. 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 . eiradvice was in its naturea temptation like that ofthe devil ; a temptationto reveal himself beforethe time and in a pre-sumptuous way. Hewaits in Capernaum afew days, and then setsoff as quietly as possibleto avoid the crowd. The object of hisdelay was to avoid goingwith the great Galileancaravan, which enteredthe holy city with publicrejoicings. Hewouldberecognized at once, and the multitude, in the excitement ofthe ti
. 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 . eiradvice was in its naturea temptation like that ofthe devil ; a temptationto reveal himself beforethe time and in a pre-sumptuous way. Hewaits in Capernaum afew days, and then setsoff as quietly as possibleto avoid the crowd. The object of hisdelay was to avoid goingwith the great Galileancaravan, which enteredthe holy city with publicrejoicings. Hewouldberecognized at once, and the multitude, in the excitement ofthe time, might again try to force him into political action. tabernacles (Matt. ,\ix, i ; Mark x, i ; Luke ix, 51). It seems clear, therefore, thatJesus must have returned to Galilee after the feast of tabernacles in October, and themost reasonable conclusion, in view of all the facts, is that that return took place withinthe two months between the two feasts. Andrewss summary of the whole question isvery aljle, and his arrangement of events is provisionally adopted until more light isthrown onthis very difficult problem of Gospel , The Life 0/Our Lord. 6 77. A BLIND BEGGAR. In His Footsteps Publicity and popular enthusiasm would have drawn the at-tention of those in power, and this lie at present earnestlywished to avoid. His work was not to be rashly broken offby any imprudent act, for he needed all the opportunitiesthat remained to devote himself to the twelve and to his otherfollowers. He could go up a few days later, and thus avoidthe caravan. The feast lasted seven days, closing with theeighth as the greatest, and thus, even if he started later, hecould mingle with the multitudes and find out how men felttoward him and his work, and proclaim the new kingdom ashe saw fit. The danger would be averted, and his great endbetter served. It was more in keeping with his spirit to avoidall appearance of courting popularity and to deliver his greatmessage of love in still
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