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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. Jesus scorned the apostles, and told them to let the children

come through. This shows a loving, caring Jesus.

While he was loving and caring, He was also forgiving. The apostles, who many times were short-

sighted in what Jesus was preaching, tested his forgiving spirit. Often when Jesus told a parable, or talked

about prayer, the apostles were quick to question Him on the meaning of his parables, which told His

stories. They could not comprehend the message that Jesus was conveying to them and to the crowds, and

often did not follow Jesus’ examples. However, Jesus forgave them. Jesus was also forgiving to sinners as

well. One such example is his recruiting of Levi, later known as ...