The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-09-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lnterna tional Lesson for October 3,
1S87-Paul's Last Journey to Jeru-
salem-Acta 21s 1-1S.

rArranged from Peloubet's Notes.l
GOLDEN TEXT am ready not to be
bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for
the name of the Lord Jesus.-Acts H: II.
THE SECTION covers only verses LII.
TIME.-A. d. 5S. April "a to May Is.
PLACE.--A sea voyage from Miletus to
Caesarea, by land to Jerusalem.
A JOURNEY WITH ST. PAUL.
/. From Miletus to 1yre.-Vs. 1-3.
the elders of Ephesus. "We:" Trophi-
mus ". 29), Aristarchus (27:2) and st.
Luke. Timothy, ii appears, went back
from Miletus with the elders of -Ephe.
sus; at least he is not mentioned as
in Paurs company at Jerusalem, and
Ephesus appears TO have been intrust-
ed peculiarly to the care of Timothy.
II. A Week at Tyre.-Ns. So. april
30 to May ~ "And landed at Tyre
a celebrated commercial city of Phen-
icia.
4. "And finding (the) disciples:
those living in Tyre. THE word for
finding implies a previous search. They
inquired when they landed amid the
crowded streets of the still busy port,
whether any Christians were to be
found there (Acts Is: )."-Plumptrc.
1--WE tarried there seven days." The
time spent at Tyre in unlading the
vessel, and probably taking in new
cargo. In verse we see something
more of this church. and find here a
deep sympathy with Paul and his work,
and expressions of it which must have
cheered the heart of the apostle. "Who
said to Paul through the Spirit that he
should not go up to Jerusalem:" There
were not only disciples at Tyre but
prophets. Here, as later at Caesarea,
they warned Paul of the danger of go
them, not that Paul should not go, but
that if he went he would go into bonds,
prison, sufferings. The prophets inferred
from this foreknowledge that Paul
should not go on. But Paul recognized
more clearly the voice of the Spirit.
and his duty to proceed in spite Of
warnings and remonstrances.
5. 1--WE kneeled down on the shore
and prayed" The 1--WE" implies that
others prayed besides Paul. But when
ever one of company leads in prayer
all should pray, and let many hearts
60 up to God with one voice.
III. A Visit to Caesarea.-Vs. 7-15.
First, the journey. Z. When we had
finished our course:" (the voyage):
This was the end of the sea voyage.
1--WE came to,Ptolemais," 30 miles south
of Tyre. "And saluted the brethren"
Here, also, as through all the line of
cities along the coast, we find church
already organized. The work was go
ing on in other places besides those
where Paul preached.
8. Game unto Caesarea:" They now
travelled by land. This route led them
around Mount Carmel along the coast
for 80 or 40 miles to Ceasarea. "Philip
one of the seven" deacons ap-
pointed at the same time with Stephen.
He is to be distinguished from Philip
the apostle. The evangelist.
9. "And the same man had four
daughters, virgins:" The word then, as
afterwards, probably indicated not
merely the bare fact that they were as
yet unmarried, but that they had devot~
ed themselves, if not by irrevocable
y
form of service 1t is improbable that
any "order of virgins" existed at this
early period. (Which did prophesy:"
In the time of Queen Elizabeth "prophe-
sying" meant preaching" and Jeremy
Taylor's famous work on the Liberty
of Prophesying' was written to uphold
the freedom of preaching
10. From Judaea certain prophet.
named Agabus:" Probably the same
famine (Acts HE'S, A. ID. 43 or A, il
or IS years before. Coming lately from
Jerusalem, he knew the feelings of the
Jews toward Paul.
ie. "Besought him not to go:" In
ferring that this was the intention of
the prophecy. This inference, here dis
tinctly stated, explains verse A.
IS. what mean ye to weep and to
break mine heart?' 1t was with no
stole hardness that he resisted their
entreaties. They were positively
crushing to him. He adhered TO his
purpose, but it was as with broken
heart. For ! am ready rot TO be bound
only, but also to die" PauFs heroic
flrmness under such circumstances in
directing his way toward Jerusalem
was not obstinaay, but an absolute sul.
render of himself 10 duty
il. I'VE ceased;" because Q) to 90 on
persuadi1g was a vain labor; (2) it only
added 10 Paul'e burden, i-slaad Of saw
ing him from il; 90 they began toreal,
iZr that Paul was Guided by The Spirit