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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]].
125:1.2 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].
125:1.3 [[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.
125:1.5 [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]].
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[[Category: Paper 125 - Jesus at Jerusalem]]
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]].
125:1.2 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].
125:1.3 [[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.
125:1.5 [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]].
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<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category: Paper 125 - Jesus at Jerusalem]]