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==154:7. THE HASTY FLIGHT==

==154:7. THE HASTY FLIGHT==

154:7.1 And so it was on this Sunday morning, the twenty-second of May, in the year A.D. 29, that Jesus, with his twelve apostles and the twelve evangelists, engaged in this hasty flight from the Sanhedrin officers who were on their way to Bethsaida with authority from Herod Antipas to arrest him and take him to Jerusalem for trial on charges of blasphemy and other violations of the sacred laws of the Jews. It was almost half past eight this beautiful morning when this company of twenty-five manned the oars and pulled for the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee.

154:7.1 And so it was on this Sunday morning, the twenty-second of May, in the year [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29_AD A.D. 29], that [[Jesus]], with his [[twelve apostles]] and the twelve [[evangelists]], [[engaged]] in this hasty flight from the [[Sanhedrin]] officers who were on their way to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] with [[authority]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas] to [[arrest]] him and take him to [[Jerusalem]] for [[trial]] on charges of [[blasphemy]] and other violations of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law sacred laws of the Jews]. It was almost half past eight this [[beautiful]] [[morning]] when this company of twenty-five manned the oars and pulled for the eastern shore of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee].

154:7.2 Following the Master's boat was another and smaller craft, containing six of David's messengers, who had instructions to maintain contact with Jesus and his associates and to see that information of their whereabouts and safety was regularly transmitted to the home of Zebedee in Bethsaida, which had served as headquarters for the work of the kingdom for some time. But Jesus was never again to make his home at the house of Zebedee. From now on, throughout the remainder of his earth life, the Master truly " had not where to lay his head. " No more did he have even the semblance of a settled abode.

154:7.2 Following [[the Master]]'s boat was another and smaller craft, containing six of [[David Zebedee|David]]'s [[messengers]], who had instructions to maintain [[contact]] with [[Jesus]] and his associates and to see that [[information]] of their whereabouts and [[safety]] was regularly [[transmitted]] to the [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], which had served as [[headquarters]] for the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]] for some time. But [[Jesus]] was never again to make his [[home]] at the house of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedeee Zebedee]. From now on, throughout the remainder of his [[earth]] life, the Master truly " had not where to lay his head. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9] No more did he have even the semblance of a settled [[Home|abode]].

154:7.3 They rowed over to near the village of Kheresa, put their boat in the custody of friends, and began the wanderings of this eventful last year of the Master's life on earth. For a time they remained in the domains of Philip, going from Kheresa up to Caesarea-Philippi, thence making their way over to the coast of Phoenicia.

154:7.3 They rowed over to near the village of Kheresa, put their boat in the [[custody]] of [[friends]], and began the wanderings of this [[eventful]] last year of [[the Master]]'s life on [[earth]]. For a time they remained in the [[domains]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip,_tetrarch_of_Ituraea_and_Trachonitis Philip], going from Kheresa up to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea-Philippi Caesarea-Philippi], thence making their way over to the coast of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenicia].

154:7.4 The crowd lingered about the home of Zebedee watching these two boats make their way over the lake toward the eastern shore, and they were well started when the Jerusalem officers hurried up and began their search for Jesus. They refused to believe he had escaped them, and while Jesus and his party were journeying northward through Batanea, the Pharisees and their assistants spent almost a full week vainly searching for him in the neighborhood of Capernaum.

154:7.4 The crowd lingered about the [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] watching these two boats make their way over the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee lake] toward the eastern shore, and they were well started when the [[Jerusalem]] officers hurried up and began their search for [[Jesus]]. They refused to [[believe]] he had [[escaped]] them, and while [[Jesus]] and his party were [[journey]]ing northward through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batanea Batanea], the [[Pharisees]] and their assistants spent almost a full week vainly searching for him in the [[neighborhood]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum].

154:7.5 Jesus' family returned to their home in Capernaum and spent almost a week in talking, debating, and praying. They were filled with confusion and consternation. They enjoyed no peace of mind until Thursday afternoon, when Ruth returned from a visit to the Zebedee house, where she learned from David that her father-brother was safe and in good health and making his way toward the Phoenician coast.

154:7.5 [[Jesus]]' [[family]] returned to their [[home]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] and spent almost a week in talking, [[debating]], and [[praying]]. They were filled with [[confusion]] and consternation. They enjoyed no [[peace]] of [[mind]] until Thursday afternoon, when Ruth returned from a [[visit]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] house, where she learned from [[David Zebedee|David]] that her [[father]]-[[brother]] was safe and in [[good]] [[health]] and making his way toward the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenician] coast.

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