The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-10-14
Paul a Prisoner
Before Felix

verses 2b 2b.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"HereIn do exercise
myself. to have always conscience void
of offense toward God, and toward men"
Acts A:16.
Thanksgiving Of A. d. 81 OF 5s, and the
two succeeding years.
PLACE.-Cesarea on the Mediterranean,
the Roman capital Of Judea.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
Closing Scenes in Saint Paul's Life.
1. 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, aud 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, so to
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 ships 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.
IL. The Journey by Land, and the
Reception by the Roman Christians
VS.. 1922 First. From Puteoli they
marched 33 miles before they reached
the famous Appian Way, the great
military road from Rome to southern
Italy.
Fifty-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 welcomed
him to the city.
Second. Three Taverns. ". 15)
And The three taverns," thirteen
miles beyond Appi Forum, on the Ap.
plan Way, and 30 miles from Rome.
Here a 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 ". 16) he was suffered (permit
ted) to dwell by himself" "in his owr
hired house" with a soldier that kept
him"
III. Paul's Life and Work at Rome
VS.. 1881. First Paurs Worl
Through the Soldiers. The soldiers
which guarded Paul were from tho
imperial guard" the flower of the
Roman army.
Second. His Work Among the
Jews. BY mutual arrangement on al
appointed day the Jews came to hi
lodging, and Paul expounded the gos
pei of the kingdom, ". 23) "persuad
ing them concerning Jesus" out of tn,
Scriptures acknowledged by all al
true.
rs. Hearing ye shall hear ant
shall not understand" They shoult
hear the words with the outward or
gans of hearing, but they would no
understand the real meaning and pow
er of the words And seeing ye shal
see, and not perceive"
27. Their eyes have they closed.
They themselves refused to hear an,
see, because they were unwilling [,
make the change in their lives whicl
would be required And should b.
converted" Should turn round, an,
go back again." as God was anxiou
they should. "And | should hea
them" of their sin and dullness an,
disobedience. They did not wish b
be healed.
Third. His Work Among the Gen
tiles. 30. For two whole years,
Paul received all who came to "hi
own hired house"
81. Preaching the kingdom of God,
its truths revealed, It's motives, It
righteousness, its usefulness, its hopes
its immortal life, all of which com
through the Lord Jesus Christ tn
everlasting Saviour, the Son of Co
and the Son of Man
Fourth. Work; Epistles to tn
Churches. Four epistles, those /
Philemon, Ephesians, Colossians, an
the Philippians were probably writ
ten during this captivity: Titus and
Timothy after his release and 2 Tin
othy during his second Imprisonment
not long before his martyrdom.
After several years of effective ls
Dor, Paul was again apprehended, an
brought second time as a prisone
to Rome. Tradition places his imprii
onment In the dungeon of the Manner
tine prison. This was the Bastil
of the old world" Here Jugurtha, tn
African king who warred agains
Rome, starved to death (B. G. 1O4).