The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-10-23
BIBLE LESSON FOR TYPO.
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in Jerusalem? "And when they
were come in, they went up into an
upper room, where abode both Peter,
and James, and John, and Andrew,
Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew,
Matthew, James the son of AlphGus,
and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the
brother of James" Acts 1:13.
They all abode in this room and
were probably at home, partaklng OF
their evening meal when the Saviour
met with them. He knew their habits
and their time of eating, and when
he came he found them with their
doors closed for fear of the Jews.
When did the Saviour next meet
with his disciples? "And after eight
days, again his disciples were within,
and Thomas with them: then came
Jesus, the doors being shut, and
stood in the midst, and said, Peace
be unto you John 2o:26. This
is not the eighth day, but "after
eight days''-an indefinite express
sion. Ii this were a definite express
sion, it would carry the meeting
Counting from Sunday night) over
beyond Monday of the next week.
On what day did Paul once meet
with the brethren at Troas? "And
upon the first day of the week, when
the disciples came together to break
bread, Paul preached unto them,
ready TO depart on the morrow; and
continued his speech until midnight.
Acts 20:7.
At what time of day was this
meeting held! "And there were
many lights in the upper chamber,
where they were gathered together"
Verse 8.
Notes.-"Because the text saith
there were many lights in the upper
room where they were gathered to-
gether, and that Paul preached to
them until midnight, " this
meeting of disciples at Troas, and
Paul preaching to them, began at
evening. The sole doubt will be
what evening this was. # For
my own part, l conceive clearly that
it was upon Saturday night, as we
falsely call it, and not the coming
Sunday night. NJ Because
St. Luke records that it was upon
the first day of the week when this
meeting was. Therefore it
must be soon after sunset Saturday,
''the day ever beginning and ending
at evening"" according to scripture.
"The idea of the transference of the
Jewish Sabbath from the seventh day
to the first, was an invention of later
times" Henry Afford, D. D., on
Acts 20:7, in New Testament for
English Readers.
"The labors of the early days of
the week that was spent at Troas are
not related to us; but concerning the
last day we have narrative which
enters into details with all the min
uteness of one of the gospel his
tories. 1t was the evening which
succeeded the Jewish Sabbath. -
Conybeare and Howson's life of
Paul, p. 626, peoples edition, 1878.
"He pursued his lonely road that
Sunday afternoon in spring, among
the oak-woods and the streams of
Ida. lib, p. 629.
IL conclude, therefore, that the
brethren met on the night after the
Jewish Sabbath, which was still OBJ
served as a day of rest by all of them
who were Jews or Jewish proselytes,
and considering this the beginning of
the first day of the week, spent it in
the manner above described. On
Sunday morning Paul and his COM
panions resumed their journey, be-
ing constrained, no doubt, by the
movements of the ship, which had
already been in the harbor of Troas
seven days. - Prof. McGarvey,
Commentary on Acts.
How many accompanied Paul on
his journey into Asia on this occa-
sion? "And there accompanied him
into Asia: Sopater of Berea; and of
the Thessalonians, Aristarchas and
Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and
Timotheus; and of ASA, Tychicus
and Trophimus. Acts 20:4.
While Paul was walking across
the peninsula (nineteen and one
half miles) to Asses, what were his
companions doing? "An1 we went
before to ship, and sailed unto
Asses, there intending to take in
Paul; for so had he appointed,
minding himself to 60 afoot." Verse
10, None of them regarded Sunday
as anything mere than an ordinary
day.
What did Paul tell the Corinthian
church to do on Sunday? Upon
the first day of the week let every
one of you lay by him in store, as
God hath prospered him, that there
be no gatherings when | come. -
l Cor. 1872.
What was this collection for
"Now concerning the collection for
the saints, as I have given order for
the churches of Galatia, even so dc
ye." Verse /. This was not to be
taken up in the public congregation.
"Let every one of you lay by him in
| store" Greenfield. in his Lexicon.