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it would give Him joy. A great change had-come into the man’s face. There were, no questions now, just convictions written there. And when we spoke o f the direc tions concerning the Passover Lamb that not a bone should be broken, but all the blood poured, and told him how when they brake the legs o f the two thieves who were crucified with Jesus they did not break His legs because He was dead already, but a soldier pierced His side and forthwith there came out blood and water. He saw the likeness and explained, “ This certainly is remarkable.” But there might be a differ ence in the translation. He would go to Rabbi H— and compare their Bible with ours, then if we would come again he would like to talk further about these things. So with entire good feeling and a really press ing invitation to come again soon, the two workers returned to Los Angeles, praising God for the precious privilege that had been theirs. Oppositon to Jewish missions in Jerusa lem has increased since the appearance last Passover season of special articles and pamphlets urging the Jews to take up “a holy war in which both men and women— young and old—must partake on every oc casion and on every opportunity, at home and in society, in newspapers and in pam phlets. in open streets and at meetings. . . . We need not fight against Christians as such, but only against' such a Chris tianity as makes use of every means in its power to draw to it converts.” For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness o f the Gentiles be come .in. And so all Israel shall be saved; as it is written, There shall Come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from lacob; for this my covenant unto them when I shall take away their sins. —Romans 11:25-27.
you think, to understand? Jesus said, “ Ex cept ye be converted and become as little children ye shall not enter into the king dom of Heaven.” And still the mother did not come, so it was determined to go and get a little lunch and return in the evening, when perhaps both father and mother would be there. About seven o ’clock the two friends return ed ; greetings were exchanged and the mother was told why they had come and of the afternoon’s visit with the children. The story of Sin and Sacrifice was only well begun when the husband came home. He was a typical Jew, self-righteous, full of ob jections, skeptical, the son of a Rabbi, rather more intelligent than many and also one with whom our Jewish missionary had dealth years before. Sadie had shown them her father’s picture on the wall, and now pointing to it the Bible woman said she thought she would almost have known him on the street had she met him, from the picture. It was so like him. God, too, gave the Jew a wonderful picture of their Mes siah so that when He came they might know him. And then over again was ex plained the meaning of the Passover Lamb and just a picture of Messiah at His first coming. Turning to Isaiah she showed him further details in chapters seven, fourteen; and nine, six. He must be born of a virgin and be man, as well as God. Then turning to the full length portrait in Isaiah 52:13 through chapter fifty-three, she read, tell ing him, “ I am not saying Jesus is Messiah, but only this, that when Messiah comes He must be like this for this is His picture,” calling attention particularly to the fact that when His face and form were marred, then should-He sprinkle many nations; pointing out as she went along the things which must be true of Messiah. He must be despised, rejected, wounded, bearing others’ sins, cut off, associated with wicked men in death and with -the rich also; but especially dwell ing upon the tenth verse that when He should make His soul an offering for sin, He, Messiah, should live again in Him and
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