Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
In tc national Lesson for October 10, /
1SO.-PnuI n Prisoner at Jerssslens |
Acts ..:I--3O.


Christian. let him not be ashsmed.-l Pet
4:1s.
THE SECTION includes the story OF
Paurs fifth visit to Jerusalem acts q: IS
.; IL.
TIME.-A d. IS. Monday. May Is Paul
leaves Cesarea for Jerusalem. Wed sday.
May II. reaches Jerusalem. Pentecost.
Thursday. May Is. Paurs report TO James
and the elders OF the church. Friday, May
10. Paufs attendance at the temple with
the poor Nazarites. Tuesday. May ..
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: 2O-26. The set
Element by vote. eight years before. of
the great question as 10 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 notonly the Gentiles,
but even the Jews, need not keep the
law OF Moses. In order 20 refute these
sl1nders. the Jerusalem elders request
ed Paul 10 publicly declare by open ac-
ton that he did keep the law. Four
men had come 10 Jerusalem 10 com
plete a NaIarite vow. Paul reluctant
~ agreed 70 pay their necessary eX-
penses, and for a week "to live with four
puupers in the chamber OF the temple
which was set apart for this purpose;
md then TO pay for 16 sacrificial ami
mails and the accompanying meat offer
irRs; and TO stand among the Nazarites
while the priest offered them, and then
TO look on while the mems heads were
81 T.; IL.
hair to burn it under the boiling cauI-
dron of the peacc-offerings. "-Farrar.
The Mob to the Rescue.-Acts 21:27-
40. TUESDAY, May %, a. d. So The
apartment appropriated to the Nazar-
ties was in the court of the women. the
entrance to which was through the Gate
beautiful 4 balustrade of stone fenced
of this and the other more sacred in
closures from the large court of the
Geutiles, into which anyone might en-
ter.
Paul necessarily spent his time with
in this Enclosure. 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 a 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 CChiliarch, commander
OF ZOO mem of the Roman guard come
TO his rescue from Castle Antonio, 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.
Paurs Address on the Castle Stairs
Acts %: 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
a Christian, though still a 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.
II. 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 a trance:"
The answer to his fervent prayer.
%. Cast off their clothes:" An ORR
entail expression of rage, as if they
would thus tear the apostle to pieces
~, hnly !, - Z. l..
". Value of Paul's Roman Citizen
ehip.-Vs. 24-29. "a. 1.-The chief cap
tain" had not understood Paul's adj
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.
%. 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. us it lawful" etc. The
magic of the Roman law produced its
effect in a moment Lysias was both
hbAOAllSllti anu dihIu lfN ne hutW lillI
well that no man would dare assume
the right Of citizenship II il did not real
~ belong to him. For the assertion, If
false, was punishable with death.
Paul Before the Sanhedrim.-V. 80;
23:1-11. 80. "All their council" The
Sanhcdrim, which met at this time in "A
room just outside of the temple walls
Paul eNtricated himself and prevented
the Sanhedrim from agreeing upon any
charge against him. 10y arrayiug the
PharisesS against the Sadducees as to
doctrine. Paul was taken back 10 the
castle. and there in his hour Of darkness.
when he was weary in body, when his
plans and hopes seemed about to fail,
when his efforts for his countrymen
had made them his bitter enemies. and
the Roman power held him in prison
in this hour the Lord stood by him with
words OF cheer. His hearts desire was
granted. that he should preach the Cos