Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1916-03-16
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SUNlMSQlOOL
LESSON
(By r. O. SELLERS. Acting Director Of
Sunday School Course OF the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago.)
LESSON FOR MARCH 10
PHILIP AND THE ETHIOPIAN.

LESSON TExT-Acts s:26. No.
GOLDEN Observation-Disclosures thou
what thou readest?-Acts $50.
Beginning 1t verse four, chapter
eight, we enter upon the second great
division of the Book of the Acts. 1t
marks the beginning Of preaching out.
side of Jerusalem and also the employ.
ment OF lay-preachers. The persecu.
tion Of the Jerusalem church was
chiefly led BY Paul ". 81 and result
ed in q wider dissemination Of the
good news " ~. Philip the deacon
went to Samaria where multitudes
heard and saw wv. s. 81 and whereas
remarkable work OF grace attended
his dealing with Simon Magnus, who
thought he could buy the gift of the
Holy Spirit bestowed by the apostles
". 9-24). The apostles returned to
Jerusalem ". 25) leaving Philip to
continue his great revival in Samaria.
l. Divine Preparation. w. 26, q a.
The marvellous way God leads US;
ways we do not comprehend, to &C.
complish his great designs IL nowhere
better illustrated than here. Philips
work would seem to demand his undi-
vided and personal supervision. but
he exhibits his superior wisdom by at
once obeying this new command
Heb. 11:8). The Samaritan road
Joined the great Jerusalem highway
to Egypt in the midst OF uncultivated
pasture land. Philip carried sealed
orders" and % he came to GAIA he
met this man from the region south
Of Egypt, who was probably . Jewish
proselyte. having adopted their re-
ligion, and was returning from wor.
Shipping 1t Jerusalem.
II. Dlilesnt Study. '. 27-29. Philip
overheard this high ofncial % he was
reading aloud from the prophecy BY
Isaiah. probably from the Greek
translation. The Spirit directed Phil.
ip to join himself to this evidently
honest inquirer. not because of his
wealth and position but because he
was q seeker after truth (John 7:17,
Ps. 25:9. This statesman gives 10 .
most simple and practical illustration
". 28 r. W. of how to study the Bible
and to improve the time occupied in
travelling. Both Luke. who wrote the
Book Of Acts. and Philip. the evangel.
lst. seem to accept all Of Isaiah with.
out reservation. This method Of read.
ing study IL the one that will surely
secure for US revelations from God.
III. Direct instruction. '. 30-35. We
do not advocate indiscriminate assault
upon every passing stranger in 0ul
desire to do personal work. PhiliT
took each step as directed by the Holy
Spirit. II we are attuned to the Spir
it's small voice" we will surely heal
his "Go near" which will send US t.
those whom we may win for Christ
It IL true that this passage from the
prophet Isaiah 10 somewhat obscure
and. apart from Jesus Of Nazareth, ir
reconcilable. I'm his humiliation hi
judgment (justice) was taken away
. fair trial not given: his genera
tion who shall declare" (Am. R. w.
1. e.. his contemporaries who among
them considered that he was cut of
out of the land Of the living (Nev
Cent. Bible). Prof. @. A. Smith hal
declared that none but prejudicet
Jews have ever denied that this grea
prophecy. known as the fifty-third o
Isaiah, was fulfilled in Jesus of Naza
reth, and achieved all Of its details II
him alone" Philips question was ,
pertinent one: good for this presen
time. and the eunuch's reply wa
much moro frank than many pro
fessed Christians of today would b.
willing to admit. We have one VIII
II ready 70 guide even % God me
this rulers need (John 1926; 1913
/ Jno. 2:37). The importance Of IN
derstanding 10 great (Matt. 1918
| 1880. 34:16). The two portraits her
presented OF the Messiah are seeming
| u irreconcilable and are still . grea
puxsle to the Jews. Prince o
Peace. despised and rejected: Suffer
ing Savior. King eternal: there ar
many such seeming paradoxes.
~. oeelared Faith. '. 36-40. tn
ounuch had doubtless seen the rita o
baptism In Jerusalem and at the Ara
opportunity he desired 70 make pub
| lie III new found faith. Baptism 1
confsosion and . symbol from. s:1
- ana immediatsly after the eunuch'
declaration q fAith (v. ~ Philip Z
onoo aAminlstersA the rte. ate
whieh. ~ WORK being doa6. phflip !
wAiskod oway while the 0unuc4 3oul
ne0aA = 'sTatolcing."
These tWo men were total 0rangort
~ TIL wayalds coavsrsatioa gain
e. W1o nnst hAxo heeal196 fAf u
0oopel O - Witnessed along HI TN
~ a1A = ~ home lAnA.
pAlllp nA1e onaoaFoe ~ Ae0o -
tventy yeafs ln1sr - Hanl = II
city (AeeD 11:o).
pA111p Woe1co1 Wl1ADue ~ UAohll
eey g . ~esUnAlss1 nese0anf" q
svt1enfly wlfhoue ~ emphAGle upo
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