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From Eternity Past
Psalm 122:1
As they saw around them hills where the heathen had been wont
to kindle their altar fires, the children of Israel sang:
I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:
From whence shall my help come?
My help cometh from Jehovah,
Who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:1, 2
Surmounting the hills in view of the Holy City, they looked with
reverent awe upon the throngs of worshipers wending their way to the
temple. As they heard the trumpets of the Levites heralding the sacred
service, they caught the inspiration of the hour, and sang:
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the city of our God, in the mountain of His
holiness.
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth,
Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north,
The city of the great King.
Psalm 48:1, 2
Open to me the gates of righteousness:
I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord.
Psalm 118:19
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All the houses in Jerusalem were thrown open to the pilgrims, and
rooms were furnished free. But this was not sufficient, and tents were
pitched in every available space in the city and upon the surrounding
hills.
On the fourteenth day of the month, at even, the Passover was
celebrated, its solemn, impressive ceremonies commemorating deliv-
erance from bondage in Egypt, and pointing forward to the sacrifice
that should deliver from the bondage of sin. When the Saviour yielded
up His life on Calvary, the significance of the Passover ceased, and
the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper was instituted as a memorial of the
same event of which the Passover had been a type.