Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: defeat of Antiochus and his generals, and the ravages which he had committed upon the country when he dared not, even with the six thousand Egyptian auxiliaries, attack the Jewish army. At length the last cup was blessed, and they left the temple full of joy and gratitude. As they descended, they heard the shouts of joy from the castle Baris, where the high-priest had made a great banquet for his sons. CHAPTER IV. THE ADMISSION INTO THE PRIESTHOOD. "O Thou dream of my childhood and my youth, art thou then really about to be fulfilled ? O pride and sorrow of my forefathers, sacred priesthood, art thou indeed about to be revived in their descendant? Praised be Jehovah!" Such were the exclamations of Helon, when, a few days after the feast of the new moon, the morning dawned of the day on which he was to appear before the Sanhedrim, and to undergo their scrutiny, preparatory to his admission into the priesthood. The following day was the sabbath, when he was to offer his first sacrifice. He opened thedoor of the Alijah on Iddo's house, while it was yet twilight, and after the performance of the Kri- schma threw himself on the ground before Jehovah, and thus prayed: Behold thoii desirest truth in the inward part, Teach me then hidden wisdom ! Cleanse me with hyssop, that I may be pure; Wash me, that I may be whiter than snow. Make me to know joy and gladness, That the bones which tliou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, Take not thy holy spirit from me, Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, And may a cheerful spirit support me. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways...

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