THE VOYAGE CONTINUED 1. _“And when it came to pass that we embarked, having been farewelled by them.”_ Cos is an island near the coast, celebrated in Grecian history for the temple of Aesculapius, the founder of the medical art. Rhodes is a beautiful island, celebrated for the brazen statue of a ma... [ Continue Reading ]
Sailing on, they passed the great island of Cyprus, the home of Barnabas on the left, arriving in Syria and landing at Tyre, where they spend seven days with his disciples, who, under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, warn Paul not to go up to Jerusalem, like all others in vain, as the Spirit was l... [ Continue Reading ]
_“....Going out we departed, all accompanying us, along with the women and children, even without the city, and, putting down our knees on the sand, praying, we bade each other adieu.”_ Lord, rebuke our pride, too stiff and haughty anon to kneel on a nice carpet or clean camp-meeting straw or sawdus... [ Continue Reading ]
God has been good to him, giving him four daughters, all happily endued with the gift of prophecy, and efficient helpers in his evangelistic work. While Paul and his comrades enjoy the kind hospitality of the prophet's mansion seven days, the same prophet, Agabus, mentioned in Chapter 11, eighteen y... [ Continue Reading ]
Now they proceed to go up to Jerusalem, taking along with them a certain Mnason, a Cyprian, an old disciple, _i. e_., one of the first disciples of the Lord Jesus when He began His ministry, _“with whom we may lodge,”_ i. e., this man Mnason had the financial ability to furnish a lodging in Jerusal... [ Continue Reading ]
Paul is gladly received by the apostles and brethren, proceeding at once to James, the pastor of the mother church, where, in presence of the apostles, elders and brethren, he relates the mighty works of God among the Gentiles.... [ Continue Reading ]
NON-ESSENTIALITY OF ECCLESIASTICAL ORDINANCES 20. _“And hearing, they continued to glorify God and said to him, You see, brother, how many myriads there are among the Jews of those having believed, and all these are zealots of the law.”_ From this verse we are assured that the Christian Jews punctil... [ Continue Reading ]
They very judiciously advised Paul to adopt a procedure in connection with four Jewish brethren, who at that time had on them temporary Nazaritish vows, to fall in with them, becoming a Mosaic Nazarite for the time being [an institution peculiar to Jews only], thus rendering himself conspicuous befo... [ Continue Reading ]
PAUL ARRESTED 27-30. You see plainly that this affair was diabolical, mobocratic and unapologizable from the beginning, as even the most radical Jews fully approved what Paul was doing. The whole affair was a falsification and a downright violation of all law, Jewish and Roman.... [ Continue Reading ]
Lysias, the Roman kiliarch, commander-in-chief at Castle Antonia on Mt. Moriah near the temple, the Roman citadel for the protection of Jerusalem, in all of his treatment of Paul shows up a very beautiful character of sterling integrity, fidelity and magnanimity, especially for a heathen. If he had... [ Continue Reading ]