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not fair to give a verdict against his prophetical character
because he is reported to have been a little harsh or rude to
his mother or because he believed in the literal inspiration
and the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch. While making
this observation, I have in mind the case of Jesus Christ, and
many others in the history of Israel on other points.
It is mala fides and ill will to accuse prophets of sen-
suality, rudeness, ignorance in sciences, and of other personal
frailties. They were men like ourselves and subject to the
same natural inclinations and passions. They were protected
from mortal sins and from the perversion of the message
they had to hand further. We must be extremely careful not
to exalt the prophets of God too high in our imagination,
lest God be displeased with us. They are all His creatures
and worshipers; they accomplished their work and returned
to Him. The moment we forget God and concentrate our
because he is reported to have been a little harsh or rude to
his mother or because he believed in the literal inspiration
and the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch. While making
this observation, I have in mind the case of Jesus Christ, and
many others in the history of Israel on other points.
It is mala fides and ill will to accuse prophets of sen-
suality, rudeness, ignorance in sciences, and of other personal
frailties. They were men like ourselves and subject to the
same natural inclinations and passions. They were protected
from mortal sins and from the perversion of the message
they had to hand further. We must be extremely careful not
to exalt the prophets of God too high in our imagination,
lest God be displeased with us. They are all His creatures
and worshipers; they accomplished their work and returned
to Him. The moment we forget God and concentrate our