Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-09-27

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SIX lav h.tora nt p,,-osar. rhi- wpt#
pu; the even, recorded in verses So, at
the time Of Chrl~t's first approach to jeru
9 lem FROM Jericho Tna other events
belong to the dlv bl' one before that feast,
The feast in here spoken of by its double
name, pass rver. and the feast Of unleayep-
ed bread. The passover supper or feast
marked the beginning of the period during
which Jews ATE only unleavepod bread;
that period lasting seven days.
The time had come when the pot NJ o.
the Jews took definite shape They deter
mined to take him by some trcacherous
means and put him to death. But 50
great was the attachment for Jesus that
they feared any open attack upon him,
lest the multitudes at the feast should rise
in his defence.
Even If these crafty men had no fear of
God before their eyes, they, at least. had a
wholesome dread of the popuace, if it
should become excited, Public sentiment
then, as now, exertel II mighty power
over the devilish propensities of men.
Now, in order to show US the disposition o.
him who became the agent in delivering
up Christ to his enemies, we arc taken
back to the feast at Simon's house in
Bethany. About the man at whose house
the feast was served we know nothing.
1t is natural to infer that he was u man of
some means, and had been healed of lep-
rosy. The nature of the entertainment at
his house would be represented by the
modern phrase, "madu Il public reception
for Jesus" At this reception Lazarus was
a guest. and his sister Martha was among
those who served. John gives us the
names of all these parties. In Mark they
are suppressed. The verv indefinite term
a woman being employed to designate
the one who anointed him, 1t was not
wise or safe to mention these people by
name 80 early rs when Mark wrote his
oospeI. but when John wrote the race Of
the Jews had somewhat subsidod. and
perhaps death had already put the family,
so dear to Jesus, beyond the reach of that
rage. During the feast at Simon's house,
norbons while our Lord was rocli,;ro ot
the table, Mary, the sister of Lqzwu-,
brouobt q hoy or iar of costly porrnno
and porrnd II rp,n tbo Nostor,. bo,I
At the tbo time when Christ tivod th.,
,nointino Of tho nors,n with n,rh,mod oils
was = verv co,,o,on nroctico Tho wealthy
Romans urocticcd il without stin, after
each bath, and they b,thcd several times
Idurino the TWEEN uv-Ijur bo1rs Nrny a
Roman OF rha, d,v spent m ore for oarf1plcs
Itnan the quot, nv,ans, IF q G.uilv na.I
t,ave been. Tln 4Dilan ,r,i here man .ion-
na may he ,rrmeJ .. host norf ,, ~, nnro
n,rJ The .r..tanc4 usol wa, a,,h loss
4 liopid oil. scenrrA with c.scnea ,r n,,rl
The olabo.tcr is said to ba @ fine vari,ry
nj limestone, easily wrouobt. and much
used in those times for su,h parn,srs.
The cvlrov,oan4 hahf,s Of the timos
may he Inferred. WHOM we ,hinl, nf , stn-
ole box Of ointment onIv c,ntafnipo sniff.
Giant for onr ,nnuin,inr of ihn 1ors,n
worth more than three hundred uarcp.
or from $1,000 TO 5000 1t W. onlv
natural that. with the small store which
the discin,es had tbnv sh,pld consider f,s
cssb vaIuo. and sneal of ia u,e aq , waste.
IF there wos no other srandnoint than that
Of utilitv from which to view tbe net. If
would he waste indeed The dscinles
murmured ot tbe on,lav and some ono
fJohn tellsns If was Judas) suooos,o1 that
the exnense mt into tbo ointment micht
boro roro f,. to,v,r3 ,,;ri,,, oo,,f,rt ;,
the moor abo,t them. This snroostion.
,,ono with tbc surmise Of ,ho djscin,o,
that Josps had directed In Ina to
oive somcthinc to the noor when be
} said "wbo. tbon dop,t do o,ick,v - goos
r n show that ont of their little stare thew
= ,,,o,o ,vor, 70 o,;vo oso,,oth;rr, :, a;s
,uo,s ohor, thor, Iohr boworor ,,,o;,,,,
sovs that .Jua,s ,ro1 mot for tba noor I'm :
, ,ho+ bo roioht bovo q l,roor s,n, IN bis
bonds o0 trooorror R,t Chris, lootod rnon
:. J;N,nonn, Noooorh hi, oon,,orr hoa
n LoIr ~, o,,na,h, g.. tho no,. or h,1f
his u;,,iro,oos 70 ro,;ovo ,ban. hut horo
v uoa on ovrrosoior or ovorGoy;n, Iowa to
IL, Iomo ,,,,, l,ao.,, ~ thorth, oe ,ho
I oo.t ~ uo,uod IN tbo ovrro,s;or That sools
indood Tho co,,,io,t mo,ns of oxnrossion
I CT 1oro and ora,itr1o uoro o,o,,in, 70
, 49,, Thou oo,ld or,v ho s,,ow, hororc
.n~ .uor,d bu oon,o r;S ond 90 ho Lnou
+ vi tno omotioro or5 nromn,iros of III,
ha.rt ruhioh uodo ,bo offorinc ho onrrovo]
l,ho oo+ and roh,Led those who murmured
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