THE KING’S BUSINESS
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Did God glorify Himself in the end? Psa. 76:10. PRACTICAL PO INTS (1) Chief priests have too often been ctjief sinners. (2) Lying in wait is lying. (3) One who has access to the Lord can get access to His prisoner. (4) First, let us tell, the Lord, and then tell the captain. (S') This counsel o f respectable, religious men conspired to do the devil’s work. (6) God sometimes works by natural, and sometimes by supernatural means, but God always works. (7) The bond that bound the conspirators was welded in hell. (8) Paul had a divine appointment in Rome, and forty devils could not hinder him. (9) Though we know the Lord means to save, we must use thé means we have.
Had they failed before in Paul’s experi ence? 9:23-25; 14:5, 6; 2 Cor. 11:32, 33. Had Paul believing kindred? Rom. 16:7, 11 . Did the nephew’s information worry Paul? 21:13; 22:17-21. Would this apparent hindrance prove a help? 23:23, 24 ; 25:12. ( 2 ) The Circumvention of the Captain, vs. 19-24. Why did the captain lead the youth aside? 24:26. Or, was this in agreement with verse 22? Was Paul’s safe conduct worthy a Ro man citizen? vs. 23,24. Should governments protect their citi zens at any cost? Psa. 105:14, 15; 2 Kings 6:16, 17, Does God take conspirators in their own craftiness? 1 Cor. 3:19. Was Paul safe in spite o f these enemies? Isa. 54:17. When men work to hinder God’s cause, what does God do? Psa. 91:14-16.
------------—O -'------------ Paul Before Felix OCTOBER 8, 1916. LESSON II. Acts 24:10-21. (Commit vs. 14, IS). G olden T e x t : “And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void o f offense toward God, and towards men.”—Acts 24:16.
DA ILY BIBLE READINGS
Mon., Oct. 2—Acts 24:1-9. Tues., Oct. 3—Acts 24:10-21. (The Lesson).
Wed., Oct. 4—Acts 24:22-27. Thurs., Oct. 5—Matt. 26:57-68. Fri., Oct. 6—Romans IS :25-33. Sat., Oct. 7—Job 19:23-29. Sun., Oct. 8—Psalm 27 :l-7.
EXPOSIT ION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
vs. 10, 11. "Then Paul after that (and when) the governor had, beckoned unto hint to speak, (add, Paul) answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been o f many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer fo r myself (I
cheerfully make my defence): because (seeing) that thou mayest understand (const take knowledge) that there are yet but (it is not more than) twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem fo r to worship, (to worship at Jerusalem).” Here we have an
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