237 Speaking of the beliefs of the Rabbis as to the days of the Messiah, Dr Edersheim, quoting from the Rabbis, says: “In that vast new Jerusalem (not in heaven but in the literal Palestine) the windows and gates were to be of precious stones, the walls of silver, gold, and gems, while all kinds of jewels would be strewed about, of which every Israelite was at liberty to take.... The land would spontaneously produce the best dresses and the finest cakes.” “Jesus the Messiah,” Book v. p. 438. 238 John vi. 66. 239 Cf. John iii. 25. 240 Mark vii. 14, 15. 241 John vi. 60-63. 242 Mark vii. 24. 243 Mark vii. 33-36. 244 Bethsaida means Fishertown; many places were so named. Dr Edersheim. 245 Mark viii. 23-26. 246 Mark viii. 11. 247 Matth. xvi. 13-20. 248 John vi. 44. 249 Matth. xvi. 23. 250 Luke iv. 13. 251 Matth. xvi. 24, 25. 252 Mark ix. 1. 253 Mark ix. 9. 254 Matthew xvii. 12. 255 Luke ix. 37. 256 Mark ix. 17-29. 257 See page 95. 258 Mark v. 30. 259 Mark ix. 30. 260 John xvi. 4. 261 Mark ix. 33. 262 Mark ix. 30. 263 Mark ix. 35. 264 Luke ix. 48. 265 Matt. xviii. 1-11. 266 This incident shews that the Apostles even while journeying along with our Lord were sometimes out of His sight and acted independently. Perhaps they were in some degree dispersed when they halted for the night. This forbidding cannot have taken place while our Lord was in the Mount because John was there with Him. 267 Matthew xii. 30. 268 xviii. 21, 22. 269 Compare the Revised Version with that of 1611. 270 Mark ix. 49, 50. 271 Mark x. 1. 272 Luke ix. 51, 52. 273 John vii. 2-10. 274 Acts i. 14, “with his brethren.” 275 Mark vi. 2. 276 Luke ix. 51-56. 277 Luke xii. 41-46. 278 Acts xii. 2. 279 John vii. 14. 280 That our Lord spoke Greek when required is inferred from His being understood by the Syro-Phœnician woman and by Pilate, who probably knew no Hebrew, see John xviii. 33-38. See also John vii. 35, Revised Version. 281 Page 191. 282 John vii. 53; viii. 1. 283 The third is preserved only by Luke. 284 Matthew viii. 19. 285 Luke xi. 27. 286 Luke xxii. 33. 287 See also Luke xiv. 15. The exclamation, “Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God” is met by the parable of the Great Supper. 288 Luke x. 4-11. 289 Mark x. 17-22. 290 Articles of Religion, XIII. 291 Acts iv. 35. 292 Mark x. 24. 293 Mark x. 30. 294 Acts iv. 32. 295 Luke xv. 10. 296 Luke xvi. 8. 297 Luke xvi. 1-12. 298 “Life and times of Jesus the Messiah,” p. 267.