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INTRODUCTION

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told them that they should have a king who should rule the

whole world, and who should reign for ever and ever. Prophets

are men who tell what is going to happen long before it does

come; they foretell things. We have men whom we call

weather-prophets. By studying the sky, the clouds, and the

winds, they can tell what sort of weather we are likely to have.

But these Jewish prophets talked with God, and he told them

what to foretell, so they never made any mistakes.


These prophets did not all live at one time; nor did they all

tell the same things about the king. One said he was to be born

in Bethlehem, and was to belong to David’s family. Another

said when he should be born; and others told something else

about his life. Still another said that before he came God would

send a great prophet, who would teach the people how to get

ready for the Christ, their king.


At the time of our story there had been no prophet for four

hundred years; but the Jews, remembering and believing what

the prophets had promised so long ago, were looking for their king.

For, if the prophets had spoken truly, it was almost time for him

to come. They had forgotten that some of the prophets had said

that the king was to be poor, and a man of sorrows. They ex¬

pected him to come in great power, and make them a strong free

nation again.


Although many Jews were now living in Palestine, they were

under the rule of the Homan Emperor. The Emperor had so

large a country that he could not look after it all himself; but

divided it into what were called provinces and appointed rulers

to take charge of them for him. The Jews did not like to obey

the Roman Emperor, they did not like the rulers who were sent

to them, and they did so long for their own strong king.


Herod, one of the Roman rulers, who was called a king, was

very much disliked, and he began to be afraid that he would lose

The Story of Jesus The Christ

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