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God had promised a messiah to the oppressed Jews. This messiah would be the savior of the

world and bring prestige back to the Jews by conquering their enemies, and letting them reclaim their

land, the land that God gave them. There were two ideas of what this messiah would be, a “suffering

servant” or a strong military leader who would rule the Jews. The Jews favored the latter because they

wanted to conquer their enemies and gain their land back, proving their dominance over other nations.

Well, it didn’t quite work out as they hoped. The prophesy of the messiah was true, but instead of a strong

military leader, they received the suffering servant as their savior, Jesus Christ.

Jesus was a peaceful man. He avoided confrontations and physical altercations---the exact

opposite of what the Jews were hoping for. Jesus was very fond of children. He believed that they were the

key to the kingdom of God. Often, he would speak to groups of children, and tell them stories while at the

same time preaching to them. In one instance, Jesus’ apostles were holding back a group of children who

wanted to see Jesus, but they sent them away. J

the apostles that the Holy Spirit would visit them. This happened while they were all hiding from the Jews

her, she was saved. These miracles helped prove that he was the Son of God, and that what He said, was

have mercy on me!” The crowd screamed at him to get back, but it made him plead all the louder. Jesus

walked by and did not do anything. Finally, a Samaritan came by, and helped the man, feeding him, and

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