Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-05-04

word or tnlS SillNa-
tion sent. q. For they that dwell in
Jerusalem. and their rulers. because they
Knew nm not, nor yet the voices of the.
prophets which are read every Sabbath
DAY, they have fulfilled them in condemn
ing him. 2S. And though they found no
cause OF death in him. yet desired they
flate that he should be slain. %. And
when they had fulfilled all that was writ
Ten OF MN, they took him down from the
Tree and laid him in "a sepuicher. 81
i'ut fod raised him from the dead 81
ANA ne was seen many days of them
winch came up with him from Galilec
10 Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto
the people 81. And we declare unto you
Slad tidings how that the promise which
was made unto the fathers. 80. God hath
iuililled the same unto us their children.
III titat ne hath raised up Jesus again; as
IL Is also written in the second psalm,
Hou art my son. this day have l ne
gotten thee. 81. And as concerning that
ne raised him up from the dead. now no
more 10 return to corruption he said on
this wise, | will give you the sure mercies.
Oh D&Vld. 80. Wherefore he saith also IN
another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine
hoiy one To see corruption. So For Da-
va, after he had served his own genera
tion by the will of God. fell ON sleep, and
was laid unto his fathers. and saw cor
Fuptlon. ~ But he, whom God raised
again, saw no corruption. ~. BE it known
lhat through this man is preached unto
you the forgiveness of sins: -. And by
ann all that believe are justified from all
things. from which We could not be justi-
hed by the law OF Noses.
Place-Antioch in Pisidia. It was sit
uated on the ridge of Taurus. ninety miles
north of Pcrga, and noted as being a Ro-
man colony and a great commercial cen
ter Tor Asia Minor.
Lesson prpEiev- E'ron, parpa in Pam
phylia. where our last lesson left Paul AMI
barnabas. they departed 10 Antioch in Pr
Sidla. 4 very different place from that An
uoch from which they started on their.
missionary journey. To reach this place
they had to travel northWards through n
mountainous region. 1t has been identi-
fed with the modern town Yalobatch. To,
the Jewish synagogue Paul and his COM
panions repair at the earliest opportun-
lily. From the days of Ezra, at least, it
was the custom of the Jews to read the
law. but when Antiochus Epiphanes made
IL crime TO do so. they read instead
from the prophets. and afterward, when
they were again at liberty to worship God
according TO their consciences.' both the
law and the prophets were read. Bengel
has very adroitly spun pleasing theory
about the particular Sabbath lesson that
was read on this day. Two or three un-
usual words occur in Paufs discourse,
of which the first is to be found in the flrst
chapter of Isaiah and the others In the
first chapter of Deuteronomy. 1t Is a,
very singular fact that these two chapters
are read together on the Sabbath by Jews
al the present day. Bengel supposes, not
without some show of probability, that
they We're the passages read on this occa-
sion. 1t was the custom. after the reading
OF the law and prophets for the elders of
the synagogue 10 ask any qualified teacher
who happened to be present to address the
assembly. Paul and Barnabas very like
Is had sat down Sn the rabbnical seats,
indicating that they were professional
teachers. When they We're invited to
speak PAU made the address. After IA
hasty sketch of Gods dealing with Israel
he introduces hi. constant theme, Jesus
and him crucifed Il Cor. ,. y. 1t is u
message of glad tidings TO all-Q a Saw
ior provided, (2) a promise performed. CD
a salvation preo ched.