NE of the most stirring episodes in the history of the world is furnished by the siege of Jerusalem by the Romans under Titus, its capture, and its destruction. Not only does it command our attention from the valour displayed by the besiegers, and the desperate resolution of the besieged; from the numerous pathetic incidents which marked the course of the great struggle, and which have been recorded with so much eloquence by Josephus; but we are impressed by the fact that the downfall of the Holy City was the fulfilment of a distinct prophecy, and the last unmistakable sign that the old order had changed, giving place to the new-that the Old Dispensation had passed away, to be succeeded by the religion of Christ. A story so striking in itself, and so suggestive, cannot fail to interest the reader, however plainly told. In the following pages an attempt has been made to condense it |