The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-10-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson for October 10,
1s07-Pau1 q Prisoner at Jerusalem
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A0tekm0tAOmol heooOm hOE OctOOcF AVS
1s87-Paul a Prisoner az Jerusalem
Acts 22,17-3O.
ARRANGED from Peloubet's Notes.l
GOLDEN TExT.-If any man suffer as .
Christian, let him not be ashamed.-1 Pet.
THE SECTION includes the story Of
Pauls fifth visit to Jerusalem (Acts q; 1S-
Is: ~.
leaves Cesarea for Jerusalem. Wednesday.
May II, reaches Jerusalem. Pentecost.
Thursday, May 1s, Pauls report to James
and the elders Of the church. Friday. May
10. Paul's attendance at the temple with
mobbed by the Jews in the temple area.
Wednesday, May "a. brought before the
Sanhedrim.
EXPLANATORY.
SANDERS Against Paul, and the Plan
to Refute Them.-21:20-26. The set
tlement by vote, eight years before, OF
the great question as to the necessity
of keeping the Jewish law, did not
change the opinions of all the Jewish
Christians. They had heard vague ru-
mors of Paul's teaching and conduct,
that he taught that not only the Gentiles.
but even the Jews, need not keep the
law of Moses. In order to refute these
ISLANDERS, the Jerusalem elders request
ed Paul to publicly declare by open ac-
tion that he did keep the law. Four
men had come to Jerusalem to COM
plete Nazarite vow. Paul reluctant
ly agreed to pay their necessary ex-
penses, and for week ito live with four
puupers in the chamber of the temple
which was set apart for this purpose;
and then to pay for 16 sacrificial ami
mails and the accompanying meat offer
irgs; and to stand among the Nazarites
while the priest offered them, and then
to look on while the mems heads were
being shaved and while they took their
hair to burn it under the boiling caul-
dron of the peace-offerings. ."-Farrar.
The Mob to the Rescue.-Acts 21:27-
40. TUESDAY, May 90. A. D. 5s.) The
apartment appropriated to the Nazar-
ties was in the court of the women, the
entrance to which was through the Gate
beautiful. A balustrade of stone fenced
off this and the other more sacred in
closures from the large court of the
Gentiles, into which anyone might en-
ter.
Paul necessarily spent his time with
in this inclosure. He was seen here by
the Jews who had been his opponents
at Ephesus, in company with these
strangers, and they supposed that one
of them must be his friend Trophimus,
of Ephesus, whom they had seen with
him, and that under cover of keeping
the law, Paul was defying it. Then
arose fearful mob. Paul was dragged
down the steps through the Gate Beau
tiful into the court of the Gentiles, and
would have been beaten to death had
not the colonel (Chiliarch, commander
Of 1000 men) of the Roman guard come
to his rescue from Castle Antonia, which
overlooked the temple area from the
northwest corner. On the stairs lead
ing up to the castle, Paul requested per-
mission to speak to the people, and the
permission was granted.
Paul's Address on the Castle Stairs
Acts 22:1-23.
First. He showed that he was as true
and jealous Jew as the most Jealous
of his prosecutors.
Second. He described how he became
Christian, though still Jew, by the
power of the God of their fathers, who
had chosen him to preach salvation. He
had found forgiveness of sins. He had
found the Messiah.
Third. He showed them how he was
commissioned to preach to the Gentiles.
IT, Il was come again to Jerusalem:"
Three years after his conversion (Gal-
1:1S), and the first of his five visits.
''While prayed in the temple:" Show
ing that he still honored the temple as
the house of God. Il was, in q trance"
The answer to his fervent prayer
20. Cast off their clothes:" An ori-
entail expression of rage, as if they
would thus tear the apostle to pieces
and shake him out of the nation.
". Value of Paul's Roman Citizen
ship.-Vs. 24-29. "a. THE chief cap
tain:" had not understood Paul's ad
dress, since it was spoken in Hebrew,
and naturally did not know what Paul
had done to arouse such a tempest of
rage Examined by scourging:" They
were to scourge him till he confessed
his crime for which the Jews were en-
ragged at him.
25. Bound him (were binding) with
thongs:" The word for bound means
stretched, They either stretched him
along the whipping post by the thongs,
or stretched him out for the thongs, as
r. V. margin, SIS it lawful" etc. The
magic of the Roman law produced its
effect in a moment. Lysias was both
aatonished and alarmed. He knew full
the right of citizenship if it did not real
ly belong to him. For the assertion, if
false, was punishable with death.
Paul Before the Sanhedrim.-V. 30;
23:1-11. 80. "All their corrncil:" The
Sanhedrin, which met at this time in q
room just outside of the temple walls.
Paul eXtricated himself and prevented
the Sanhedrim from agreeing upon any