Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. (2) And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

I take occasion at the very mention of the Mount of Olives, to remind the Reader, what a memorable place this was. Jesus delighted in it. And doth the Reader ask wherefore? The Scriptures will answer the question. See Luke 22:39, etc. John 18:1. Here it was, that David, a memorable type of Christ, ascended bare-footed in his sorrows. 2 Samuel 15:23. And here it was, the Lord Jesus had to encounter the power of darkness, and sweat a bloody sweat. The Lord had all these things in view; and knew when, and where, his soul-travail would be. Hence Jesus loved the Garden of Gethsemane! and the Mount of Olives. These were his sacred haunts. Reader! you and I by faith should like to tread the hallowed ground, made sacred to the Redeemer's sufferings!

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