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Identifier: pictorialbibleco00cobb (find matches)
Title: The pictorial Bible and commentator: presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851 March, Daniel, 1816-1909 Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 Stretton, Hesba, 1832-1911
Subjects: Jesus Christ John, the Apostle, Saint Bible
Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) Bradley, Garretson & co. Columbus, Ohio (etc.) W. Garretson & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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d curiosity gratified about what he wouldplease to do in heaven. The fourth thing in this chapter is the petition of two blind men, whowere sitting by the way-side, and when they heard that Jesus passedby, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David!This was a request that Jesus would not deny. The multitude rebukedthem. Some who were his real friends thought, perhaps, that they weretroublesome, and his enemies did not like their honoring him by callinghim Lord, and Son of David; but Jesus had compassion on them,and touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received sight, and theyfollowed him. Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David! is a cry that Jesusstill hears. Christs triumphant Entry into Jerusalem. Matthew xxi. THE first thing which is related in this chapter is the triumphant entryof Christ into Jerusalem.Having commanded two of his disciples to go into a neighboring village,where they would find an ass tied, and a colt with her, which they were to
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668 Matthew. 669 bring to him, they did as they were told; and there—as he had said whoknew all things—they found the beasts ready for his use. And theybrought the ass and a colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set himthereon. Christ was followed by a multitude wherever he went. His fame indoing good caused many to go to him to receive benefits, and others wentto see this wonderful person. These strewed the way on which he was toride, some with their garments and some with branches of trees, amongwhich it is supposed were quantities of beautiful roses, which grew in thoseparts. This was a method of paying honor to great persons, and is stillpractised in the same parts of the world, and was intended to be in honorof Christ. And the people cried, Hosanna to the Son of David : blessedis he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest!Hosanna means Save, I beseech, or help us, we beseech thee, thou Sonof David, the Messiah! words which were used by the people a

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