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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 [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]].