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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.

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[[Category:Paper 125 - Jesus at Jerusalem]]

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