Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-28
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
international Lesson for January 3i,,is97
The BoIdness OF Peter ami John-Aots
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4;I-I4.
ARRANGED from Peloubees Notes.
GOLDEN TENT.-There Is none other
name under Heaven given among men.
whereby we must be saved-Aqtss I2.
THE SECTION includes the whole chap
ter to Verse 81, with a review OF Chapter
s. Both chapters are record Of a single
event and its outcome.
TIME.-An afternoon in June. A. d. So,
and the following morning, immediately
after the last lesson.
PI-ACES--Solomon's porch; prison. the
hail OF sanhedrim, room il Jerusaleua
where the disciples met.
THE LESSON
Picture l. 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 event drew
great crowds of people into Solomon's
porch.
Picture IL. The Apostles Arrested
VS.. Is. l. The priests hose 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 aJew
ish officer having a body of Levites I'M
der his command, who preserved order
about the temple They were the tenn
Pile police. And the Sadducees." Re
ligiously they were materialists. deny
ing the existence of angel or spirit, and
hence the possibility OF the resurrec-
ton of future life.
2. Being grieved," Il. V. 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 a fiat contradiction of
their religious opinions, and in opposi-
ton 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. "IIowbeit:" In spite Of all this
opposition, perhaps because of it. many
Of them which heard the word be-
lieved." Was" Better as L. Y. came
to be: the whole number of disciples.
including the 5000 mentioned in 2:41.
had come at this time to be 5000"
Picture " The Trial Before the San
hedrim-Vs. SIP. 5. "Thcir rulers:"
Chief priests, heads of the p courses.
official rulers, aside from the fact that
being members of the Sanhedrim made
them rulers. 'Elders:" Heads of fam
lies who had a 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. 'And Caiaphae," his son-in-
law, made high priest by the Ro-
mans. "And John and AIexander:"
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 (v 14). "They asked" The
tense implies that this question was put
epeatedly.-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 soreery, by having
worked a miracle, not in the name of
God, but of a rucified malefactor.
8. "Then Peter, filled with the HOLY
Ghost" In fulfillment Of Christ's prom
Use Matt 1919, 20). I'VE rulers Of the
people," lie 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 We
crucified:" Peter arraigns his accusers.
IL. This is the stone which was set
at nought Of you builders:" The refer
ence is to Psalms 11S:22 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.. 10, Il. 10. Nov 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 a miracle as that wrought
in the lame man. Perceived that they
were unlearned:" Not trained in their
schools, not ed Gated in literature
And ignorant Not one OF the learned
class. They marveled:" Whence such
men could gain such power and free
dom of speech. They took knowledge
of hem (thav recOOuizc1 tho facfA that