Lesson 6 · August 7, 1897

The Truth Triumphant

(Chapter 4, .)

Questions.

1.State the immediate result of the healing of the lame man; (a) to the people; (b) to the apostles.
2.How did the apostles talk before the council?
3.What caused the members of the council to marvel? What did they learn about the apostles?
4.When they saw the man that was healed standing before them, what were they unable to do?
5.What course did they take?
6.When the members of the council were alone, what question did they ask themselves? What were they forced to acknowledge?
7.Yet what did they wish to prevent? To this end what did they propose to do?
8.What charge did they give the apostles when they were called in?
9.How did the apostles reply?
10.What did they say they were obliged to do?
11.What did the council still further do? Why did the council not punish the apostles?
12.What made the miracle seem more wonderful, thereby adding to the glory of God?
13.When the disciples were released, what did they do?
14.What did the company of believers do when they heard the report? What power did they recognize as that by which the work was being carried on?
15.From what psalm did they quote?
16.Repeat what they quoted. From whose mouth did these words come?
17.Yet who was the real speaker?
18.What does the word "Christ" mean? See and margin.
19.Then who is the Lord's anointed spoken of in ?
20.Who were gathered together against the Lord's Christ?
21.But what do all these imaginings of the people amount to? Whose counsel alone was carried out?
22.What does God do with the plans of the ungodly? .
23.Since those who think to overthrow the Lord imagine only vanity, how is it when they think to overthrow the Lord's servants? .
24.Therefore, what petition did the disciples present to the Lord?
25.How were this boldness and confidence to be given? See also .
26.What took place when the disciples had prayed?

Notes

1. "Unlearned and ignorant men." The Greek word is idiotes, from which comes our word "idiot." Its primary meaning, however, is "common people," or, as the German and Danish have it, "layfolk." The idea of ignorance is a secondary one derived from the Pharisaic notion that common people could not be expected to know anything. It was the common people, however, who gladly listened to Jesus, and the common people who are taught by Him "in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (), have more true wisdom than all those who profess themselves to be wise. Compare ; ; .

2. The disciples said, "We can not but speak the things that we have seen and heard." Would it have been as well if they had said, "We will not cease preaching," or, "We have a right to preach the Gospel"? What would have been the difference?

Bible texts in this lesson

Acts 4:13-30 · John 1:41 · Psalms 2:2 · Isaiah 44:25 · Isaiah 44:26 · Hebrews 2:3 · Hebrews 2:4 · Colossians 2:3 · Proverbs 2:1-9 · Psalms 119:99 · Psalms 119:100 · Romans 1:21 · Romans 1:22

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