15 Elul
The elders all disappeared to Uncle Shaul's last night so Yov and Ya'acov came here. I later discoveredthey would be going round the village tomorrow, to collect grain for Azavah's family so thatwe allshare the cost. I went to bed early leaving them to talk. They included Shmuli in their conversation as he was representing the men of the house, but he told me as he was on his way to bed that they had talked a lot about weddings,"Yuk!" Ya'acov left early this morning to go down to KfarNahum. It is unlikely his brother will be home, but he plans to stay at the house. Cephas's mother and sister are minding it so they can let him in. He told Shmuel that he thought he could talk to some of the callers to find out what people are saying-he wants to find out what strangers think of Yeshua, people who haven't met him. What are their expectations? Who told them where to come, that sort of thing. He keeps his thoughts to himself, but we have gathered that he has a reputation for being very devout. We have seen his dedication for ourselves, and Shmuel learned from one of the junior judges that the Sanhedrin here and in Yerushalayim itself have a lot of respect for him. Yov reminded us how he knew people at the temple, too. I suppose that is why he is making the effort to find out what all the fuss is about.
Just a quick PS. As we were sitting down to supper we heard a knock at the door. It was Shim'on and Yeshua. Of course we were overjoyed. We sat down together, and Yeshua broke bread at Shmuel's insistence- there's something about the way he does it. Over the meal we told him that he had just missed Ya'acov he could meet up with him in KfarNahum but he said,
"Ah! Ya'acov, always seeking to understand! My Father has a work for him too! He will lead him into all truth..." But I thought his father was dead...?
The elders all disappeared to Uncle Shaul's last night so Yov and Ya'acov came here. I later discoveredthey would be going round the village tomorrow, to collect grain for Azavah's family so thatwe allshare the cost. I went to bed early leaving them to talk. They included Shmuli in their conversation as he was representing the men of the house, but he told me as he was on his way to bed that they had talked a lot about weddings,"Yuk!" Ya'acov left early this morning to go down to KfarNahum. It is unlikely his brother will be home, but he plans to stay at the house. Cephas's mother and sister are minding it so they can let him in. He told Shmuel that he thought he could talk to some of the callers to find out what people are saying-he wants to find out what strangers think of Yeshua, people who haven't met him. What are their expectations? Who told them where to come, that sort of thing. He keeps his thoughts to himself, but we have gathered that he has a reputation for being very devout. We have seen his dedication for ourselves, and Shmuel learned from one of the junior judges that the Sanhedrin here and in Yerushalayim itself have a lot of respect for him. Yov reminded us how he knew people at the temple, too. I suppose that is why he is making the effort to find out what all the fuss is about.
Just a quick PS. As we were sitting down to supper we heard a knock at the door. It was Shim'on and Yeshua. Of course we were overjoyed. We sat down together, and Yeshua broke bread at Shmuel's insistence- there's something about the way he does it. Over the meal we told him that he had just missed Ya'acov he could meet up with him in KfarNahum but he said,
"Ah! Ya'acov, always seeking to understand! My Father has a work for him too! He will lead him into all truth..." But I thought his father was dead...?
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