David did not do this "in the days of Abiathar," but in the days of Ahimelech. "Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest.... So the priest gave him hallowed bread; for there was no bread there but the shew bread" (1 Sam. xxi, 1, 6). 163 What did he claim regarding Moses? "He [Moses] wrote of me" (John v, 46). The passage referred to is quoted in Acts iii, 22, and may be found in Deuteronomy xviii, 15. It alludes to Joshua, the successor of Moses. "The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken." Had Jesus been omniscient he would have known that Moses did not write this; that it was not written until nearly 800 years after the time of Moses. 164 Jesus is credited with having raised the daughter of Jairus from the dead. Was she really dead? Matthew: Jairus said, "My daughter is even now dead" (ix, 18). Mark: He said, "My little daughter lieth at the point of death" (v, 23). Luke: It was reported that "she lay a dying" (viii, 42). According to Matthew, in this miracle he restored the dead to life; according to Mark and Luke, he merely healed the sick. 165 Who of Christ's disciples witnessed the raising of Jairus' daughter? Mark and Luke: Peter, James and John (Mark v, 37-40; Luke viii, 51). John, who alone of his alleged biographers is said to have witnessed this miracle, is the only one who fails to mention it. "A proper witness is silent, while an improper witness testifies."--Bishop Faustus. 166 What did Jesus say when sending out his Twelve Apostles? "He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me" (Matthew x, 40; Luke x, 16). According to John (xiii, 20) these words were uttered not at the beginning of his ministry as stated by Matthew and Luke, but at the Last Supper; regarding which "Supernatural Religion" says: "It is clear that its insertion here is a mistake." 167 What command did he give them respecting the provision of staves? Matthew and Luke: They were not to provide themselves with staves. "Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves" (Matt. x, 9, 10; Luke ix, 3). Mark: "Commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only" (vi, 8). 168 When the Samaritans refused to receive him what was said? Luke: "And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them even as Elias did? "But he turned and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. "For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village" (ix, 54-56). It is conceded by the best Christian scholars that the words "as Elias did" and all that follow, excepting "he turned and rebuked them," are spurious. 169