574 A SHORT VIEW OF SCRIPTURE HISTORY. pointed the prophets and teachers at Antioch to separate Barna- bas and Said to the work to which he had called them, that is, tit preach to the idolatrous Gentiles, which they did by fasting, prayer, and laying on their hands; Acts xiii. 1 -3. 23. Q. Who was their assistant or attendant in this jour- ney ? A. John Mark, nephew to Barnabas ; Acts xii. 25. and xiii. 5. Col. iv. 10. 24. Q. What opposition did they meet with when they came to Paphos in Cyprus? A. When Sergius Paulus, the governor of the country, sent for them that lie might hear the word of God, Elymas a Jew, who was a false prophet and a sorcerer, withstood them, in order to prevent the governor from believing ; Verses 6 -8. 25. Q. How was Elymas punished for this crime ? A. Saul, who from this time is called Paul in scripture, struck him blind with his word, upon which the governor believed in Christ; ' Verses 10-12. Note, from Paphos they went to Pamphylia in Asia, and there John Mark returned to Jerusalem, and left Paul and Bar- nabas ; Verse 13. 26. Q. Where were the next remarkable labours of Paul and Barnabas? A. Paul preached in the synagogue of the Jews at Antioch in Pisidia, where he proved Jesus to be the promised Saviour, and publishedhis death and resurrection, and forgiveness of sins through his name ; Acts xiii. 14-41. 27. Q. What effect had Paul's preaching upon the inhabi- tants bf that city ? A. Many of the Jews, filled with envy, con- tradicted the wordsof Paul, and blasphemed Christ; upon which Paul declared, that since the Jews rejected the gospel, they would turn to the Gentiles, according to the cómmand of the Lord ; Verses 45-47. 28. Q. Did the Gentiles receive the gospel there? A, Many of them believed the word of the Lord, which seems to be the first very remarkable conversion of the idolatrous Gen -, tiles; but the Jews prevailed so far as to drive Paul and Bar- nabas out of their coasts, who 'shook off the dust of their feet against them, according to the commandof Christ ; Verses 487. 51. Mat. x.'14. 29. Q. Whither did Barnabas and Paul travel next ? A, They went, to Iconium, and preached the gospel with seine suc- cess there, both among the 'Jews and Gentiles:' till being its danger of stoning, they fled to Lystra ; Acts xiv. 1 -6. 30. Q. What remarkable Occurrence fell out at Lystra ? A. Aman that was born a cripple hearing Paul preach, was healedby Paul, and hé leaped and walked ; Verse8-10: 31. Q. How 'did this 'Miracleaffect the people? A. They supposed Barnabas and Paul to be two of their gods, viz'. Jupiter and Mercury, who were cope down in the likeness of
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