Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-06-11
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lesson Comments For
June IA.
Subject: PauI at Rome, Acts xviii, 1914
80. I-GoIden Text, Rom. l., i6-Mem'
mory Verses, 70, A-Study Verses,
l6.3I-Comn,entary on the
Days Lesson.


mory Verses, 70, A-Study Verses,
l6-3I-Commentary on the
Days Lesson.
Paul enters Rome ", lG). 49, Game to
Rome" Rome is reached at last and the
long Journey is at an end. At this time the
city of Rome was at the height of its
glory. 1t held sway over nearly the entire
known world. Within a circuit OF httle
more than twelve miles more than 2,oOoOoo
Of inhabitants were crowded, OF whom
Nero, the emperor to whom Paul had APP
pealcd, was too much engaged in his de-
baucheries and pleasures to care much Tor
such man as Paul or such accusations as
were made against him by the jews. "ly
himself" This lcnity was probably due to
the commentator of the centurion Julius.
"With a soldier" The custom was to
guard To this chain the apostle frequent
ly makes allusion in the epistlcs to the
Ephcsians, Philippians and CoossLans and
in his friendly note to Philemon, all OF
which were written during this imprlson.
menr. See Eph. 81; 4: l. Phil. |: 49, is;
Col. 4: 49, Philem. !: 0, 10.
The I first interview with the Jews ;r, Tvs:
days after Paul's arrival at Rome he in.
vited those who presided over the Jewish
community to visit him. His first steps on
passing beyond the narrow circle OF those
already converts were directed. in accord.
ance with his established principle, toward
Israel. And as his circumstances did not
allow him to seek the Jews, as he had don"
tatives of'thc Jewish congregation to come
to mis- lodging. Men and brethren This
address to the assembled Jews is of per.
sonal nature, and is intended to counteract
cer,ain prcjudircs which the Roman Jews
might entertain. "Dclycrcd prisoner In
as mild terms as possible he recounts h4
uncallcd for accusation by the jews IN Ic.
rusalcm, who delivered him into the hanGs
Of the Romans
IL, 10. Let me GO lie narratcs briefly
the events given in chapters q to %. The
Roman officials repeatedly failed to find
cause of oftense in him. TO appeal
Paul declared that his appeal to the en-
pcror had become indlspcnSaby necessary,
because the Jews opposed his acquittal to
which the Roman authorities Judged hlm
to be entitled lie states that it had not
been his intcntion to bring any accusation
against his people before the emperor.
90 "lIopc of Israel The hope OF
Israel is the general expectation of the
Messiah. in Jesus Paul believed that the
expected Saviour had appeared. and for
preaching this he bad been attacked and
made prisoner. He held the same faith
rs all the jews, only going in thrs matter
further than they, IN that he bclcvcd the
ancient plomise was now fulfilled. We can
see from the reply of he Jews that he I'M.
derstood thcir position exactly. This
chain" Roman chains. like our handouts,
usually indicated crime, but Pauls chains
stand for patriotism and the loiticst r",iG.
ious conception.
Il. Neither received letters Why
the Jews in Judca had net forwarded the
accusation against Paul to their brethren
in Rome, that they might continue the
prosecution before the emperor, j. "ot
known. 1t is proJlhlc that they regarded
their cause as hopeless, and chose to abIn'
don the prosecution. Paul had been ar.
quilted succcssivcly by Ly>ias, Felix, Fcf
tu- and Agrlppa.
% Desire to hear OF thee They i'm.
piled that they had heard of him hy their
request to know what he thought Of ,his
new sect. That they spoke 50 'cautlonsIr,
and subsequently made no demonstration
Of hostility against Paul is readily account.
ed for. The apostle was held ia special
favor by the chief officer of Ncro's hou,c.
hold. and the Jews OF the synagogue were
themselves subject to persecution % that
they were powerics' to prosecute tac dlSci'
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