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Acts o: 32-t3.
Golden Teu--Thc prayer ~ faith
shall save him that II sick. and the
lard shall raise him an. lame. =:
Is.
a2 And II came TO pass. as Peter
went throughout all paris. he cane
down also 10 the saints that iweli ut
LYDIA. 80 And there no found a
certain man named Aencas. who had
kept his he'd eight years. fnr ne was
raisied. "a And Peter said unto him.
Aeneas. Jesus Christ healcth thee
arise and make thy bed Aud
straiehtway he arose. 81 And an that
dwelt at LYDIA and In Sharon saw
him. and they turned To the Lord
80 Now there was az Jnppa q CIR
tain disciple named Tahiihl. which
by Interpretation j. called norcas'
this woman was full ~ good works
and aims deeds which she did : Ana
II came to pass In those days. that
che fell sick. aud died. and when
they had washed her. they laid her
In an upper chamber. 3S And rs
LYDIA VIA night unto Jonpa. the nis-
ciples. hearing that Peter was IN re-
cent two men unto him. enirediing
him. Delay not 90 come on onto us.
10 And Peter arose and went With
them. And when he was come. they
brought him into the upper cham
her: and all the widows stood by
him weeping. and showing the coats
and garments which norcas made.
while she was with them. 40 but
Peter put them all forth. and kneel-
cd down. and PRAYER: and turning 20
the body. no said. Tahitha. arise
And she onened her eyes: and when
she saw Peter. she sat mp. ~ And
he gave her his hand. and raised her
up: and calling the saints and Nid.
0ws. nc presented her alive. - And
II became known throughout an
iopDa: and manv believed on the
Lord. ~ and Il came to pass. that
he abode many days In Joppa with
one simon tanner
INTRODUCTION
While tho lesson places Peter
prominently In the foreground. II is
we'll 10 connect the wonderful story
Of this passage with what precedes
After the return Of Peter and John 20
Jerusalem. the Interesting story 81 /
the conversion of the Ethiopian
through Philip Is narrated. HIS re-
turn brings him through the very
RECON In which Peter Is found In
this lesson. and leads 10 the supposi.
tion that he had won some converts
NJ LYDIA and Joppa. In the first
part of the ninth chapter We have
the great story OF tho conversion Of
Saul OF Tarsus and his activity In
Damascus following that event. The
two places mentioned in the lesson
are both OF interest. Joppa. which
figures IN the Old Testament history
In connection with the landing 81
material for the building 81 the tenn
pie and with the attempted flight OF
Jonah. was and remains the seaport
at Jerusalem. A railroad now runs
from Joppa 10 Jerusalem. passing
through LYDIA. now called Ludd.
Joppa IL about ,hirty-five miles 90
the northwest OF Jerusalem. and
LYDIA about twelve miles southeas,
a Joppa.
LESSON NOTES.
The Mirael. at ISdsia ttets %: 32.95
The general description given of
Peters work In verse 80 contains
several things Of interest. II looks as
though Peter was In the habit Of
making visit OF supervision and
instruction from jerusalem as his
headquarters. II seems 10 describe an
habitnal course OF action. and not a
casual one. Notice that "he came
down. that Is. from Jerusalem. al
though the direction was northwest.
The word saints" Il. OF course. used
In general az a designation OF Christ.
ians or believers. Paul uses IL in this
way. and II was common among the
early Christians. II means primar-
ily those who were set apart in their
conversion 10 the service Of God
They are diverted from the ordinary
worldly activities to the special SER
vice Of God.
At LYDIA Peter found" n man
who had for eight years been q help
less paraiytie aud confined 10 his
bed. Whether he was already n
Christian or not does not appear.
But II seems likely that he had. as
IN other cases. faith 10 be healed. "
in some way attracted TO the special
need OF this man. Peter looks upon
him. we may suppose. rs he did
rpon the lame cripple at the Beauii.
full Gate. Peter claims no meri; or
power OF his own. hut said TO him.
Jesus Christ heaieth thee" lie d.
reefs him. somewhat as Jesus had
done the lmpoteni man NJ the Pool
81 Bethesda. 10 stand up and arrange
his bed. This he did NJ once. as an
indication Of the completeness Of his
cure. The effect OF this miracle was
immediate and profound. The strik-
ing expression Is. IAN who lived at
LYDIA and Sharon saw II and turned
10 the Lord"
The Miracle at Joppa 90; 3G-i3).
Meantime there was a sad occur
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