The Progress., 1893-08-12

M On the Stairs ................ Acts vvU "a,
II In tho Castle ...... .......... III a, u
w Before the Sauhodrin........... win ~,
T. \ Conspiracy ........... ......... Xxiii 70 IT.
T. Sent 10 tc-arrH ..-.. .... ...... Xviii on -
= BEFORE Felix ......... ......... Nvir a.
:. Making His Defense ............ vyiy ioss
Introductory After Paul was M.
in the castle at Jerusalem is was a..
covered that number Of Jews had
entered into a conspiracy 10 kill him
To prevent such "A result the chic,
captain sent him To- Fcl'V. the Roman
governor OF the province, whose head.
quarters were rs CeSarca Very angr.
at his escape from their clutches. tho
Jews followed him from Jerusalem
and through the assistance Of a Roman
lawer. Tcrtullus. laid charges agains,
him before the governor.
/. The Public Examination. verses
1923. 10. "Thcn Paul answered -
Responding to the accusation of Ter.
tullus "Many years a Judge unto
this nation Between five and eight
years. II do the more cherrfullv
answer" Because that shall be nm.
dcrstoOd
II. "But twelve days since | went
up To .Ie-rusa-lem. II was. therefore
possible for Felix to find ont all that
he had done i'm the meantime
IL. In this verse Paul declares that
neither in the temple inclosurc. nor in
any synagogue. nor yet in the open
streets of the city. had his enemies
found him either disputiug with any.
body or seeking to raise riot among
the people.
H. "But this | confess" Not desr.
ing to deny any real fact. believing
the law" Holding fast TO every
part of the Old Testament
Is. "IIave hope. there shall be
resurrection. This hope grew out Of
his belief in the Old Testament Scrip
lures. (Which they themselves also
allow" 1t follows from this that the
deputation from Jerusalem was made
up of Pharisces.
16. "Hereia" In view Of this hope
Exercise myself" Train or discipline
myself "Void of ofTense." Free from
INSTRUMENTATION.
II. After many years" Not less
than four. "Alms" Contributed by
the GENTLE Christians.
1s. Purified. " Ccremonially cleaused.
10 "Who ought to have been here"
The accusers of man ought certainly
to bo present at his trial.
20 Let these same here say" Let
the representa- tives of the Sanhedrin
speak as to facts within their knowl-
edge.
81. 'rOne voice" One utterance See
Acts xiii. g.
22. Felix having more
perfect knowledge" etc. The fact
that he had been in Palestine so long
enabled him to see that prosecution Of
Paul was simply persecution DE
ferred them" Postponed giving de-
cision. when Lysias shall
come down." etc. An adroit way OF
declining to act.
%. "A centurian." Captain OF 100
men. "To keep Paul" To keep an
eye on him. LET him have liberty
Not 10, put him in prison, bat proba-
bly, let him go at large, attended bya
soldier
III. The Private Interview, verses
"a, 25N-24 after Certain Days In
little while. Felix came" To o
room in his palace. Ellis wife Dru-
silla." A great-granddaughter Of
Herod the Great She had deserted
her lawful husband in order TO marry
Felix. "Sent for Paul" just what
his motive was, it is impossible TO say
25. righteousness" Before man
who practiced all manner of unright
eousness. Temperance. Confluence
Judgment" The final Judgment
Felix trembled." Before he knew
it. he found himself shaking win
terror "Go thy way" He quickly
deadened the voice of his conscience
and rid himself of the honest preacher