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THE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MAY IS.
Subject: Paul Mt Antioch In Pisidia' Ac.s
kill, 43-62-Golden Tcxt, Acts xiii.' 30
.Memory Verses. 20, A7-ComInen'A1'
on tho Days Lesson.


KILL, 43-62-Golden Tc1t, Acts 1'h.' 90
-Memory Verses, 20, A7-Cominen'A''
on the Days Lesson.
Outline of Pauls sermon. ]. Past his
tory-God preparing for the Messiah. Ns.
l7.22. ID Israel chosen and delivered from
Egypt. V. II. t2) Forty years IN the WI;
derncss. V. Is. l9 The promised ia91
given. V. 10. 10 Israel under Judges; v.
20. (5) Under kings. V. 81 70 ihe King
dom under David from whom the Messia9
was to spring. Y: q; II. The MESSIAH a.
v. "a (2) Heralded by John according az
their Scriptures lisa. 40: 3, 4; Nal. 8: u
had foretoid. VS.. "a, 25. (3) His rejec'
ton and death q fulilment OF prophecy.
vs.. 27.29. az He was raised from the
dead. This is proved by many witnesses
". 3l), and by the fulilment OF the Scrip
tures. VS.. 3237. Ill. The closing appeal:
m Through faith in Christ forgiveness OF
aims is preached. vs.. 80, 80. (2) A warn
inp IL Riven. vs.. 10, Al.
Is. Twas broken up" When the peo-
ple were dismissed. This does not mean
that it was broken up by violence or dis
order. Many Of the Jews" Probably a q
majority rejected the sermon, but stiii
many received the message favoraoy;
"Proselytes." Gentiles who had embraced
the Jewish religion. Followed" Walked
with them as they. were leaving the syns'
cogue. Persuaded" Urged, entreated.
TO continue" etc. A good impression
had been made, they were earnest seekers
after truth, and it was important tnat
they should continue to believe and obey
it and be saved by it..
A. The next Sabbath" The evangel.
lists attended the synagogue Oh the Sab.
bath day" because that was the day on
which the Jews worshiped. The day Paul
and Barnabas observed as the sabbath was
the day on which Christ rose from the
dead, called the Lords day. This day has
been observed by the church as the Chris
tian sabbath ever since the resurrection
morning. Almost the whole city" The
interest must have been intense. The peo-
pie were stirred. excited, curious.
IS. "Jews-filled with envy" With
Jealousy" indignation, wrath. ]. To
them it seemed an attack upon the very
foundation OF their religion. They felt
that if their interpretations gave way, re.
ligion itself would fall. 2. 1t destroyed
their hopes as to the future OF their nation:
3. Their own influence and power would
be thrown into the background: T.: 1t
would degrade them, as they believed; to
nave the Uentues ueciaIeu % SIoeas' ~"
tradicting." Opposed the doctrine that
be humble, lowly, despised and put to
death. "Blaspheming. Either revilins
Jesus % an imposter and q malefactor, or
declaring Him to have been in league with
Satan. There ID nothing more awful than
Jewish fury and e1ecration OF the name Of
Jesus Of Nazareth when thoroughly reused.
4e. "Spake out boldly" (R. w They
did not permit their own passions to be-
come inflamed, neither did they revile their
assailants. but they very plainly told them
that they would turn TO the Gentiles. They
told the Jews that by their own actions
they had pronounced their own sentence,
and had condemned themselves as un~or:
thy Of everlasting life. WAS necessary"
It was SO designed and commanded. The
apostles always offered salvation to the
Jews first. Thrust It from you" TX: W
They rejected and spurned the offer OF sal;
vation. Judge yourselves unworthy.
This does not mean that they connderea
themselves unworthy, but they condemned
themselves by their actions. "Everiastina
life." Eternal life is not solely future,
but q present possession, commenced ID
come. "The Gentiles." The heather. We
shall offer the gospel to them because they
will accept It.
ii. "fhe Lord commanded" The COM
mand which the apostle quotes Is from
Isaiah 60: 6, which shows that from the
prophetic times the reception OF the Gen.
tiles was made manifest in the counsels oi
God. u have set" The prophet an.
nounces that the Messiah whom God prom
ised to send would be the Savior Of the
Gentiles as well as the Jews; that al ma
| tions would be called to share in the bless,
| ings OF His kingdom. The passage 10 quoted
| to show that in turning now to the heathen
they were merely carrying out the plan Q,
| God as revealed in the Old Testament
For salvation" Deliverance from ths
penalty, pollution and power OF nn, espe
cially as completely, realized In future
name Jesus" announces the design OF hi
missicn; He came to save His people from
| their sins.
As. "Gentiles-were glad" The doctrine
OF the Jews had been that salvation was
confined to themselves. The Gentiles now
reioiced that from the Jews themselves
they heard different doctrine which was
proved from the pages Of Hebrew prophecy
that this gospel was promised to them oi
| old. "GIori6ed." etc. Honored it as q
message from God. The expression con:
veys the idea OF praise on account OF 1t, and
/ OF reverence for the message. AS were
ordained" etc. Should be rendered. dis
posed to eternal life." As many as were
so inclined committed themselves by faith
| TO Christ. There ia not the least plausabil'
| ity in the notion that Luke in this simple
history is referring to any eternal decree
predestinating these men to eternal lie.
40. IAN the region This rapid exten'
SION of the gospel we must attribute IN
some measure to the zeal OF the recent con-
verts. Paul and Barnabas also may have
visited personally some OF the nearest
30. The devout woman" (R. W Prob
ably Gentle women who had become Jew.
| ish proselytes, and could be easily in.
Auenced against the new religion. "Oi
honorable estate" (R. W This evidently
refers to their rank. as being the wives OF
the "chief men" OF the city. The Jews
urged the women to use their influence
with their husbands against the mission.
aries. "Chief men," The magistrates;
those in authority. "Out Of their coasts. y
| Out OF their province.
81. Shook off," etc. Following the di.
rection OF Christ in Matt. 10: II. BY this
| they in effect said, Ye are worse than tho
| heathen, even your very land is accursed,
and we shake of its dust as a testimony
that we offered you salvation and you re.
iected it and persecuted US. Jews travel.
| ing in hcathen countries wiped their feet
| when they came to the borders OF their
own land. lest the unhallowed ground
should deile the sacred soil OF Israel.
| "Iconium" 4 city about sixty miles south
east of Antioch in Lycaonia.
g. Filled with JOY" Even in the midst
of persecution they reioiced and were e1'
ceedng glad.
u.t..r'. Can't Policy Criticised.