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Identifier: pictorialbibleco00cobb (find matches)
Title: The pictorial Bible and commentator: presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851 March, Daniel, 1816-1909 Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 Stretton, Hesba, 1832-1911
Subjects: Jesus Christ John, the Apostle, Saint Bible
Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) Bradley, Garretson & co. Columbus, Ohio (etc.) W. Garretson & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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lasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal. 684 Bible and C o m m e n t a t o k The Passover—The Sufferings of Christ Matthew xxvi. TT7HEN our blessed Jesus came into the world to save sinners, he knewV V what he had to suffer. He was to die that we might live. Andnow the time of his death began rapidly to approach: and he told his dis-ciples that in two days the passover was to be eaten, in remembrance of theeating of the lamb at the escape of the children of Israel out of Egypt,and that then he was to be betrayed, that he might be crucified. The disciples soon found that it was but too true they must lose theirbeloved Lord and Master. For the chief priests, Scribes, and elders ofthe people, who had so often shown their hatred to Jesus, because he ex-posed their wickedness to the people, and reproved them for their hypocrisyand other crimes, now assembled together in the palace of the High Priest,called Caiaphas, and consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety and
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kill him. They, however, did not like to venture to do so just at the pass-over, for they feared lest there should be an uproar among the people.The people had received great benefits from Jesus; many of them and theirfriends, who would travel from all parts of Judea to the feast, had beencured of their diseases by his kindness, and had seen the miracles which he Matthew. 685 had done, and it was, therefore, natural to suppose that if they had anygratitude about them, they would avenge any insults offered to him. A few days before the passover, Jesus came to Bethany, a village nearJerusalem, and was invited to eat at the house of Simon the leper;—verylikely one who had been a leper, and whom he had cured, and so he showedhim this gratitude for his kindness. At all events he entertained Christ,and it is here related to his honor. While Jesus was eating, a woman approached him and poured someprecious ointment on his head, which she had brought in an alabaster box.According to our cust

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