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Peters Version.
The lesson for Sunday. Oct 10. may b.
found In Acts los 1-20.
INTRODUCTORY.
The proper introd uction 10 this lesson II
the closing verse OF the preceding chapter
a verse indeed that might well have beer
Photographed with the lesson OF to-day
We are coming 70 the opening of the door
TO the GentllesL Coming events cast theh
shadows before, ana this forty third verse
OF the ninth chapter OF Acts. is bit OF ln'
timation of what Is TO take place. Peter
| tarries aat Joppa with one Simon. tanner
| a despised tradesman; so considered among
| the stricter Jews The bars and barriers,
put up by men. are already going down.
| God Is prep airing his servant for the great
| step that snail declare the way opsn TO all
| the world
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS
Cesarea. About seventy miles from Je-
rusalem, on the seacoast --Band. The
| word originally meant anything twisted.
as into a band. (Speira( Our word spiral
is probably from this.
Devout. Literally. we'll reverencing.-
Much aims. The word In the singular
means compassion. In the plural acts OF
! com passion. Prayed to God. He gave
| aims to the people and prayed TO Coo.
| This does not mean. however. that ne was
| any more than a good moral man. The
/ word accepted of verse thirty ave. does
not necessarily moan saved. but rather u
| candidate for the bestowment of favor.
A vision. heavenly visitation In
broad daylight The word means sight.
Evidently. Or. in plain view Ninth
clear outlines OF the vision
Looked on him. The word means TO NIX
ones eyes upon. 1t Is used at Luke 4; ~
| (HTbe eyes Of all were, fastened on
him").-Lord. In the sense Of sir. In
courteous address; not necessarily an APP
| Of ha m DaitY.-AF0
come up The suggestive Greek Is. have
made an anaba sis.-Memorial The same
word used OF the woman, who broke the
alabaster box. Matt 90: Ia
centurion. Matt 8: 9). "under autnor-
ity. Call for. Another form OF the
word send used In this same verse.
Lodgeth. Root: Guest A tanner.
From the word for hides. despised call
ing. Peter has clearly grown more ienient
what thou oughtest to do Omitted from
Tischendork
When the angel Or. as the angel He
lost no time but obeyed at once. a de-
vout soldier. Suittng the messenger to the
errand. OF those that waited on him
continually. One word In the Greek. body
| servants.
Declared. Better, related. He sent
them. From this verb comes our word
apostle, 1. O., sent ones Such were they'
| in a sense.
On the morrow, l. O., they were still GO
Ing on the next day, the place being about
thirty miles distant.-ASo they went
| More accurately and LUMINOSITY: as they
were proceeding. Potter went up I'M
, | word an al sis again. Verse FOUR. AS they
were approaching Peter was led by th'
Spirit to the house-top Sixth hour
Noon.
, Hungry. 1t was dinner time --Woult
have eaten. Or. wished TO eat; better still
| 80 Ha faII Jv1tn
, More accurately, q trance fell upon him
r Greek: ecstasy The English word come
directly from this, (ekstasis(. Literally ]
means out of place
He saw. Graphically, he sees. "A Ger
! | tain vessel Or as he would say, some kim
| of a vessel, receptacle. AS 1t had been
: /. e., like-A great sheet. or table cloth
7 The word simply means linen.-knit a
5 the four corners. etc. The approved Gree
| of Tischendorf is simply. Let down by tn
: | four corners unto the earth. Like the CO
Of the palsied man let down by four rope
5 | from the roof. Mark 2; 4.
p Four footed beasts Greek: Quadru
| peds OF the earth. Properly TO be rea
with acreeping things.n Creeping things G
5 the earth. Fowls OF the air. To balanc
o 5000 - --assios,- s-'~"~d A. -
| Xiii and eat How natural that hungr
q Peter should dream of something to ca,
. thus does God use the ordinary moods
: inspiration and revelation.
Not so. Lord. The impulsive Peter, -
Common or unclean. Ceremonialism.
is usually the lower nature that speaks
Cleansed-common Using the san
words just employed In the verse precee
ing. -,
,raonently repeat themselves Again
The word straightway In the original
While Peter doubted. The verb sign IN
IN be utterly without a way.--N1sio
Same word as In v. 3.-"Had maue IL
ouiry, More expressively, having mac
inquiry (particlpial form) STOOD DeIoi
the gate, or, made a stand. halted. Ho
fortunate that they came lust at that mt
ment and that they strictly kept Il
Lords schedule OF time!
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
A certain man in Cesaerea called Co
nelius And now let US not lay TOO mus
emphasis on the man. He was good ma
but not a saved man His prayers and air
prepare him for the recognition OF Z
great salvation, but they do not save hi
When Peter at last speaks to him ne te
him w. 43) that he is sinner just like al
one else, and that II he Is saved 1t Is
rv coming to Christ as the Savior or the lo
- He Is the first In the procession OF Gent
10 converts who are washed In the Dlood
as the Lamb; that is his distinction. Yet
IN us learn this subsidiary lesson that all
and prayer, while they do uot redeem,
d; wherein they are sincerely given they q
re | born OF him, whose Spirit prepares the W
\, | AS we'll as leads into the light
~ Call for one Simon. 1t makes little ma
OF ter who the man Is. only find him. The
Id IS lad down there at the gateway. III
rv a matter of little consequence VINO III Is
. he swing the gate open for the coacn
oe all IL contains 70 pass through. Peter opt
Vn the gate to the GentileS. 1t Is no gre
r. credit TO him, though the honor is not smt
20 God has called him to II, and TO God be
VI glory. Just now this gateman has be
or asleer, and Gods angel has walked him
of in more senses than one, but just In time
,ts thrust the rude bars aside and swing
ii heavy gate for the coming In OF Gods ele
. He Is not yet fully awake, though God
long been preparing him for this. He r
his eyes little, but there IL Is clear Del
his face. The Gentilcs. too, have ente
W into the grace of God and into the gift
= his Spirit
z Doubling nothing Il Is the way We
IL WAYS climb 10 new apprehensions of
~ God-head, the way of no doubt
world is a particularly interesting one.
\ signifies disputing, discriminating. in
MI | ing Peter had as It were suspended ju
M | ment Not seeing clearly how or VIII.
nv should be. he was going forward In sim
w | faith and obedience to Gods comma
\ Thus do we rise to every new plane
". | Christian life and doctrine IL Is the sec
~ of the PRAYER for wisdom. For this is
M same world that is rendered at JAS 1
M | Gnothing wavering.n The man who
SMi meets wisdom must ask ain faith, moth
~ wavering,n l. o., having no dispute with
x as TO the how OF IL or the why of IL. not Ju
ing his own poor and half-blind Int
" gence More suggestively still IL Is
Identical expression used OF Abrah