The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-10-06
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pasently soon afser pAufs visit TO Jerusalem ON
~ roappeasAnce aftee neariy throe years' ro-
Hfemspt IA Arnbia (Gal i:i7Rt). The dste y
couhrmed By As 1A6e thAs during 4. d - md
3rssroo,.s tns sOvernos q syris, wss csrsius e. e
Ssmvtang 70 sss up ~ stasue ol Emperor
Calieula IN the tempae at Jerusalem The Jews
had thus 80 much 70 etseud 70 themseivss that
ney had no time 70 euease n pvtsecutins
ChristiauA Henss ~ ssst from persecution
Yf.AcBL-Lydda, scity IN northwestern Judea,
Smiles slightly northwest Of Jerusalem; and
5oppa, . seaport on the Mediterranean, 10 miles
noSthwest Of LYDIA
PAUL has returned from his retirement and
SsSasous, INA M visiting Jerusalem, and non, driven
SWay by pesseoatioo, going 70 his native Tsssus,
wnsre Be probably was az this ttma
RUfARA-Caligula, emperor of Bono 9th
yeax); Petronius is governor q Syria mdu&
3nQ 3pdea Josephps, The HISTORIAN was born
TSp ozupou has nov been ebous 70 ye~rs IN
existeucA end hasspsead widely sod incssessd
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1850 LESSON NOTES
"a "As Peter passed through IN
Qusrterus Visiting and encouraging
the churchea '<He came down." From
Jerusalem. 'sTo tho saints:" The
primary significance Of this word is:
individuals set apart to the service Of
God, and as only those who had been
ceremonially purified were, under the
Jewish law, thus st apart TO GodAs
service, the term came TO be associated
with purity. (which dwelt at Lydda."
The Lud Of the Old Testament, In the
sich plain Of Sharon IN northwest
yudea. LYDIA was q city OF considera-
BILE size, about . days journey from
Jerusalem. "a There he found o GER
tain man" He found tlds man.
Manned Eneass" Tho name Eneas Is
slightly Greek. (Which had kept his
bed eight years." There could there
fore be no doubt cast upon the miracur
lous nature Of his cure ~And was sick
of the palsy" Palsy Is a contraction Of
the word paralysis"
o. "Jesus Christ malketh thee whole.'
Or, literally, Jesus, the Messiah. healeth
thee. "Maketh thee whole:" This Is q
very expressive term for complete
health. "Arise, and make thy bed:"
Or, more exactly, arise, and spread (thy
bed) for thyself. ".And he arose imme-
diately:" Showing the completeness and
tcblGy VI Uilc InlfttC4S, do WoAA dS th0
strength Of his faith.
85. "All that dwelt at LYDIA and
Saron saw him:" Not saw the cure, but
cav him after he was cured, as in chap.
$50, 10, and John 9,S. "And turned to
the Lord" / e., to Jesus Christ It Is
not meant that literally all the inhab-
itants were spiritually converted to
Christ, but that there was general
and popular recognition Of Jesus found
ed on this miracle.
80 "Now there was at Joppe;7 The
modern Jaffa, an ancient Philistine city
thirty miles northwest Of Jerusalem on
the Mediterranean sea- IA certain dis
ciple named Tabitha-Dorcas:" Tabi-
tha, In the Arimaic (the common Ian
guage Of the people), and Dorcas In the
Greek, signifying q gazelle- This
woman was full Of good works and aims
|. deeds:" She was rich In good works,
which are the best riches, last longest
and 60 farthest.
81. 'sShe was sick and dieds" Thepro-
ceedings which followed ON her death
are evidence Of It's reality. "They laid
her In an upper chamber" This implies
some little delay In the usual rapidity
Of eastern funeral.
sa "Lydda was nigh to Joppa.- Nine
or ten miles awav. or abont two honrs
Iomrnev
50. .sWhen be was come-the widows
stood bv him weepino:- The boo,
Elbows Tor whom Dor,cas had made the
'coets:" inner garments, ''and gar
40 "But peter nut them ali forth,
| tha. he might he free from observatior
| and interr,1nt,on while he nraved. "Ani
tnrning him.n when he was consciou,
Of an answer 70 his PRAYER. ..Said
Tabitha. arise.~ The fact OF his praye,
shows that this was said In Jesus
name. "And she opened her eyes," a.