The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-15
Paul a Prisoner
Before Felix
Sunday School Lesson for Oct. II, 1909
Specially Arranged for This Paper

myself, to have always a conscience void
OF offense toward God, and toward men"
Acts A:16.
TIME.-Spring OF A. d. 81 or IS, and the
two succeeding years.
PLACE.-Cesarea on the Mediterranean,
the Roman capital of Judea.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
Closing Scenes in Saint Pauls Life.
The Journey Toward Rome by
SEA from Malta.-Vs. lila. In our
last lesson we saw Paul and his com.
panions ministering to the sick in
Malta, and receiving many honors
from the grateful inhabitants. They
had lost everything in the wreck, and
were in need of many things.
Early in the spring they embarked
in another ship from Egypt named
the Dioscuri or The Twin Brothers or
Caster and Pollux who were the twin
brothers.
The First Landing was made at Sy.
racuse, the capital of Sicily, 80 70
100 miles sail from Malta. Here
they remained three days. From Sy.
racuse they made a wide circuit,
which required frequent tacking or
alteration of the shir's course on ac.
count of head winds, and "by good
seamanship were able to work UP to
Rhegium.
The Third Landing was at Puteoli,
the seaport of Rome, though $50 miles
away.
Here they remained seven days.
II. The Journey by Land and the
Reception by the Roman Christians
VS.. 1922. First. From Puteol they
marched 33 miles before they reached
the famous Appian Way, the great
military road from Rome to southern
Italy.
Ffty-seven miles farther along this
road they came to Appii Forum, i.e.,
the Market of Appius.
Here the first delegation Of Roman
Christians met Paul and welcoraed
him to the city
Second. Three Taverns. (v. 15)
"And The three taverns," thirteen
miles beyond Appi Forum, on the Ap.
plan Way, and 80 miles from Rome.
Here second delegation met Paul
and his companions.
Whom when Paul saw, he thanked
God, and took courage" The words
imply that Paul had been depressed
In spirit.
Paul Encouraged. When Paul was
met and greeted by the Christians of
Rome, his heart was lifted out of its
depression.
Reception at Rome. Paul was de-
livered to the authorities at Rome,
but (v. ICY he was suffered (permit
ted) to dwell by himself "in his own
hired house" with soldier that kept
him."
III. Paul's Life and Work at Rome.
VS.. 1881. First. Paul's Work
Through the Soldiers. The soldiers
which guarded Paul were from the
imperial guard" the flower of the
Roman army.
Second. His Work Among the
Jews. BY mutual arrangement on an
appointed day the Jews came to his
lodging. and Paul expounded the gos.
pei of the kingdom, ". 23) "persuad.
Ing them concerning Jesus" out of the
Scriptures acknowledged by all as
true.
26. Hearing ye shall hear, and
shall not understand" They should
hear the words with the outward or.
gans of hearing, but they would not
understand the real meaning and pow
er of the words. "And seeing ye shall
see, and not perceive"
81. Their eyes have they closed"
They themselves refused to hear and
see, because they were unwilling to
make the change in their lives which
would be required "And should be
converted" Should turn round, and
go back again." as God was anxious
they should. "And l should heal
them" of their sin and dullness and
disobedience. They did not wish to
be healed.
Third His Work Among the Gen.
tiles. 80. For two whole years" f"
Paul received all who came to "his
own hired house."
81. preaching the kingdom of God, -
its truths revealed, it's motives, its
righteousness, its usefulness, its hopes,
it's immortal life, all of which come
through the Lord Jesus Christ the
everlasting Saviour, the Son of God
and the Son of Man.
Fourth. Work: Epistles to the
Churches Four epistles, those to
Philemon, Ephesians, Colossians, and
the Philippians were probably writ.
ten during this captivity: Titus and 1
Timothy after his release, and Tim
othy during his second Imprisonment,
not long before his martyrdom.
After several years of effective la.
Dor. Paul was again apprehended, and
brought a second time as a prisoner
to Rome. Tradition places his impris
onment in the dungeon Of the Manner
tine prison. "This was the Bastile
of the old world" Here Jugurtha, the
African king who warred against
Rome, starved to death (B. G. 1O4).
The Acts were probably completed