They were in
doubt whether to let him go again the next day; but he begged so
earnestly, arguing that they could tell his parents where he was
if they should come to the camp seeking him, that finally he won
consent.
V
HOW THE BOY WAS FOUND
He was in Solomon's Porch long before the schools had begun to
assemble. He paced up and down under the triple colonnade, thinking
what questions he should ask the master.
The company that gathered around Hillel that day was smaller, but
there were more scribes and doctors of the law among them, and
they were speaking of the kingdom of the Messiah--the thing that
lay nearest to the Boy's heart. He took his place in the midst of
them, and they made room for him, for they liked young disciples
and encouraged them to ask after knowledge.
It was the prophecy of Daniel that they were discussing, and the
question was whether these things were written of the First Messiah
or of the Second Messiah; for many of the doctors held that there
must be two, and that the first would die in battle, but the second
would put down all his enemies and rule over the world.
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