The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-28
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(Arranged from Peloubet's Notss.l
GOLDEN TExT.-There 10 none other
name under Heaven given among men,
THE SECTION includes the whole chap
ter to Verse q, with review OF Chapter
& Both chapters are record Of Q single
event and its outcome.
TIME.-An afternoon in June, A. D. q.
and the following morning. Immediately
PLACES.-Solomon' porch; q prison; the
hall of Sanhedrim; room In Jerusalem
where the disciples met.
THE LESSON.
Picture I. The Apostles Preaching.-
vi. A well-known lame man had been
cured by Peter and John in the court of
the temple; and he accompanied the
apostles, leaping, and walking, and
praising God. This strange eventdr
great crowds of people into Solomon's
porch.
Picture II. The Apostles Arrested
VS.. 1-3. /. "The priests" whose temple
services were interfered with by the
withdrawal of the multitude from the
regular worship to another part of the
temple. They would naturally resent
any usurpation of their place as the
leaders of worship and instruction.
"The captain of the temple" was a jew
ish officer having body of Levites un-
der his command, who preserved order
about the temple. They were the tenn
pie police. "And the Sadducees." Re-
ligiously they were materialists, deny
ing the existence of angel or spirit, and
hence the possibility of the resurrec-
tion of future life.
2. "Being grieved," R. ", sore
troubled: They were veXed. their
feelings were all wrought up by this
procedure-the priests, because their
functions of worship and teaching were
interfered with; the captain, because of
the danger of disorder, as the apostles
were acting without His authority;
the Sadducees, because the preaching
of Peter and the statement that Jesus
was alive were fiat contradiction of
their religious opinions, and in opposi-
tion to their worldly interests.
3. LAID hands on them" Arrested
them; the language implies some actual
violence in the arrest.
Picture III. The Work Going On
V. 4. "Howbeit:" In spite of all this
opposition, perhaps because of it, "many
of them which heard the word be-
lieved." "Was:" Better as r. ". came
to be; the whole number of disciples,
including the 5000 mentioned in 2:41,
had come at this time to be $1,000"
Picture w. The Trial Before the Sam
hedrim.-Vs. 5-12. s. "Their rulers:"
Chief priests, heads Of the "a courses,
official rulers. aside from the fact that
being members of the Sanhedrim made
them rulers. "Elders:" Heads of fam
lilies who had seat in the great coun-
Gil. "Scribes:" Recognized teachers
and interpreters of the divine law.
6. "Annas the high priest" who had
been deposed from that office by the
Romans, but was still regarded as
high priest by the Jews and was the
most influential person among the
Jews. Sand Caiaphas," his son-in-
law, made high priest by the Ro-
mans. sand John and Alexander"
Who these were is unknown, but they
must have been men of influence.
z. "And when they had set them in
the midst" The two apostles and the
lame man ". 14). "They asked" The
tense implies that this question was put
repeatedly.-Schaff. Note that they did
not deny the fact Of the healing, nor i'm
ply that they did not believe it. That
was settled. "By what power or by"
CIR. in, under the influence of, "what
nalne:" Power is force, name is author
ity. By what magical power did you
do this, and what right had you to use
such power? They wanted to convict
Peter and John Of sorcery, by having
worked q miracle, not in the name of
God, but Of crucified malefactor.
8. "Then Peter, filled with the Holy
Ghosts" In fulfllment of Christ's prom
Use Matt. 0:19, 20). "Ye rulers of the
people:" He addressed them with the
respect due their Office, though he does
not hesitate to charge upon them the
death of the Messiah.
10. BE it known" Peter speaks the
truth squarely, without fear or favor.
"By the name of Jesus Christ" the Mes
siah, "of Nazareth" Peter boldly
speaks the hated word. Whom ye
crucified:" Peter arraigns his accusers.
IL. This is the stone which was set
at nought of you builders:" The refer
ence is to Psalms 1882. Christ applies
the same prophecy to Himself in Mat
thew 21:42. That rejected "stone" has
"become the head of the corner"
Picture V. The Astonished Council
VS.. 13, IA. 13. "Now when they saw the
boldness:" Shown in their words, their
confidence in Jesus, their utter fear
lessness of consequences. "And john"
Who in his quiet way was quite as bold
as Peter. The change in Peter himself
was as great miracle as that wrought
in the lame man. Perceived that they
were unlearned:" Not trained in their
schools, not educated in literature.
"And ignorant:" Not one of the learned
class. "They marveled:" Whence such