [[animals]] were more than this [[nature]]-loving lad could stand. The terrible [[sight]] sickened this boy of [[Nazareth]]; he clutched his father's arm and begged to be taken away. They walked back through the [[court]] of the [[gentiles]], and even the coarse [[laughter]] and [[profane]] jesting which he there heard were a relief from the sights he had just beheld.

125:1.5 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] saw how his son had sickened at the [[sight]] of the [[temple]] [[rites]] and wisely led him around to view the " [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_(Jerusalem) gate beautiful], " the artistic gate made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian_bronze Corinthian bronze]. But [[Jesus]] had had enough for his first visit at the [[temple]]. They returned to the upper court for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] and walked about in the open air and away from the crowds for an hour, viewing the [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Archaeology/jericho.html Asmonean palace], the stately [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Archelaus Herod], and the tower of the Roman guards. During this stroll [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] [[explained]] to [[Jesus]] that only the [[inhabitants]] of [[Jerusalem]] were [[permitted]] to [[witness]] the daily [[sacrifices]] in the [[temple]], and that the dwellers in [[Galilee]] came up only three times a year to [[participate]] in the [[temple]] [[worship]]: at the [[Passover]], at the feast of [http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=177&letter=P&search=Pentecost Pentecost] (seven weeks after Passover), and at the [http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=4&letter=T&search=feast%20of%20the%20tabernacles feast of tabernacles] in October. These feasts were [[established]] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses]. They then discussed the two later [[established]] feasts of the [[dedication]] and of [http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=613&letter=P&search=purim Purim]. Afterward they went to their lodgings and made ready for the [[celebration]] of the [[Passover]].

125:1.5 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] saw how his son had sickened at the [[sight]] of the [[temple]] [[rites]] and wisely led him around to view the " [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_(Jerusalem) gate beautiful], " the artistic gate made of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian_bronze Corinthian bronze]. But [[Jesus]] had had enough for his first visit at the [[temple]]. They returned to the upper court for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] and walked about in the open air and away from the crowds for an hour, viewing the [https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Archaeology/jericho.html Asmonean palace], the stately [[home]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Archelaus Herod], and the tower of the Roman guards. During this stroll [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] [[explained]] to [[Jesus]] that only the [[inhabitants]] of [[Jerusalem]] were [[permitted]] to [[witness]] the daily [[sacrifices]] in the [[temple]], and that the dwellers in [[Galilee]] came up only three times a year to [[participate]] in the [[temple]] [[worship]]: at the [[Passover]], at the feast of [https://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=177&letter=P&search=Pentecost Pentecost] (seven weeks after Passover), and at the [https://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=4&letter=T&search=feast%20of%20the%20tabernacles feast of tabernacles] in October. These feasts were [[established]] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses]. They then discussed the two later [[established]] feasts of the [[dedication]] and of [https://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=613&letter=P&search=purim Purim]. Afterward they went to their lodgings and made ready for the [[celebration]] of the [[Passover]].

==125:2. JESUS AND THE PASSOVER==

==125:2. JESUS AND THE PASSOVER==

125:2.1 Five [[Nazareth]] [[families]] were guests of, or [[associates]] with, the family of Simon of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_(biblical_village) Bethany] in the celebration of the [[Passover]], Simon having purchased the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korban_Pesach paschal lamb] for the company. It was the slaughter of these lambs in such enormous numbers that had so affected [[Jesus]] on his [[temple]] visit. It had been the [[plan]] to eat the [[Passover]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]'s relatives, but [[Jesus]] [[persuaded]] his parents to [[accept]] the [[invitation]] to go to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_(biblical_village) Bethany].

125:2.1 Five [[Nazareth]] [[families]] were guests of, or [[associates]] with, the family of Simon of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_(biblical_village) Bethany] in the celebration of the [[Passover]], Simon having purchased the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korban_Pesach paschal lamb] for the company. It was the slaughter of these lambs in such enormous numbers that had so affected [[Jesus]] on his [[temple]] visit. It had been the [[plan]] to eat the [[Passover]] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]'s relatives, but [[Jesus]] [[persuaded]] his parents to [[accept]] the [[invitation]] to go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_(biblical_village) Bethany].

125:2.2 That night they assembled for the [[Passover]] [[rites]], eating the roasted flesh with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. [[Jesus]], being a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Mitzvah new son] of the [[covenant]], was asked to recount the [[origin]] of the [[Passover]], and this he well did, but he somewhat disconcerted his [[parents]] by the inclusion of numerous remarks mildly [[reflecting]] the impressions made on his [[youthful]] but thoughtful [[mind]] by the things which he had so recently seen and heard. This was the beginning of the [[seven]]-day [[ceremonies]] of the feast of the [[Passover]].

125:2.2 That night they assembled for the [[Passover]] [[rites]], eating the roasted flesh with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. [[Jesus]], being a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Mitzvah new son] of the [[covenant]], was asked to recount the [[origin]] of the [[Passover]], and this he well did, but he somewhat disconcerted his [[parents]] by the inclusion of numerous remarks mildly [[reflecting]] the impressions made on his [[youthful]] but thoughtful [[mind]] by the things which he had so recently seen and heard. This was the beginning of the [[seven]]-day [[ceremonies]] of the feast of the [[Passover]].

125:2.3 Even at this early date, though he said nothing about such matters to his [[parents]], Jesus had begun to turn over in his [[mind]] the propriety of celebrating the [[Passover]] [[Vegan|without the slaughtered lamb]]. He felt [[assured]] in his own [[mind]] that [[the Father]] in heaven was not pleased with this [[spectacle]] of [[sacrificial]] offerings, and as the years passed, he became increasingly [[determined]] someday to [[establish]] the [[celebration]] of a [[Vegan|bloodless]] [[Passover]].

125:2.3 Even at this early date, though he said nothing about such matters to his [[parents]], Jesus had begun to turn over in his [[mind]] the propriety of celebrating the [[Passover]] [[Vegan|without the slaughtered lamb]]. He felt [[assured]] in his own [[mind]] that [[the Father]] in heaven was not pleased with this [[spectacle]] of [[sacrificial]] offerings, and as the years passed, he became increasingly [[determined]] someday to [[establish]] the [[celebration]] of a [[Vegan|bloodless]] [[Passover]].

125:2.4 [[Jesus]] slept very little that night. His rest was greatly disturbed by revolting [[dreams]] of slaughter and suffering. His [[mind]] was distraught and his [[heart]] torn by the inconsistencies and [[absurdities]] of the [[theology]] of the whole [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korban Jewish ceremonial system]. His [[parents]] likewise [[slept]] little. They were greatly disconcerted by the [[events]] of the day just ended. They were completely upset in their own [[hearts]] by the lad's, to them, [[strange]] and [[determined]] [[attitude]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] became nervously [[agitated]] during the fore part of the night, but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] remained calm, though he was equally [[puzzled]]. Both of them [[feared]] to talk frankly with the lad about these [[problems]], though [[Jesus]] would gladly have talked with his [[parents]] if they had [[dared]] to [[encourage]] him.

125:2.4 [[Jesus]] slept very little that night. His rest was greatly disturbed by revolting [[dreams]] of slaughter and suffering. His [[mind]] was distraught and his [[heart]] torn by the inconsistencies and [[absurdities]] of the [[theology]] of the whole [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korban Jewish ceremonial system]. His [[parents]] likewise [[slept]] little. They were greatly disconcerted by the [[events]] of the day just ended. They were completely upset in their own [[hearts]] by the lad's, to them, [[strange]] and [[determined]] [[attitude]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] became nervously [[agitated]] during the fore part of the night, but [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] remained calm, though he was equally [[puzzled]]. Both of them [[feared]] to talk frankly with the lad about these [[problems]], though [[Jesus]] would gladly have talked with his [[parents]] if they had [[dared]] to [[encourage]] him.

125:2.5 The next day's services at the [[temple]] were more [[acceptable]] to [[Jesus]] and did much to relieve the unpleasant [[memories]] of the previous day. The following morning young [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus] took [[Jesus]] in hand, and they began a [[systematic]] [[exploration]] of [[Jerusalem]] and its environs. Before the day was over, [[Jesus]] discovered the various places about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple the temple] where [[teaching]] and question conferences were in [[progress]]; and aside from a few visits to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadosh_Hakadashim holy of holies] to gaze in [[wonder]] as to what really was behind the veil of separation, he spent most of his time about the [[temple]] at these teaching conferences.

125:2.5 The next day's services at the [[temple]] were more [[acceptable]] to [[Jesus]] and did much to relieve the unpleasant [[memories]] of the previous day. The following morning young [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus] took [[Jesus]] in hand, and they began a [[systematic]] [[exploration]] of [[Jerusalem]] and its environs. Before the day was over, [[Jesus]] discovered the various places about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple the temple] where [[teaching]] and question conferences were in [[progress]]; and aside from a few visits to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadosh_Hakadashim holy of holies] to gaze in [[wonder]] as to what really was behind the veil of separation, he spent most of his time about the [[temple]] at these teaching conferences.

125:2.6 Throughout the [[Passover]] week, [[Jesus]] kept his place among the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Mitzvah new sons of the commandment], and this meant that he must seat himself outside the rail which [[segregated]] all persons who were not full [[citizens]] of [[Israel]]. Being thus made [[conscious]] of his [[youth]], he refrained from asking the many questions which surged back and forth in his [[mind]]; at least he refrained until the [[Passover]] celebration had ended and these restrictions on the newly [[consecrated]] [[youths]] were lifted.

125:2.6 Throughout the [[Passover]] week, [[Jesus]] kept his place among the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Mitzvah new sons of the commandment], and this meant that he must seat himself outside the rail which [[segregated]] all persons who were not full [[citizens]] of [[Israel]]. Being thus made [[conscious]] of his [[youth]], he refrained from asking the many questions which surged back and forth in his [[mind]]; at least he refrained until the [[Passover]] celebration had ended and these restrictions on the newly [[consecrated]] [[youths]] were lifted.

125:2.7 On Wednesday of the [[Passover]] week, Jesus was [[permitted]] to go [[home]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus] to spend the night at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_(Biblical_village) Bethany]. This evening, Lazarus, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha Martha], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Bethany Mary] heard [[Jesus]] [[discuss]] things [[temporal]] and [[eternal]], [[human]] and [[divine]], and from that night on they all three [[loved]] him as if he had been their own [[brother]].

125:2.7 On Wednesday of the [[Passover]] week, Jesus was [[permitted]] to go [[home]] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus] to spend the night at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_(Biblical_village) Bethany]. This evening, Lazarus, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha Martha], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Bethany Mary] heard [[Jesus]] [[discuss]] things [[temporal]] and [[eternal]], [[human]] and [[divine]], and from that night on they all three [[loved]] him as if he had been their own [[brother]].

125:2.8 By the end of the week, [[Jesus]] saw less of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus] since he was not eligible for admission to even the outer circle of the [[temple]] [[discussions]], though he attended some of the [[public]] talks delivered in the outer [[courts]]. Lazarus was the same age as Jesus, but in [[Jerusalem]] [[youths]] were seldom admitted to the [[consecration]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Mitzvah sons of the law] until they were a full thirteen years of age.

125:2.8 By the end of the week, [[Jesus]] saw less of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus] since he was not eligible for admission to even the outer circle of the [[temple]] [[discussions]], though he attended some of the [[public]] talks delivered in the outer [[courts]]. Lazarus was the same age as Jesus, but in [[Jerusalem]] [[youths]] were seldom admitted to the [[consecration]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Mitzvah sons of the law] until they were a full thirteen years of age.

125:2.9 Again and again, during the [[Passover]] week, his [[parents]] would find [[Jesus]] sitting off by himself with his [[youthful]] head in his hands, [[profoundly]] [[thinking]]. They had never seen him behave like this, and not knowing how much he was [[confused]] in [[mind]] and troubled in [[spirit]] by the [[experience]] through which he was passing, they were sorely [[perplexed]]; they did not know what to do. They welcomed the passing of the days of the [[Passover]] week and longed to have their strangely acting son safely back in [[Nazareth]].

125:2.9 Again and again, during the [[Passover]] week, his [[parents]] would find [[Jesus]] sitting off by himself with his [[youthful]] head in his hands, [[profoundly]] [[thinking]]. They had never seen him behave like this, and not knowing how much he was [[confused]] in [[mind]] and troubled in [[spirit]] by the [[experience]] through which he was passing, they were sorely [[perplexed]]; they did not know what to do. They welcomed the passing of the days of the [[Passover]] week and longed to have their strangely acting son safely back in [[Nazareth]].

125:2.10 Day by day [[Jesus]] was [[thinking]] through his [[problems]]. By the end of the week he had made many [[adjustments]]; but when the time came to return to [[Nazareth]], his [[youthful]] [[mind]] was still swarming with [[perplexities]] and beset by a host of unanswered questions and unsolved problems.

125:2.10 Day by day [[Jesus]] was [[thinking]] through his [[problems]]. By the end of the week he had made many [[adjustments]]; but when the time came to return to [[Nazareth]], his [[youthful]] [[mind]] was still swarming with [[perplexities]] and beset by a host of unanswered questions and unsolved problems.

125:2.11 Before [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] left [[Jerusalem]], in company with [[Jesus]]' [[Nazareth]] teacher they made definite arrangements for Jesus to return when he reached the age of fifteen to begin his long [[course]] of [[study]] in one of the best-known [[academies]] of the [[rabbis]]. [[Jesus]] accompanied his [[parents]] and teacher on their visits to the [[school]], but they were all distressed to [[observe]] how indifferent he seemed to all they said and did. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] was deeply pained at his [[reactions]] to the [[Jerusalem]] visit, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] was [[profoundly]] [[perplexed]] at the lad's strange remarks and unusual [[conduct]].

125:2.11 Before [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] left [[Jerusalem]], in company with [[Jesus]]' [[Nazareth]] teacher they made definite arrangements for Jesus to return when he reached the age of fifteen to begin his long [[course]] of [[study]] in one of the best-known [[academies]] of the [[rabbis]]. [[Jesus]] accompanied his [[parents]] and teacher on their visits to the [[school]], but they were all distressed to [[observe]] how indifferent he seemed to all they said and did. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] was deeply pained at his [[reactions]] to the [[Jerusalem]] visit, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] was [[profoundly]] [[perplexed]] at the lad's strange remarks and unusual [[conduct]].

125:2.12 After all, [[Passover]] week had been a great [[event]] in [[Jesus]]' life. He had enjoyed the [[opportunity]] of meeting scores of boys about his own age, fellow [[candidates]] for the [[consecration]], and he utilized such [[contacts]] as a means of learning how people lived in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamia], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkestan Turkestan], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthia Parthia], as well as in the Far-Western provinces of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Rome]. He was already fairly conversant with the way in which the [[youth]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt Egypt] and other regions near [[Palestine]] grew up. There were thousands of young people in [[Jerusalem]] at this time, and the [[Nazareth]] lad personally met, and more or less extensively interviewed, more than one hundred and fifty. He was particularly interested in those who hailed from the [[Orient|Far-Eastern]] and the remote [[Occident|Western countries]]. As a result of these [[contacts]] the lad began to entertain a [[desire]] to [[travel]] about the world for the [[purpose]] of learning how the various [[groups]] of his fellow men toiled for their [[livelihood]].

125:2.12 After all, [[Passover]] week had been a great [[event]] in [[Jesus]]' life. He had enjoyed the [[opportunity]] of meeting scores of boys about his own age, fellow [[candidates]] for the [[consecration]], and he utilized such [[contacts]] as a means of learning how people lived in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamia], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkestan Turkestan], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthia Parthia], as well as in the Far-Western provinces of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Rome]. He was already fairly conversant with the way in which the [[youth]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt Egypt] and other regions near [[Palestine]] grew up. There were thousands of young people in [[Jerusalem]] at this time, and the [[Nazareth]] lad personally met, and more or less extensively interviewed, more than one hundred and fifty. He was particularly interested in those who hailed from the [[Orient|Far-Eastern]] and the remote [[Occident|Western countries]]. As a result of these [[contacts]] the lad began to entertain a [[desire]] to [[travel]] about the world for the [[purpose]] of learning how the various [[groups]] of his fellow men toiled for their [[livelihood]].

==125:3. DEPARTURE OF JOSEPH AND MARY==

==125:3. DEPARTURE OF JOSEPH AND MARY==

125:3.1 It had been arranged that the [[Nazareth]] party should gather in the region of the [[temple]] at midforenoon on the first day of the week after the [[Passover]] festival had ended. This they did and started out on the return [[journey]] to [[Nazareth]]. [[Jesus]] had gone into the [[temple]] to listen to the [[discussions]] while his [[parents]] awaited the assembly of their fellow [[travelers]]. Presently the company prepared to depart, the [[men]] going in one [[group]] and the [[women]] in another as was their [[custom]] in journeying to and from the [[Jerusalem]] festivals. [[Jesus]] had gone up to [[Jerusalem]] in company with his [[mother]] and the [[women]]. Being now a young man of the [[consecration]], he was supposed to [[journey]] back to [[Nazareth]] in company with his [[father]] and the [[men]]. But as the [[Nazareth]] party moved on toward [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_(Biblical_village) Bethany], [[Jesus]] was completely absorbed in the [[discussion]] of [[angels]], in the [[temple]], being wholly unmindful of the passing of the time for the departure of his [[parents]]. And he did not [[realize]] that he had been left behind until the noontime adjournment of the [[temple]] conferences.

125:3.1 It had been arranged that the [[Nazareth]] party should gather in the region of the [[temple]] at midforenoon on the first day of the week after the [[Passover]] festival had ended. This they did and started out on the return [[journey]] to [[Nazareth]]. [[Jesus]] had gone into the [[temple]] to listen to the [[discussions]] while his [[parents]] awaited the assembly of their fellow [[travelers]]. Presently the company prepared to depart, the [[men]] going in one [[group]] and the [[women]] in another as was their [[custom]] in journeying to and from the [[Jerusalem]] festivals. [[Jesus]] had gone up to [[Jerusalem]] in company with his [[mother]] and the [[women]]. Being now a young man of the [[consecration]], he was supposed to [[journey]] back to [[Nazareth]] in company with his [[father]] and the [[men]]. But as the [[Nazareth]] party moved on toward [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_(Biblical_village) Bethany], [[Jesus]] was completely absorbed in the [[discussion]] of [[angels]], in the [[temple]], being wholly unmindful of the passing of the time for the departure of his [[parents]]. And he did not [[realize]] that he had been left behind until the noontime adjournment of the [[temple]] conferences.

125:3.2 The [[Nazareth]] travelers did not miss [[Jesus]] because [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] surmised he [[journeyed]] with the [[men]], while [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] thought he [[traveled]] with the [[women]] since he had gone up to [[Jerusalem]] with the [[women]], leading [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]'s donkey. They did not [[discover]] his [[absence]] until they reached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] and prepared to tarry for the night. After making [[inquiry]] of the last of the party to reach Jericho and learning that none of them had seen their son, they spent a sleepless night, turning over in their [[minds]] what might have happened to him, recounting many of his unusual [[reactions]] to the [[events]] of [[Passover]] week, and mildly chiding each other for not seeing to it that he was in the [[group]] before they left [[Jerusalem]].

125:3.2 The [[Nazareth]] travelers did not miss [[Jesus]] because [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] surmised he [[journeyed]] with the [[men]], while [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] thought he [[traveled]] with the [[women]] since he had gone up to [[Jerusalem]] with the [[women]], leading [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]'s donkey. They did not [[discover]] his [[absence]] until they reached [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] and prepared to tarry for the night. After making [[inquiry]] of the last of the party to reach Jericho and learning that none of them had seen their son, they spent a sleepless night, turning over in their [[minds]] what might have happened to him, recounting many of his unusual [[reactions]] to the [[events]] of [[Passover]] week, and mildly chiding each other for not seeing to it that he was in the [[group]] before they left [[Jerusalem]].

==125:4. FIRST AND SECOND DAYS IN THE TEMPLE==

==125:4. FIRST AND SECOND DAYS IN THE TEMPLE==

125:4.1 In the meantime, [[Jesus]] had remained in the [[temple]] throughout the afternoon, listening to the [[discussions]] and enjoying the more [[quiet]] and decorous [[atmosphere]], the great crowds of [[Passover]] week having about disappeared. At the conclusion of the afternoon [[discussions]], in none of which [[Jesus]] participated, he betook himself to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_(Biblical_village) Bethany], arriving just as Simon's [[family]] made ready to partake of their evening meal. The three youngsters were overjoyed to greet [[Jesus]], and he remained in Simon's house for the night. He visited very little during the evening, spending much of the time [[alone]] in the [[garden]] [[meditating]].

125:4.1 In the meantime, [[Jesus]] had remained in the [[temple]] throughout the afternoon, listening to the [[discussions]] and enjoying the more [[quiet]] and decorous [[atmosphere]], the great crowds of [[Passover]] week having about disappeared. At the conclusion of the afternoon [[discussions]], in none of which [[Jesus]] participated, he betook himself to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_(Biblical_village) Bethany], arriving just as Simon's [[family]] made ready to partake of their evening meal. The three youngsters were overjoyed to greet [[Jesus]], and he remained in Simon's house for the night. He visited very little during the evening, spending much of the time [[alone]] in the [[garden]] [[meditating]].

125:4.2 Early next day [[Jesus]] was up and on his way to the [[temple]]. On the brow of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olivet Olivet] he paused and wept over the [[sight]] his eyes beheld—a [[spiritually]] [[impoverished]] people, [[tradition]] bound and living under the [[surveillance]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Legion Roman legions]. Early forenoon found him in the [[temple]] with his [[mind]] made up to take part in the [[discussions]]. Meanwhile, [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] also had arisen with the early dawn with the [[intention]] of retracing their steps to [[Jerusalem]]. First, they hastened to the house of their [[relatives]], where they had lodged as a [[family]] during the [[Passover]] week, but [[inquiry]] elicited the fact that no one had seen [[Jesus]]. After searching all day and finding no trace of him, they returned to their [[relatives]] for the night.

125:4.2 Early next day [[Jesus]] was up and on his way to the [[temple]]. On the brow of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olivet Olivet] he paused and wept over the [[sight]] his eyes beheld—a [[spiritually]] [[impoverished]] people, [[tradition]] bound and living under the [[surveillance]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Legion Roman legions]. Early forenoon found him in the [[temple]] with his [[mind]] made up to take part in the [[discussions]]. Meanwhile, [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] also had arisen with the early dawn with the [[intention]] of retracing their steps to [[Jerusalem]]. First, they hastened to the house of their [[relatives]], where they had lodged as a [[family]] during the [[Passover]] week, but [[inquiry]] elicited the fact that no one had seen [[Jesus]]. After searching all day and finding no trace of him, they returned to their [[relatives]] for the night.

125:4.3 At the second conference [[Jesus]] had made bold to ask questions, and in a very [[amazing]] way he [[participated]] in the [[temple]] [[discussions]] but always in a [[manner]] consistent with his [[youth]]. Sometimes his pointed questions were somewhat [[embarrassing]] to the learned [[teachers]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Law Jewish law], but he evinced such a [[spirit]] of candid [[fairness]], coupled with an evident [[hunger]] for [[knowledge]], that the [[majority]] of the temple [[teachers]] were disposed to treat him with every [[consideration]]. But when he presumed to question the [[justice]] of putting to [[death]] a drunken [[gentile]] who had wandered outside the [[court]] of the [[gentiles]] and unwittingly entered the forbidden and reputedly [[sacred]] precincts of the [[temple]], one of the more intolerant teachers grew impatient with the lad's implied [[criticisms]] and, glowering down upon him, asked how old he was. Jesus replied, " thirteen years lacking a trifle more than four months. " " Then, " rejoined the now irate teacher, " why are you here, since you are not of age as a son of the law? " And when [[Jesus]] explained that he had received [[consecration]] during the [[Passover]], and that he was a finished student of the [[Nazareth]] [[schools]], the teachers with one accord derisively replied, " We might have known; he is from [[Nazareth]]. " But the [[leader]] insisted that [[Jesus]] was not to be blamed if the rulers of the [[synagogue]] at [[Nazareth]] had graduated him, technically, when he was twelve instead of thirteen; and notwithstanding that several of his detractors got up and left, it was ruled that the lad might continue undisturbed as a [[pupil]] of the [[temple]] [[discussions]].

125:4.3 At the second conference [[Jesus]] had made bold to ask questions, and in a very [[amazing]] way he [[participated]] in the [[temple]] [[discussions]] but always in a [[manner]] consistent with his [[youth]]. Sometimes his pointed questions were somewhat [[embarrassing]] to the learned [[teachers]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Law Jewish law], but he evinced such a [[spirit]] of candid [[fairness]], coupled with an evident [[hunger]] for [[knowledge]], that the [[majority]] of the temple [[teachers]] were disposed to treat him with every [[consideration]]. But when he presumed to question the [[justice]] of putting to [[death]] a drunken [[gentile]] who had wandered outside the [[court]] of the [[gentiles]] and unwittingly entered the forbidden and reputedly [[sacred]] precincts of the [[temple]], one of the more intolerant teachers grew impatient with the lad's implied [[criticisms]] and, glowering down upon him, asked how old he was. Jesus replied, " thirteen years lacking a trifle more than four months. " " Then, " rejoined the now irate teacher, " why are you here, since you are not of age as a son of the law? " And when [[Jesus]] explained that he had received [[consecration]] during the [[Passover]], and that he was a finished student of the [[Nazareth]] [[schools]], the teachers with one accord derisively replied, " We might have known; he is from [[Nazareth]]. " But the [[leader]] insisted that [[Jesus]] was not to be blamed if the rulers of the [[synagogue]] at [[Nazareth]] had graduated him, technically, when he was twelve instead of thirteen; and notwithstanding that several of his detractors got up and left, it was ruled that the lad might continue undisturbed as a [[pupil]] of the [[temple]] [[discussions]].

125:4.4 When this, his second day in the [[temple]], was finished, again he went to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/_(Biblical_village) Bethany] for the night. And again he went out in the [[garden]] to [[meditate]] and [[pray]]. It was apparent that his [[mind]] was concerned with the [[contemplation]] of weighty [[problems]].

125:4.4 When this, his second day in the [[temple]], was finished, again he went to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/_(Biblical_village) Bethany] for the night. And again he went out in the [[garden]] to [[meditate]] and [[pray]]. It was apparent that his [[mind]] was concerned with the [[contemplation]] of weighty [[problems]].

==125:5. THE THIRD DAY IN THE TEMPLE==

==125:5. THE THIRD DAY IN THE TEMPLE==

125:5.1 [[Jesus]]' third day with the [[scribes]] and [[teachers]] in the temple witnessed the gathering of many [[spectators]] who, having heard of this [[youth]] from [[Galilee]], came to enjoy the [[experience]] of seeing a lad [[confuse]] the [[wise]] men of the [[law]]. Simon also came down from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_Biblical_village) Bethany] to see what the boy was up to. Throughout this day [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] continued their [[anxious]] search for [[Jesus]], even going several times into the [[temple]] but never thinking to scrutinize the several [[discussion]] [[groups]], although they once came almost within hearing distance of his fascinating [[voice]].

125:5.1 [[Jesus]]' third day with the [[scribes]] and [[teachers]] in the temple witnessed the gathering of many [[spectators]] who, having heard of this [[youth]] from [[Galilee]], came to enjoy the [[experience]] of seeing a lad [[confuse]] the [[wise]] men of the [[law]]. Simon also came down from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_Biblical_village) Bethany] to see what the boy was up to. Throughout this day [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] continued their [[anxious]] search for [[Jesus]], even going several times into the [[temple]] but never thinking to scrutinize the several [[discussion]] [[groups]], although they once came almost within hearing distance of his fascinating [[voice]].

125:5.2 Before the day had ended, the entire [[attention]] of the chief [[discussion]] [[group]] of the [[temple]] had become [[focused]] upon the questions being asked by [[Jesus]]. Among his many questions were:

125:5.2 Before the day had ended, the entire [[attention]] of the chief [[discussion]] [[group]] of the [[temple]] had become [[focused]] upon the questions being asked by [[Jesus]]. Among his many questions were:

*1. 125:5.3 What really exists in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_of_holies holy of holies], behind the veil?

*1. 125:5.3 What really exists in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_of_holies holy of holies], behind the veil?

*2. 125:5.4 Why should [[mothers]] in [[Israel]] be [[segregated]] from the [[male]] [[temple]] [[worship]]ers?

*2. 125:5.4 Why should [[mothers]] in [[Israel]] be [[segregated]] from the [[male]] [[temple]] [[worship]]ers?

*3. 125:5.5 If [[God]] is a [[father]] who [[loves]] his [[children]], why all this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_slaughter slaughter] of animals to gain [[divine]] [[favor]]—has the teaching of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] been misunderstood?

*3. 125:5.5 If [[God]] is a [[father]] who [[loves]] his [[children]], why all this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_slaughter slaughter] of animals to gain [[divine]] [[favor]]—has the teaching of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] been misunderstood?

*4. 125:5.6 Since the [[temple]] is [[dedicated]] to the [[worship]] of [[the Father]] in heaven, is it [[consistent]] to [[permit]] the [[presence]] of those who [[engage]] in [[secular]] barter and [[trade]]?

*4. 125:5.6 Since the [[temple]] is [[dedicated]] to the [[worship]] of [[the Father]] in heaven, is it [[consistent]] to [[permit]] the [[presence]] of those who [[engage]] in [[secular]] barter and [[trade]]?

*5. 125:5.7 Is the expected [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_messianism Messiah] to become a temporal prince to sit on the throne of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David], or is he to [[function]] as the [[light]] of life in the [[establishment]] of a [[spiritual]] kingdom?

*5. 125:5.7 Is the expected [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_messianism Messiah] to become a temporal prince to sit on the throne of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David], or is he to [[function]] as the [[light]] of life in the [[establishment]] of a [[spiritual]] kingdom?

125:5.8 And all the day through, those who listened [[marveled]] at these questions, and none was more astonished than Simon. For more than four hours this [[Nazareth]] [[youth]] plied these [[Jewish]] [[teachers]] with [[thought]]-provoking and [[heart]]-searching questions. He made few comments on the remarks of his [[elders]]. He conveyed his teaching by the questions he would ask. By the deft and [[subtle]] phrasing of a question he would at one and the same time [[challenge]] their teaching and suggest his own. In the [[manner]] of his asking a question there was an appealing combination of [[sagacity]] and [[humor]] which endeared him even to those who more or less resented his youthfulness. He was always eminently [[fair]] and considerate in the asking of these penetrating questions. On this eventful afternoon in the [[temple]] he exhibited that same reluctance to take unfair [[advantage]] of an [[opponent]] which characterized his entire subsequent [[public]] [[ministry]]. As a [[youth]], and later on as a man, he seemed to be utterly free from all [[egoistic]] [[desire]] to win an [[argument]] merely to [[experience]] [[logical]] triumph over his fellows, being interested [[supremely]] in just one thing: to [[proclaim]] everlasting [[truth]] and thus [[effect]] a fuller [[revelation]] of the [[eternal]] [[God]].

125:5.8 And all the day through, those who listened [[marveled]] at these questions, and none was more astonished than Simon. For more than four hours this [[Nazareth]] [[youth]] plied these [[Jewish]] [[teachers]] with [[thought]]-provoking and [[heart]]-searching questions. He made few comments on the remarks of his [[elders]]. He conveyed his teaching by the questions he would ask. By the deft and [[subtle]] phrasing of a question he would at one and the same time [[challenge]] their teaching and suggest his own. In the [[manner]] of his asking a question there was an appealing combination of [[sagacity]] and [[humor]] which endeared him even to those who more or less resented his youthfulness. He was always eminently [[fair]] and considerate in the asking of these penetrating questions. On this eventful afternoon in the [[temple]] he exhibited that same reluctance to take unfair [[advantage]] of an [[opponent]] which characterized his entire subsequent [[public]] [[ministry]]. As a [[youth]], and later on as a man, he seemed to be utterly free from all [[egoistic]] [[desire]] to win an [[argument]] merely to [[experience]] [[logical]] triumph over his fellows, being interested [[supremely]] in just one thing: to [[proclaim]] everlasting [[truth]] and thus [[effect]] a fuller [[revelation]] of the [[eternal]] [[God]].

125:5.9 When the day was over, Simon and [[Jesus]] wended their way back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_Biblical_village) Bethany]. For most of the distance both the man and the boy were [[silent]]. Again [[Jesus]] paused on the brow of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olivet Olivet], but as he viewed the [[city]] and its [[temple]], he did not weep; he only bowed his head in [[silent]] [[devotion]].

125:5.9 When the day was over, Simon and [[Jesus]] wended their way back to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_Biblical_village) Bethany]. For most of the distance both the man and the boy were [[silent]]. Again [[Jesus]] paused on the brow of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olivet Olivet], but as he viewed the [[city]] and its [[temple]], he did not weep; he only bowed his head in [[silent]] [[devotion]].

125:5.10 After the evening meal at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_Biblical_village) Bethany] he again declined to join the merry circle but instead went to the [[garden]], where he lingered long into the night, vainly endeavoring to [[think]] out some definite [[plan]] of approach to the [[problem]] of his lifework and to [[decide]] how best he might [[labor]] to [[reveal]] to his spiritually blinded countrymen a more [[beautiful]] [[concept]] of the [[heavenly Father]] and so set them [[free]] from their terrible [[bondage]] to [[law]], [[ritual]], ceremonial, and musty [[tradition]]. But the clear [[light]] did not come to the [[truth]]-seeking lad.

125:5.10 After the evening meal at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_Biblical_village) Bethany] he again declined to join the merry circle but instead went to the [[garden]], where he lingered long into the night, vainly endeavoring to [[think]] out some definite [[plan]] of approach to the [[problem]] of his lifework and to [[decide]] how best he might [[labor]] to [[reveal]] to his spiritually blinded countrymen a more [[beautiful]] [[concept]] of the [[heavenly Father]] and so set them [[free]] from their terrible [[bondage]] to [[law]], [[ritual]], ceremonial, and musty [[tradition]]. But the clear [[light]] did not come to the [[truth]]-seeking lad.

==125:6. THE FOURTH DAY IN THE TEMPLE==

==125:6. THE FOURTH DAY IN THE TEMPLE==

125:6.1 [[Jesus]] was strangely unmindful of his [[earth]]ly [[parents]]; even at breakfast, when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus]'s [[mother]] remarked that his [[parents]] must be about [[home]] by that time, [[Jesus]] did not seem to [[comprehend]] that they would be somewhat worried about his having lingered behind.

125:6.1 [[Jesus]] was strangely unmindful of his [[earth]]ly [[parents]]; even at breakfast, when [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus]'s [[mother]] remarked that his [[parents]] must be about [[home]] by that time, [[Jesus]] did not seem to [[comprehend]] that they would be somewhat worried about his having lingered behind.

125:6.2 Again he [[journeyed]] to the [[temple]], but he did not pause to [[meditate]] at the brow of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olivet Olivet]. In the [[course]] of the morning's [[discussions]] much time was [[devoted]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevi%27im the prophets], and the [[teachers]] were astonished that [[Jesus]] was so familiar with the [[Scriptures]], in [[Hebrew]] as well as [[Greek]]. But they were [[amazed]] not so much by his [[knowledge]] of [[truth]] as by his [[youth]].

125:6.2 Again he [[journeyed]] to the [[temple]], but he did not pause to [[meditate]] at the brow of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olivet Olivet]. In the [[course]] of the morning's [[discussions]] much time was [[devoted]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevi%27im the prophets], and the [[teachers]] were astonished that [[Jesus]] was so familiar with the [[Scriptures]], in [[Hebrew]] as well as [[Greek]]. But they were [[amazed]] not so much by his [[knowledge]] of [[truth]] as by his [[youth]].

125:6.3 At the afternoon conference they had hardly begun to answer his question relating to the [[purpose]] of [[prayer]] when the [[leader]] invited the lad to come forward and, sitting beside him, bade him state his own [[views]] regarding [[prayer]] and [[worship]].

125:6.3 At the afternoon conference they had hardly begun to answer his question relating to the [[purpose]] of [[prayer]] when the [[leader]] invited the lad to come forward and, sitting beside him, bade him state his own [[views]] regarding [[prayer]] and [[worship]].

125:6.4 The evening before, [[Jesus]]' parents had heard about this strange [[youth]] who so deftly sparred with the expounders of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law], but it had not occurred to them that this lad was their son. They had about [[decided]] to [[journey]] out to the [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah_(priest) Zacharias] as they thought [[Jesus]] might have gone thither to see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_(Biblical_person) Elizabeth] and [[John the Baptist|John]]. Thinking [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah_(priest) Zacharias] might perhaps be at the [[temple]], they stopped there on their way to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Judah City of Judah]. As they strolled through the [[courts]] of the [[temple]], imagine their [[surprise]] and [[amazement]] when they recognized the [[voice]] of the missing lad and beheld him seated among the [[temple]] [[teachers]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_2]

125:6.4 The evening before, [[Jesus]]' parents had heard about this strange [[youth]] who so deftly sparred with the expounders of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law], but it had not occurred to them that this lad was their son. They had about [[decided]] to [[journey]] out to the [[home]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah_(priest) Zacharias] as they thought [[Jesus]] might have gone thither to see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_(Biblical_person) Elizabeth] and [[John the Baptist|John]]. Thinking [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah_(priest) Zacharias] might perhaps be at the [[temple]], they stopped there on their way to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Judah City of Judah]. As they strolled through the [[courts]] of the [[temple]], imagine their [[surprise]] and [[amazement]] when they recognized the [[voice]] of the missing lad and beheld him seated among the [[temple]] [[teachers]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_2]

125:6.5 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] was speechless, but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] gave vent to her long-pent-up [[fear]] and [[anxiety]] when, rushing up to the lad, now standing to greet his astonished [[parents]], she said: " My child, why have you treated us like this? It is now more than three days that your [[father]] and I have searched for you sorrowing. Whatever possessed you to desert us? "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_2] It was a tense [[moment]]. All eyes were turned on [[Jesus]] to hear what he would say. His [[father]] looked reprovingly at him but said nothing.

125:6.5 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] was speechless, but [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] gave vent to her long-pent-up [[fear]] and [[anxiety]] when, rushing up to the lad, now standing to greet his astonished [[parents]], she said: " My child, why have you treated us like this? It is now more than three days that your [[father]] and I have searched for you sorrowing. Whatever possessed you to desert us? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_2] It was a tense [[moment]]. All eyes were turned on [[Jesus]] to hear what he would say. His [[father]] looked reprovingly at him but said nothing.

125:6.6 It should be remembered that [[Jesus]] was supposed to be a [[young man]]. He had finished the regular schooling of a [[child]], had been recognized as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Mitzvah son of the law], and had received [[consecration]] as a [[citizen]] of [[Israel]]. And yet his mother more than mildly upbraided him before all the people assembled, right in the midst of the most serious and [[sublime]] [[effort]] of his [[young life]], thus bringing to an inglorious termination one of the greatest [[opportunities]] ever to be granted him to [[function]] as a [[teacher]] of [[truth]], a preacher of righteousness, a revealer of the loving [[character]] of [[Universal Father|his Father]] in heaven.

125:6.6 It should be remembered that [[Jesus]] was supposed to be a [[young man]]. He had finished the regular schooling of a [[child]], had been recognized as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Mitzvah son of the law], and had received [[consecration]] as a [[citizen]] of [[Israel]]. And yet his mother more than mildly upbraided him before all the people assembled, right in the midst of the most serious and [[sublime]] [[effort]] of his [[young life]], thus bringing to an inglorious termination one of the greatest [[opportunities]] ever to be granted him to [[function]] as a [[teacher]] of [[truth]], a preacher of righteousness, a revealer of the loving [[character]] of [[Universal Father|his Father]] in heaven.

125:6.7 But the lad was [[equal]] to the occasion. When you take into fair [[consideration]] all the [[factors]] which combined to make up this situation, you will be better [[prepared]] to fathom the [[wisdom]] of the boy's reply to his [[mother]]'s unintended rebuke. After a [[moment]]'s [[thought]], [[Jesus]] answered his [[mother]], saying: " Why is it that you have so long sought me? Would you not expect to find me in [[my Father]]'s house since the [[time]] has come when I should be about my Father's business? "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_2]

125:6.7 But the lad was [[equal]] to the occasion. When you take into fair [[consideration]] all the [[factors]] which combined to make up this situation, you will be better [[prepared]] to fathom the [[wisdom]] of the boy's reply to his [[mother]]'s unintended rebuke. After a [[moment]]'s [[thought]], [[Jesus]] answered his [[mother]], saying: " Why is it that you have so long sought me? Would you not expect to find me in [[my Father]]'s house since the [[time]] has come when I should be about my Father's business? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_2]

125:6.8 Everyone was astonished at the lad's [[manner]] of [[speaking]]. [[Silently]] they all withdrew and left him standing [[alone]] with his [[parents]]. Presently the [[young man]] relieved the [[embarrassment]] of all [[three]] when he quietly said: " Come, my [[parents]], none has done aught but that which he thought best. [[Our Father]] in heaven has [[ordained]] these things; let us depart for [[home]]. "

125:6.8 Everyone was astonished at the lad's [[manner]] of [[speaking]]. [[Silently]] they all withdrew and left him standing [[alone]] with his [[parents]]. Presently the [[young man]] relieved the [[embarrassment]] of all [[three]] when he quietly said: " Come, my [[parents]], none has done aught but that which he thought best. [[Our Father]] in heaven has [[ordained]] these things; let us depart for [[home]]. "

125:6.9 In [[silence]] they started out, arriving at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] for the night. Only once did they pause, and that on the brow of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet], when the lad raised his staff aloft and, quivering from head to foot under the surging of [[intense]] [[emotion]], said: " O [[Jerusalem]], Jerusalem, and the people thereof, what [[slaves]] you are—subservient to the [[Roman]] yoke and [[victims]] of your own [[traditions]]—but I will return to cleanse yonder [[temple]] and deliver my people from this [[bondage]]! "

125:6.9 In [[silence]] they started out, arriving at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] for the night. Only once did they pause, and that on the brow of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet], when the lad raised his staff aloft and, quivering from head to foot under the surging of [[intense]] [[emotion]], said: " O [[Jerusalem]], Jerusalem, and the people thereof, what [[slaves]] you are—subservient to the [[Roman]] yoke and [[victims]] of your own [[traditions]]—but I will return to cleanse yonder [[temple]] and deliver my people from this [[bondage]]! "

125:6.10 On the three days' [[journey]] to [[Nazareth]] [[Jesus]] said little; neither did his [[parents]] say much in his [[presence]]. They were truly at a loss to [[understand]] the [[conduct]] of their first-born son, but they did [[treasure]] in their [[hearts]] his sayings, even though they could not fully [[comprehend]] their [[meanings]].

125:6.10 On the three days' [[journey]] to [[Nazareth]] [[Jesus]] said little; neither did his [[parents]] say much in his [[presence]]. They were truly at a loss to [[understand]] the [[conduct]] of their first-born son, but they did [[treasure]] in their [[hearts]] his sayings, even though they could not fully [[comprehend]] their [[meanings]].

125:6.12 Though [[Jesus]], in his mind, would many times refuse to [[consent]] to the well-[[intentioned]] but misguided [[efforts]] of his [[parents]] to [[Control|dictate]] the [[course]] of his [[thinking]] or to establish the [[plan]] of his [[work]] on [[earth]], still, in every [[manner]] [[consistent]] with his [[dedication]] to the [[Doing the will of God|doing of his Paradise Father's will]], he did most [[gracefully]] [[conform]] to the [[desires]] of his earthly [[father]] and to the [[Practice|usages]] of his [[family]] in the [[flesh]]. Even when he could not [[consent]], he would do everything possible to [[conform]]. He was an artist in the matter of [[adjusting]] his [[dedication]] to [[duty]] to his [[obligations]] of [[family]] [[loyalty]] and [[social]] [[service]].

125:6.12 Though [[Jesus]], in his mind, would many times refuse to [[consent]] to the well-[[intentioned]] but misguided [[efforts]] of his [[parents]] to [[Control|dictate]] the [[course]] of his [[thinking]] or to establish the [[plan]] of his [[work]] on [[earth]], still, in every [[manner]] [[consistent]] with his [[dedication]] to the [[Doing the will of God|doing of his Paradise Father's will]], he did most [[gracefully]] [[conform]] to the [[desires]] of his earthly [[father]] and to the [[Practice|usages]] of his [[family]] in the [[flesh]]. Even when he could not [[consent]], he would do everything possible to [[conform]]. He was an artist in the matter of [[adjusting]] his [[dedication]] to [[duty]] to his [[obligations]] of [[family]] [[loyalty]] and [[social]] [[service]].

125:6.13 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] was puzzled, but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary], as she [[reflected]] on these [[experiences]], gained [[comfort]], eventually viewing his utterance on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet] as [[prophetic]] of the [[Messianic]] [[mission]] of her son as [[Israel]]'s deliverer. She set to [[work]] with renewed [[energy]] to mold his [[thoughts]] into [[patriotic]] and [[nationalistic]] [[channels]] and enlisted the [[efforts]] of her brother, Jesus' favorite uncle; and in every other way did the [[mother]] of [[Jesus]] address herself to the task of [[preparing]] her first-born son to [[assume]] the [[leadership]] of those who would restore the throne of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David] and forever cast off the [[gentile]] yoke of [[political]] [[bondage]].

125:6.13 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] was puzzled, but [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary], as she [[reflected]] on these [[experiences]], gained [[comfort]], eventually viewing his utterance on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet] as [[prophetic]] of the [[Messianic]] [[mission]] of her son as [[Israel]]'s deliverer. She set to [[work]] with renewed [[energy]] to mold his [[thoughts]] into [[patriotic]] and [[nationalistic]] [[channels]] and enlisted the [[efforts]] of her brother, Jesus' favorite uncle; and in every other way did the [[mother]] of [[Jesus]] address herself to the task of [[preparing]] her first-born son to [[assume]] the [[leadership]] of those who would restore the throne of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David] and forever cast off the [[gentile]] yoke of [[political]] [[bondage]].

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