The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III

Jordan to the Mount of Transfiguration

by Alfred Edersheim

In every passage of Scripture where thou findest the Majesty of God, thou also findest close by His Condescension (Humility)—So it is written down in the Law [Deuteronomy 10:17, followed by verse 18], repeated in the Prophets [Isaiah 57:15], and reiterated in the Hagiographa [Psalm 68:4, followed by verse 5]. Megill 31 a