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Chapter 83—The Walk to Emmaus
This chapter is based on
Luke 24:13-33
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Late in the afternoon of the day of the resurrection, two disci-
ples were on their way to Emmaus, a little town eight miles from
Jerusalem. These disciples had come to keep the Passover and were
greatly perplexed by the events that had taken place. They had heard
the news in regard to the removal of Christ’s body and also the report
of the women who had seen the angels and had met Jesus. Now
returning home, they were talking over the scenes of the trial and
crucifixion. Never had they been so utterly disheartened.
On their journey they were joined by a stranger, but were so
absorbed in their gloom that they did not observe him closely. They
continued expressing the thoughts of their hearts, reasoning in re-
gard to the lessons Christ had given, which they seemed unable to
comprehend. Jesus longed to comfort them. He understood the
conflicting, perplexing.
Himself to be so humiliated, be the Christ? They wept. Jesus
longed to wipe away their tears and fill them with joy and gladness.
But He must first give them lessons they would never forget.
“He said unto them, What manner of communications are these
that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? And the one
of them whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto Him, Art
thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things
which are come to pass there in these days?” They told Him of
their disappointment in regard to their Master, “which was a prophet
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mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,” but “the
chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death,
and have crucified Him.” With quivering lips they added, “We trusted
that it had been He which should have redeemed Israel: and beside
all this, today is the third day since these things were done.”
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