The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-07
The SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Senior 6erean Lesson for SUM-
day, May 9, 1909.
PAUL'S MISSIONARY JOURNEY
ANTIOCH IN PISIDIA.
Acts 49, 1882


10 Pcrsa in Pamphylia. and John de-
parting from them returned TO Je-
rusalem
a. But when they departed from
fefsa. they came 10 Antioch in Pr
sldla. and went into the synagogue on
the Sabbath day. and sat down.
10 And after the reading OF the
law and The prophets the rulers
The synagogue sent unto them. say
ing, We men and brethren, if We have
any word Of eXhortatioL for the peo-
pie, say on
10. Then Paul stood up and beck
oning with his hand said, Men OF Is
rael and ye that fear God. give au-
dieuce.
-. BE il known unto you there
fore men and brethren. that through
this man is preached unto you the for
giveness Of sins
81 And by him all that believe are
justified from all things. from which
ye could not be justified by the law
Of Moses.
40. Beware. therefore. lest that
come upon you. which is spoken of in
the prophets.
A. Behold. We despisers. and won
der and perish: for / work a work in
your days, a work which We shall in
no wise believe. though a man declare
il unto you.
AZ. And when the Jews were gone
out OF the synagogue. the Gentiles
besought that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
43. Now when the congregation
was broken up. many OF the Jews and
religious proselytes followed Paul and
Barnabas; who. speaking to them,
persuaded them 10 continue in the
grace Of God.
-, But when the Jews saw the
multitudes. they were filled with
envy, and spake against those things
which were spoken by Paul, contra.
dieting and disappearing
4G. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed
bold. and said. 1t was necessary that
the word OF God should first have been
spoken 10 you. and judge yourselves
unworthy OF everlasting life. 10. we
turn 10 the Genties
AZ. For so hath the Lord command
ed us saying. | have set thee to be
light of the Gentiles. that thou
shouldest be for salvation unto the
ends of the earth.
As And when the Gentiles heard |
this they We're glad. and glorihed the |
word Of the Lord; and as many as
were ordained 10 eternal life believed !
40 And the word of the Lord was |
published throughout all the region. |
The Lesson Explained.
Verses 13. "a. From Paphos to An
tioch in Pisidia.
Paul and his company-Oiterally |
those around Paul. loosed "set |
sail'l from Paphos-Henceforth Paul |
appears as the leader OF the mission |
AIRY band. The town of Paphos was,
as We have seen. the capital OF Cy- !
prus, and stood on the western end Of /
the island. Came to Perga in Pam
phylia-Pamphylia was Roman prov
ince on the southern side of Asia
Minor between Cilicia and Lycia, close
TO the sea; Perga was its capital
the apostles did not now
stop TO preach in Perga they did so
on their return visit John. depart
Ing from them. returned 10 Jerusalem
We are not told why. but Paul did
not approve OF John Marks return
(Acts 10 $50, nevertheless in Col
I. 10 Paul speaks of him with affec-
ton. They came TO Antioch in ri.
sidia-the province of Pisida lay
north of the province of Pamphylia
This Antioch had been built by the
same man. Seleucus. who built the
greater Antioch in Syria. from which
he missionaries had started The
Journey thither led Paul through a
'ery rough mountainous district. and
{ is TO this time that Dean Howson
'efers the "perils of robbers" which
made such a deep impression on the
lpostle's mind IL Cor. IL. 26).
Verses 1888: The Sermon in the
Synagogue.
Paul always regarded the law of
Hoses as a "school-master 10 bring
men TO Christ" The Sabbath day
iere means. OF course. the Jewish
sabbath. our Saturday. In the syna
ogue service regular lessons were
cad from the Hebrew Scriptures. and
translated into the language of the
eople. From the opening sentences
I Pauls discourse il is evident that
he lessons for the day were from
)eut- l and lisa. !. which were ap
ointed for the forty-fourth Sabbath
the Jewish year. and from this we
erhaps may infer that the events
ere recorded occurred in July or Au-
ust. II We have any word of exhorta-
on for the people. say on-the word
Dr. "exhortation" is elsewhere trans
tied consolation" 10 the Israelites
ne word of exhortation concernini
ne law was word Of consolation III
leir troubles. Compare Heb 49, %
eckoning with his Compare
cts II. Il. What followed is The
INCEST report given us of any Of IN,
Deeches of Paul. His hearers are
ddressed as men OF Israel and yo
lat fear God. that is. Jews. Prose
ties. and devout Gentiles. :
Paul's historic argument bears
oteworthy resemblance to those OF
eter (Acts .. 1887 and Stephen a
Acts I. 2-53). and the three addresses =
ken together would OF themselves II
We us a fairly good understanding a
the apostolic conception OF the =
essiah TO what we call the cold Ties 4
ment dispensation." Gods choice OF /
e Israelites to be a peculiar people n
S merciful dealings with them down | !,
the time when David and his fam j
! were selected. the Davidic descent u
Jesus. and his acceptance by John
a Ilanffgf aa tho M,uafnb. the