. In His footsteps : a record of travel to and in the land of Christ : with an attempt to mark the Lord's journeyings in chronological order from His birth to His Ascension . rist. Could John havefollowed Jesus with the twelve, or have known what we nowknow, he would not have asked that question. FROM NAIN TO CAPERNAUM. Dines at the house of Simon the Pharisee,Parable of the two debtors, . Luke vii, ^ viii, 1-3. It is in doubt whether the words recorded by Matthew(xi, 20-30) were spoken at Nain or later, and whether Jesus 65 In His Footsteps returned directly from Nain to Capernaum or
. In His footsteps : a record of travel to and in the land of Christ : with an attempt to mark the Lord's journeyings in chronological order from His birth to His Ascension . rist. Could John havefollowed Jesus with the twelve, or have known what we nowknow, he would not have asked that question. FROM NAIN TO CAPERNAUM. Dines at the house of Simon the Pharisee,Parable of the two debtors, . Luke vii, ^ viii, 1-3. It is in doubt whether the words recorded by Matthew(xi, 20-30) were spoken at Nain or later, and whether Jesus 65 In His Footsteps returned directly from Nain to Capernaum or spent sometime on the way teaching in the various towns in the neigh-borhood. As soon as Jesus returned to Capernaum he was invited tothe home of a Pharisee named Simon. As the Lord couldnot be anything else but courteous he did not refuse the invita-tion, though he well knew that the Pharisee was more eagerto see him than to love him. We can easily imagine the kind of a house to which Jesuswas invited. Raised divans or table couches, provided withcushions and arranged on three sides of a square, supplied arest for guests, and on these they lay on their left arm with. TOMBS ON THE ROAD TO NAIN. their feet at ease behind them, outside. A kiss on the cheekfrom the master of the house, with the invocation, The Lordbe with you! conveyed a formal welcome, and was followed,on the guest taking his place on the couch, by a servantbringing water and washing the feet, to cool and refresh them,as well as to remove the dust of the road and give ceremonialcleanness. The host himself, or one of his servants, tlie licad and beard of tlie guests with fragrant oil,attention to the hair being a great point with orientals. As the houses were so much more o]:)en than ours it waseasy for anyone to approach without violating any law ofprivacy. Jesus never put himself wliere it would be difficultfor one seeking help to find him. Geikie, Life o/ Christ. 66 Second Years Ministry FROM CAP
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