The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-06
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THE LESION TENT
sActs iS.i-liD
!. After these things Paul departed froo
Athens and came 10 corinth'
2 Anc found a certain Jew named Aqua.
born in Pontus. lately come from ltaiys 1
with his wife Priscilla. because tnai
Ciaudius haze commanded ell Jews 10 ds-
part from Romel. ard come unto them
J. And because he was OF the same craft.
he ABODE with them anc wrought: Tor by
their occupation fhoy were teni-maken
4 And he reasoned In the synagogus
every Sabbath. ana persuaded the Jews
and the Greeks.
come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed
In the spirit and testified 70 the Jews that
Jesus was Christ
s. And when they opposed themselves.
and biasphsmsc; he shook ais r a. 1'no,
your own hsads: ! an clean: from hence
forth 1 viii go unto the Cenries.
Z And he depar;ed thence. anc entered
into a certain ma the ouse, named Justus.
one that wcrshiped God. whose house
joined hard to the synagogue
s. Anc crlspus. the chief ruler OF the syn
agogue. believed on the Lord with al his
house. and many OF the Corinthians hear
ing believed. anc wer baptized
. Then spake the Lord TO Paul In the
night by a vision. BE not afraid. but SPEAK
10 For am with thee. and no man shai
Get on thee 20 hurt thee. for ] have mnch
people in this city.
II. Anc he continued there year and
xix months. teaching the word OF Goa
GOLDEN TExT-Othev foundnfiss
ean NO man lay than ehaf 10 into.
which IL Jesus Christ.-z Cor. b II.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION
Making tents ...-...-.-........-Acis -e---f.
4 VS~A - Vas a..
Encouraged by a vision....-.-Acts lss-n-
Before the judgment seat......Acts s--@-u
TIME-A- d. s.
PLACE.-Corinth-
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Corinth was city that greatly con-
trasted with Athens. IL was not intel
lectual but sensual. and was noted for
its licentiousness and corruption To
live as at Corinth" was phrase that
mean. profigate indulgence Paul
had accomplished but little at Athens;
now we are TO see what he was able
10 do in a city less cultured and more
wicked.
"After these things" The events
Of last Sundays lesson. which should
be reviewed "Came TO Corinth- The
distance from Athens to Corinth by
water is about 40 miles. and the voyage
can be made with a fair wind in four
or FIVE hours. "Corinth.' says Prof.
Bosworih, twas . great commercial
city. midway between Rome and Ephe-
eus. Its life was characterized by .
combination Of commercial greed su-
perficial but conceifed culture. and
fragrant sensuality. which made IL BY
far the most difficult field which Paul
had yet entered" "Aquila
lately come from Italy:" It'll possible
that Aquila and his wife were believers
before Paul knew them The edict
that had banished The Jews, and with
them Aquila and Priscilla, was owing
TO certain disturbances said by one OF
the Roman historians TO have been
.due to the action of Chrestus." "a
common form Of Christus. Christ
whom the historian, in his ignorance
of Christianity, supposed TO be the
living leader of the "Chrestians- or
the same trade.- Both men were tent
makers. During most of Paurs mis-
sionary life he worked for his living.
He stoutly maintained that it would
have been perfectly right for him to
receive his living from those whom he
was spending his life. but he shrsnk
from being burden TO anyone. and
preferred TO earn his own way. The
ratbinic laws required every Jew to
teach his son some trade I'm the syn
acogue:- As usual Paul began his
work among the Jews
II IL H.
saw translates this. twas wholly alb
sorbed in preaching" "Jesus
the Christi Or -the Messiah" Think
|. Row CALLING an assertion that would
be 10 the Jews who had killed Jesus
! .Blasphemed:" Uttered bitter and
. abusive language. probably against
Jesus. denouncing Him as an impos-
!, tor. "He shook out his raiment:" The
act was symbolicai Of shaking on all
, responsibility for them. II was the
breaking of of all friendly relations
! and Paul's declaration Of war. The
house joined hard TO the syna-
gogue:" Hardly a conciliatory move
on Paul's part.
The opposition TO Paul and his work
was especially bitter here. partly be.
cause Of his success in winning such
! prominent men as Crispus. and he had
need enough of the encouragement
that God sent him.
This is one of the few occasions in
Paul's life when his implacable enc
mics. the Jews. were beaten at theiI
own game Gallio's contempt fol
the Jews and their religion
is evident. This incident mus
have encouraged Paul greatly. a
showing the proconsul's policy Of non
: interference. Sosthenes had been ap
! pointed to take Crispus' place as ruler
OF the synagogue, and was doubtless
spokesman for the Jews before Gallo
Encouraged by the action Of the pro
consul, the crowd. probably Of thu
E Greeks who were hanging around thu
: court room-all the Greeks hated tn
: Jews-pounced upon the angry Jew
: and thrasbed him soundly. in all prob