The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-14

Lesson for October 40. is9a-P~tsr's VIZ
ton-Acts 1O;l-2O.
GOLDEN TExr-Of truth perceive thAe
! God is no rcspecter OF persons.-Acts 1884
TINE A u. 20 During the many days.
while Peter was preaching at Joppa. after tho
raising Of Dorcas
PLACE-Peter was At Joppa. In the house oe
| Simon, tho tanner Cornelius was st Cesarca.
the Roman capital Of Judea. about thirty miles
70 the north
LESSON NOTES.
| /. There was certain man In
Cesarea:" Cesarea, the Roman capital
| Of Judca, was situated on the Mediter-
ranean sea, thirty miles north OF Joppa,
and about twenty-five miles south Of
Mount Carmel. and forty-sevcn miles
northwest Of Jerusalem. "Called Cor
nelius:" A Roman officer Of some rank,
though not the highest, being "a cen
turion," l. e. captain Of one hundred
men. lie belonged to the "band," CO
hort, ''called the Italian" probably be-
cause the soldiers were true-born Ital.
fans.
.. lie was "a devout man." religious,
the devout worshiper OF the one true
God. with all his house:" showing
| that he was openly religious, regulat-
ing his household on religious princi-
Piles. He prayed to God always" The
Greek word rendered prayed is not the
usual one. 1t means rather 'be-
seeched."
3. "IIe saw in q vision evidently:~
openly. He was not in a trance or
dream. about the ninth hour of the
day" The ninth hour, or three in the
afternoon. was one Of the stated Jewish
hours of prayers. lie was keeping
the ninth hour of prayer" Cornelius
had adopted some of the Jewish Gus
toms about prayer. IAN angel of Cod"
A fact that would not only assure Cor
nelius, but would be strong argument
with the Jews for receiving the Gen
tiles.
4. when he had looked on HIM"
Rev. Yer, fastening his eyes upon him.
''IIe was afraid" The angel appeared
TO him in bright apparel" (ver 30),
like the angel at the tomb OF Jesus.
'Thy prayers and thine aims are come
up" Rev. Yer, are gone up, like in
ceuse, or sweet doors For memorial
before God" They have been such as
TO be remembered before God.
5. And now send to Joppa." where
Peter was preaching. careful de-
scription of his full name and address
is given that there may be no mistake.
6. HE shall tell thee" The angel
did not preach the Gospel, but only
guided him TO one who would do it.
What thou oughtest to do" Peter
shall speak words whereby thou shalt
be saved, and all thy house"
Z. when the angel was departed, he
called" forthwith Immediately. Two
of his household servants" The do
nestle character Of the piety of Corne-
Illus seems to show itself here from q
new point of view. "A devout soldier Of
them that waited on him continually:"
This man is described as like his master
In religious character.
3. ION the morrow Cornelius vision
was about three o'clock in the after
noon. so that the messengers could not
reach Joppa, thirty miles away, till
about noon the next day. Peter went
up upon the housctop:" for the sake of
retirement The roof. according to the
Oriental manner. was fiat or but slight
ly Inclined About the sixth hour"
Twelve o'clock, noon.
10. "1Ic became very hungry" for
noon twas the usual mealtime with the
learned among the Jews" '.He fell
into trance" Among scientific men a
trance is a recognized mental condition,
in which the mind loses the conscious
ness of outer objects
II. And saw Heaven opened" To
show him that the teaching of tho
vision was sent TO him from God "A
great sheet knit bound. ted at the
four corners" to the cords by which it
was let down.
IL. wherein were all manner" all
varieties, clean and unclean alike '.of
four-footcd beasts" including wild
beasts, which were unclcan. for though
the oldest MSS. omit these words
here they belong to the story. And
creeping things Reptiles, unclean to
the Jews, and representing here tho
lowest and most degraded nations
10 Rise, Peter" From his attitude
of prayer xiii and eat" Here il
presented the means of satisfying his
hunger. and by the command he is di-
rected TO kill without distinction
among all that he sees
IA. Not so. Lord" The command
was so contrary 70 his lifelong practice
that Peter could not obey till he was
sure that he understood the command
Alright II have never eaten anything
hat is common" Unholy, forbidden to
The Jews. And unclcan:" To eat
seemed to be almost treason to God and
lis nation.
-. What God hath clcansed that
all not thou common" Thou is con-
rasted with God. Your word is MOTH
ng to His. and here lie is speaking.
ID. This was done thrice:" In order
o Impress the truth; to make him GER
ain that it was from God. and was q
Divine message to coun terbaiance tho
Divine law against intercourse with
'entiles. WAS received up again into
lcavcn:" showing that it first camo
own from Heaven
II. while Peter doubted" question
ng, perplcxed "a to"what this vision
hould mean-thc mcp-from Cornelius
stood before the gate" which closed
he archcd entrance TO the COURTYARD.
rpun1 xyhich the .Iexyish boroa -.