The Montgomery tribune., 1909-09-10


from May to May 81 A. y. 81.
PLACE-At Tyre ana Ccsarea were
made the principal stops, till they arrived
at Jerusalem.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
A Delightful and Instructive Jour
ney with Paul and His Companions
]. Homeward Bound from Miletus
VS.. 1-3. In our last lesson we left
Paul and his companions at Miletus
where he had long conference with
the Ephesian elders. After a sad part
Ing paul's company embarked again.
on Sunday morning; May J., for they
must take the vessel when it was
ready to sail.
Coos (Gk. Cos), their first port,
was 40 miles south of Miletus. 1t is
a small island off the coast of Caria
In the southwest corner of Asia Minor
The next day they sailed so miles to
Rhodes (V. y, an island southeast
of Cos, off the southern coast of Caria.
Thence unto Patara," near the mouth
of the river Xanthus in Lycia. Here
they changed vessels, passed along
the shores of Cyprus, where Paul and
Barnabas preached the gospel in their
early days. And landed at Tyre"
the commercial emporium of Phenicia
on the northern borders of Palestine.
3. Paul's Experiences at Tyre
VS.. SO. Tyre was about $50 miles
from Patara, and could be reached in
three of four days. Tyre had been
zone of the greatest and most famous
cities of the ancient world" There
were many Jewish associations with
Tyre. Hiram, the king of Tyre, aided
Solomon in building the temple q
Kings 81, B. G. 1000.
4. And finding the disciples" The
apostles example may be well fol
lowed by those who go from place TO
place in these modern days. Instead
of waiting in silent obscurity till some
Christian finds them out let them
search for the disciples, and seek to
do Christian work, speak to Chris.
tians, take part in meetings, go to the
Sabbath school, and then many a COM
plant will be removed and many a
dark day among strangers will be
made light
"Tarried there seven days" while
the vessel was discharging and taking
in its cargo.
who said to Paul through the
Spirit, that he should not go up to
Jerusalem" There is no contradic-
ton between this statement, also re-
peatcd at Cesarea, and st. Paul's as.
sertion that he was going to Jerusa.
lem under divine guidance.
The Farewell After the seven days
the people bade Paul and his com.
panions a most affectionate farewell,
accompanying him to the ship. 1t is
interesting to note that even the chill
dren went with their parents to the
ship. 1t reveals new note in Paul's
character, that the great man, busy
with worldwide and centuries-lons
duties attracted the love of the chill.
dren.
3. Pauls Experiences at Cesarea.
VS.. 6-14. G. I'VE took ship" The
voyage now was nearly due south. The
first day from Tyre brought the travel.
ers 80 miles to Ptolemais (named
from Ptolemy), the ancient Accho the
modern Acre. Here they greeted the
Christians, and the next day they
sailed 80 or 40 miles to Cesarea
(named from Cesar), the Roman capi
tai OF Judea and the official residence
of its governors. Here were the head
quarters of Philip, the evangelist for
this region.
9. Philip one of the seven"
deacons appointed at the same time
with Stephen. He is to be distin
guished from Philip, the apostle.
8. Philip "had four unmarried
daughters which did prophe.
sy," not in the sense of predicting fu
ture events, but of speaking the truths
which God revealed to them.
10. eve tarried there many days"
The Greek means rather more days"
1. e., longer than they expected, or
several days" From Judea a Ger,
tain prophet, named Agabus." Com,
ing lately from Jerusalem, he knew
the feelings Of the Jews toward Paul.
II. "He took Pauls girdle," like
those used to bind the loose flowing
robes worn in eastern countries.
"Thus saith the Holy Ghost" Through
whom the revelations to the prophets
of old were given (Acts 18: 25). $50
shall the Jews bind" BY in.
stigating the Romans to do this act.
The Jews were the real source of the
persecution.
12. "Besought him not to 60" In
ferring that this was the intention of
the prophecy.
13. What mean ye to weep and to
break mine hearth" The intense sen.
sitiveness of st. Paul's nature shows
itself in every SYLLABLE 1t was with
no stole hardness that he resisted
their enlreaties. For am ready not
to be bound only, but also to die"
II. 1--WE ceased" because % to go
on persuading was a vain labor; (2)
1t only added to Paul's burden. In
stpod of saving him from II. (3l thew