The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-14
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Senior Berean Lesson for Sun
day, April 10, 1909.

GOLDEN TEXT-He fell 70 the earth.
and heard a voice saying unto him,
saul, saul. why persecutest thou
me Acts 3. 1.
l. And Saul. yet breathing out
IN, ateuinss and slaughter against the
isCiples OF the Lord. went unto the
ign priest,
= And desired OF him letters 10 Da-
nascus 10 The synagogues, that II he
Ound any OF this way whether they
we're men or women he might bring
hem bound unto Jerusalem.
g. And as he journeyed, he came
lear Damascus: and suddenly there
| hinei round about HIM light from
Icaven.
4. And he fell 10 the earth. and
leard voice saying unto him. Saul,
saul. why lersecutest thou me-
3. And be said. Who art thou.
ord? And The Lord said, am Jesus
Nhom thou persccu,, 81 il is hard Tor
| hee 70 kick against the bricks.
6. And he trembling and astonish-
d said, Lord. what wilt thou have me
do? And the Lord said unto him.
Arise. and go into the city. and il shall
Dc told thee what thou must do.
Z. And tie men which journeyed
With him stood speeches.. hearing a
voice. bat seeing no man.
5. And Saul arose from the earth;
and when his eyes We're opened. he
saw no man but they led him By the
land. and brought him into Damascus.
9. And he was three days without
sight, and neither did eat nor drink
10. And there was a certain dis
,lple at Damascus, named Ananias,
and to him said the Lord in a vision.
Ananias And be said. Behold. | am
acre. Lord
II. And the Lord said unto him,
Arise. and go into the street which is
allied Straight and inquire in the
house of Judas for one called Saul. OF
rarsus for. behold. he prayeth,
u. And hath seen in a vision a
nan named Ananias coming in, and
putting his hand on him., that he
night receive his sight.
l3 Then Ananias answered. Lord.
have heard by many OF this man,
low much evil he hath done 10 thy
saints at Jerusalem
a. And here he hath authority
rom the chief priests TO bind all that
,all on thy name.
Is Rn, the Lord said unto him.
10 thy way: for he is a chosen vessel
INTO me. TO bear my name before the
ientiles. and kings, and the children
If Israel.
lG For l will shew him how great
Kings he must suffer for my names
sake.
Il. And Ananias went his way. and
entered into the house. and putting
lis hands on him said, Brother saul.
he Lord. even Jesus, that appeared
INTO thee in the way as thou earnest,
lath sent me. that thou highest re
,eive thy sight. and be filled with the
holy Ghost
IS And Immediately there fell
rom his eyes as il had been scales.
md he received sight forthwith, and
arose. and was baptized
49, And when he had received
neat. he was strengthened.
THE LESSON EXPLAINED.
Verses /, 2. Sauls Errand
And should be But" Saul. when
xe met him last (Acts 5. l-3), was In
Jerusalem making havoc OF the
church. entering into every house, and
Ealing men and women" TO prison.
Yet indicates the passing Of time.
Dut should be omitted Threatenings
md slaughter-S lived. moved and
lad his being" in an atmosphere OF
)loodshed and threat compare p. ~.
rhe record OF only one death. that Of
stephen. has come 10 US. but the use
lere Of the phrase disciples, and
PauTs plurals they" and them In
Acts 90 TO- imply that the persecution
lad other victims The high priest
would most likely be the authority
through whom the powers which the
Great Sanhedrin claimed TO exercise
religious matters over Jews in Tor
eign cities would be put in motion.
The high priest at this time was
probably Theophilus. brother and
successor OF Jonathan. who in turn
lad succeeded Caiaphas. who had pre-
sided at the trial of our Lord. Both
Jonathan and Theophilus We're sons OF
Annas (Ananus) and brothers-n-laW
)f Caiaphas The letters Saul desired.
Or asked for. were probably In the
name OF the Sanhedrn GIG. l2), which.
as we have seen, assumed "a certain
moral authority" over foreign as well
IS Palestinian Jewish communities.
Damascus. as we learn from Cor. il
}2. was now governed by an eth
larch." representing the Arabian king.
Aretas Though il was regarded as
foreign city" (26 ID IL was much
under the influence Of the Jews. Jo-
sephus tells us that the wives OF al
most all its Gentle citizens were jew
sh in religion. The synagogues were
probably here. as elsewhere, divided
among the different classes and ma
.ionalities Instead Of any Of this
way we should read any that were OF
he Way"-the earliest descriptive
spithet given to Christians Recall
also that the Lord had said John IA.
81. II am the way" From the phrasa
If he found any it is evident that no
distinct synagogue Of Christians had
vet been formed. The mention OF
women among those prescribed shows
he implacability OF this onslaught.
THE LESSON APPLIED.
Such a passage as this needs little
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