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tActs -s.is--i. D. and s.)
IL And when We came 70 Rome. the
centurion delivered the prisoners 20 inc
captain OF the guard. but Paul was SUI
fsred To dwell By himself with a solder
that kept him
H. And IL came 10 pass. that after three
days Paul called the chief OF the Jews
together. and when they were come 70
gether, he said unto them; Men and
brethren, though have committed ho'n-
Ing against the people. or customs OF ooE
fathers. yet was l delivered prisoner ffon
Jerusalem into the hands OF the Romans
IL. Who. when they had examined me.
would have let me 40. because there Ma
no Cause OF death In me.
- But when the Jews spake against y.
! was constrained 10 appeal unto eassaI'
not that l had ought 70 accuse my ma
tion OF.
D. For this cause therefore have
called for you, to you. anu 70 speAA
with you. because that for the hope OF
lsrae, / am bound with this chain
q. And they said unto him: We neither
received letters out of Judaea concerning
thee, neither any OF the brethren that
came showed on spake any harm OF thee
- But we desire 10 hear OF thee WHAT
thou thinkest: for as concerning THIS sect.
We know that everywhere II i spoken
| against.
- And when they had appointed day.
1
10 whom he expounded and testified the
Kingdom OF God. persuading them con-
corning Jesus. both out of the law o.
| Moses, and out Of the prophets. from
morning Till evening
l a. And some believed the things which
| were spoken. and some believed not.
| % And Paul dweit two whole years IN
his own hired house. and received all that
came unto him.
1 81 Prvachins the Kingdom OF God. and
teaching those things which concern the
/ Lord Jesus Christ. with all confidence, NO
man forbiddlng him.
GOLDEN TENT am not ashamed
Of the gospel of Christ--Rom. 4 40.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION
Paul on the Island. .........--...Acts S:l-lo-
The journey 10 Rome. ..-..Acts 2s:il-ls-
Conference with the Jews.-....Acts -sls-22-
| Pauls testimony ..-..-.....--..Acts > .-S--s.
Pauls stay in Rome. .......-.Acts = sv-S4-
TlME.-A ID. 1l-s3.
PLAcE--Melita and Rome.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Gods promise to Paul that he
should witness for Him in Rome wa s
kept. As our lesson shows. the apos-
tie considered that he was there to
witness for Christ more than he was
10 defend himself Though a pris-
oner, he preached the Gospel effect.
ively He did not ALLOW his bonds T.
hinder him, but made even them helr
him phil. 1:l2. 49,. He illustrated
the truth Of the proverb: Where
there is will there is a way"
The enforced stay of three months
on the island Of Melita gave Paul q
Canoe which he could never have
had otherwise to preach the Gospel
and his life Of humble service fol
others must have preached quite al
much as his words. The word bar
barians rIeant simply people who die
, not speak Greek.
The first stop was at Syracuse. tn
capital Of Sicily. After leavin,
, Rhegium the course lay between tn
, famous headland Scylia and tn
l whirlpool Charybdis. Puteoli was tn
principal port of southern Italy an
, situated on the north side of the ba
/ Of Naples. As Paul entered TIN
/, harbor the volcano vesuvius was i
plain sight. and also the beautiful
, city Of Pompeii. The cordial treat
. ment of the travelling Christians b.
: the brethren AT Puteoli. whom the
had never seen. shows us that Chris
= tianity had now become grea
brotherhood II could no longer b
q called Jewish sect but was
"world-conquering religion" tn
|. fact that the Roman Christians cam
. the 10 or more miles TO the marke
? Of Appius TO meet Paul. touched hfr
greatly. Though he had kept mp TN
i courage of the others. his own hear
was troubled. and he longed for hr
Z man love and sympathy. He kne'
o that he was approaching n life-an6
e death crisis. and what he had hear
. from the soldiers of Roman prisons
o trials and executions was not rea,
o surfing.
paul was suffered to abide b
p himself" In his own hired hous
e ". 30). with only the single soldiei
to whom he was bound by a pair 3
: handouts. one being fastened 20 hi
. wrist and one 10 the wrist OF tn
. soldier. called together tn
d chief Of the Jews" To explain tn
y situation to them. Paul shrank froI
being considered untrue To his rs
, ton and their religion. and tried Z
show them that he was not. wv
desire to hears" paul Is rsbb
evidently enjoying the favor OF IN
Roman authorities. 50 that the Jew
!. ish leaders are ready 10 hear froI
" him what they had not cared 70 hea
!. from any Of the despised Roma
Christians -Bosworth.
The last picture Of Paul given a
:. in the Book Of Acts Is Of the ma
!. at work in his prison as earnestl
4 rs ever before. teaching all thos
q about him Of Jesus. and by his lie
z tiers Strengthening those who wei
= far away. The letters to the Eph
slams, Philippians. Colossians an
!, Philemon were written from TIL
Roman prison. II is generally b
lieved that Paul was released. spcr
r several years in active missionaI
- work. was again imprisoned. ar
= finally beheaded al Rome. but ri
l. history stops just here. and the fac
Of the rest Of his life are very N
d certain.
r PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
II The faithful disciple will testify 4
Christ. no matter what his circur
ID stances may be.