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in Jerusalem and do not know the things which took place in it in these days?" (v. 18). Appear ing not to know anything, the Lord asked, "What things?" (v. 19). Then they proceeded to tell Him about Jesus of Nazareth, One they described as a "Prophet, powerful in work and word before God and all the people." They went on to say that the chief priests and the rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death and crucified Him. How forbearing the Lord was to listen to the disciples speak things which He knew much better than they did! After walking quite a distance, "they drew near to the village where they were going, and He acted as though He would go farther" (v. 28). However, "they urged Him, saying, Stay with us, because it is toward evening and the day is already nearly over. And He went in to stay with them" (v. 29). The Lord even sat down to dine with them. When He took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them, "their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him" (v. 31). In all this we see the Lord's forbearance.
Besides the Lord Jesus, no human being has ever practiced a life of such forbearance. If you study the biographies of famous people, you will see that not one was truly a person of forbear ance. However, if you read the four Gospels, you