The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib: but Israel does not know, my people do not consider.
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Peter Chrysologus
AD 450
Why does the king of the Jews lie in a manger and not repose in the temple? Why is he not resplendent in purple rather than poorly clad rags? Why does he lie hidden in a cave and not on display in the sanctuary? The beasts have received in a manger him whom you have disdained to receive in his house. As it has been written.… But you, O Israel, have not sought out your Master.
