The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-30
The SUNDAY SCHOOL.


Converted.--Act 0;i-xO.
GOLDEN TEXT Except q man be horn again,
nc cannot see tho kingdom of God.--John 3:a
TiME-A. y 81. About midsummcr-~I>cwin
Nearly All The later authorities place tsaul's
conversion about the year 81.
PL<cE.-Ncar Damascus. it0milcs northeast
Of Jerusalem
LESSON NOTES
I. "And:' But. as in Rev. ver., saul"
was yet lever since the persecution be-
gan which led 70 the death OF stephen
breathing out thrcatcnings." etc. lie
Tired, as II Were. IN IN atmosphere Of
threats and slaughter. "Went:" OF his
own accord; . strong proof Of his zeal.
2. And desired OF him letters" con
shutting his transport and his "autho
ity and commission" ITO Damasc u.s."
the oldest city In the world. Situated
about l40 miles northeast Of Jerusalem.
ITO the synagogncs:" as holding the
local authority. III he found any Of
this way" The name the Way" soon
became a distinctive appellation Of the
Christian religion.
.. "As he journeycd:" The distance
from Jerusalem 10 Damasc Us would &c.
cupy Saul five or six days suddenly
tabout noon there shincd round about
him light from Heaven The light
was ''Gbovc the brightness Of the sun
I. "And he fell TO the EARTH" Prob
ably from the animal he rode. Dazzlcd
by the intense brightness '.And heard
voice saying" in the Hebrew tongue:
saul. Saul" repeated in emphasis.
"Why pcrsccutcst thou Mcc" Christ
speaks Of Himself as prosecuted by saul,
because lin all the aiiiiction Of Ills pco-
pie lie is afflicted"
). And the Lord said, am jesus"
Note that Jesus presents IIims
Saul in Ills loving name as Saviour
and Helper. even though Saul was per-
scouting Him. ITO kick against the
| pricks:" l. e.. goads. The size Of the
ox-goad Is indicated
9. Trembling and astonished:"
| These words should be wholly omitted
| Lord" He now sees in the dcspiscd
| Nazarcne his Lord and Master What
| wilt Thou have me to dor lie is ready
70 obey. but does not know what is re-
| quircd Of him Arise and 20 into the
city tDamascus). and II shall be told
thee" etc: III was not prepared for the
| full revelation Of his duty.
| :. THE men with him - stood
| speechless:" This 1T first sight seems at
variance with Paul's statement in 20:l4,
| that all fell 10 the earth But stood
here is not spoken in opposition to fall
| ing. bat to moving on. Hearing a
| voice (the sound. but seeing no man"
| We are told by st. Paul himself that
| they did not hear his voice.
$ And when his eyes were opened"
| Probably after some interval '.Saw
| no man" Saw nothing. he wastotally
| blind
10. "And now there was certain
disciple NJ Damascus. named Ananias:'
OF this disciple we have no further men
tion in Holy Writ except in chapter
2o:12. where 1T. Paul describes him as q
''dcvout man according to the law"
II. THE street which is called
Straight" In the time when thecvcnts
related in the Acts took place. the main
thoroughfarc Of Damascus was the
street called straight" Judas"
Nothing is known concerning this
name "Tarsus: The capital # q.
| licia. on the river Cydnu,. Fer. BE-
hold. he psaycth:' The fact Of Saul's
praying SENS mentioned by the Lord
- rca sure Anlnils.
n. "Anani2s answered" ~ the com.
inand givcn in the vision. Lord.
have heard by many" showing how
great was the persecution IN which SAM
led. ITO Thy saints" Il Is literally
"holy ones" and i applied to things Or
persons conseerltcd % the service Of
God.
IA. "All that cal! on Thy name" who
call On Him In worship anl in al
lcgancc aal for Ills commands az Mas
ter.
II. IA chosen vcsscl:'' A selected In
sfrurncnt. l. 81. selected by God and for
the purp 5se l.. Heated in the remainder
OF the sentence. Into Me-" Not
only chosen ~ Me hut prepared for Nc
and devoted q NJ. To bear My
name l. q. make known Ills nature,
character and work. Before the Ger.
tiles lie became the great apostle to
the Gcntile~. Ard kinrs:" King
Arrippa III and Queen Bcrnicc at
Cnsarca. as the Emperor Nero at Rome.
the Roman governors Scrgius Paulus,
Gallo. Felix and Fcstus. And the
children Of israeli" IL was pauI's Gus
tom first TO tell the sioryof the rcdcinp-
tion 70 the children of israel in every
city where there was Il synagogue or
congregation Of the chosen people.
Il, 'And Ananias went his way"
From his house 20 the house Of Judas.
where Saul was. BrothcrSaul:" show
ing that he believed in the rcvclat ion
made % him That appeared unto
thee In the way as thou camcSt:' show
ing that Saul actually saw Jesus
rs. There fell from hiseyes as II had
been scales" Not actual scales. but
something resembling them. WAS
baptized" Great honor was here
placed upon the sacrament Of baptism.
10 ..Whca he had received m, IT. |.
&. food. The three days fast and the in
tense inward conflict had obviously
brought about state Of extreme pres
tratiun. 'IIc was trengthcncd:" Ills
physical condition was attended to.
Certain days." few days
20 "StraiEhtway:F Immediately.
preached lproclaiincd) Christ In the
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