Chapter
1 Infancy of Jesus Christ 16

Book of 1 Infancy of Jesus Christ - Chapter 16

1 Infancy of Jesus Christ 16:1

AND Joseph, wheresoever he went in the city, took the Lord Jesus with him, where he was sent for to work to make gates, or milk-pails, or sieves, or boxes; the Lord Jesus was with him, wheresoever he went.

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And as often as Joseph had anything in his work, to make longer, or shorter, or wider, or narrower, the Lord Jesus would stretch his hand towards it.

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And presently it became as Joseph would have it:

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So that he had no need to finish anything with his own hands, for he was not very skilful at his carpenter's trade.

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On a certain time the King of Jerusalem sent for him, and said, I would have thee make me a throne of the same dimensions with that place in which I commonly sit.

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Joseph obeyed, and forthwith began the work, and continued two years in the king's palace before he finished it.

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And when he came to fix it in its place, he found it wanted two spans on each side of the appointed measure.

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Which when the king saw, he was very angry with Joseph;

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And Joseph afraid of the king's anger, went to bed without his supper, taking not any thing to eat.

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Then the Lord Jesus asked him, What he was afraid of?

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Joseph replied, Because I have lost my labour in the work which I have been about these two years.

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Jesus said to him, Fear not, neither be cast down;

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Do thou lay hold on one side of the throne, and I will the other, and we will bring it to its just dimensions.

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And when Joseph had done as the Lord Jesus said, and each of them had with strength drawn his side, the throne obeyed, and was brought to the proper dimensions of the place:

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Which miracle when they who stood by saw, they were astonished, and praised God.

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The throne was made of the same wood which was in being in Solomon's time, namely, wood adorned with various shapes, and figures.

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