Walks and homes of Jesus . pes, andgrief to all their hearts. They could not venture to remonstrate, or todissuade him from his purpose; for he had al-ready denounced all such interference as sug-gestions of Satan. They could not renounceall hope that he might yet prove himself to bethe Son of the Highest, because he was dailyputting forth his mighty power in such worksas no mere man could do. Their minds werestill dazzled and allured by the glory andriches which they hoj^ed to enjoy with him inhis earthly kingdom. And yet all the whilehe was leading them towards the scene of hisrejection and
Walks and homes of Jesus . pes, andgrief to all their hearts. They could not venture to remonstrate, or todissuade him from his purpose; for he had al-ready denounced all such interference as sug-gestions of Satan. They could not renounceall hope that he might yet prove himself to bethe Son of the Highest, because he was dailyputting forth his mighty power in such worksas no mere man could do. Their minds werestill dazzled and allured by the glory andriches which they hoj^ed to enjoy with him inhis earthly kingdom. And yet all the whilehe was leading them towards the scene of hisrejection and shame, his crucifixion and death. Six days are past by them in utter perplex-ity and sorrow. And now the time has comewhen the disciples must receive some addi- TABOR. 149 tional testimony to the Messiahship of theirbeloved Master, or they will lose all faith inhis divine mission; they will no longer look tohim as the one to redeem Israel. It is drawing towards evening. The labor-ers are gathering in from the vineyards and. the harvest fields, to the villages. The bleat-ing flocks are returning to the folds on thegrassy slopes of Tabor. The snowy heightsof distant Hermon are reddening in the glowof the setting sun. Mount Carmel casts itslengthening shadows far up the plain of Es- 13 « 150 WALKS AND HOMES. clraelon. The deep silence which settles downupon the solitudes of nature, invites to retire-ment, meditation and prayer. And now the Master calls the three favoritedisciples to himself, and makes his way out ofthe noisy town, across the open fields and thewild pasture lands, and i\]) the steep ascent ofthe mountain. It is a rounded and dome-likeelevation, pushed up to a great height, out ofthe bosom of the plain. The evening cloudsweeps beneath the summit, and the light ofthe setting sun lingers long upon the top, afterit has left the plain below. The path first leads through waving fieldsof golden grain. Then vines and olives coverthe terraces of limestone and earth. Whenth
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