Archive for February, 2006
Festus arrived in Jerusalem, from Caesarea, and the Jewish leaders begged for Paul to be transferred there. They had hatched a plan to kill Paul along the way. Festus didn’t fall for it, however. He told the Jews to send some of their leaders with him back to Caesarea where they could [...]
20:1 When you go to war against your enemies and see chariotry and troops who outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you. 20:2 As you move forward for battle, the priest will approach and say to [...]
19:15 A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 19:16 If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime, 19:17 then both parties to the controversy [...]
Paul has been brought to Felix, the governor of the province, so that he can hear charges that are being brought by the Jews. The Jews bring their lawyer who basically makes an argument (with no proof) that Felix is a great governor of peace and Paul is a trouble maker setting out the [...]
Paul’s opening statement to his accusers was, “My conscience is clear.” They were offended enough by this statement to punch him in the mouth. Paul responded with a tirade. First he called them hypocrites – painted on the outside, but filthy within. Then he accused them of disobeying the law by [...]
16:1 Observe the month Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in that month he brought you out of Egypt by night. 16:2 You must sacrifice the Passover animal (from the flock or the herd) to the Lord your God in the place where he chooses to locate his name. 16:3 [...]
To start where Chris left off. Paul is speaking to the Jews in their own language. The way Luke wrote this just gets you attention, he write “when they heard them in his own language the silence became greater.” This just proves that when we talk to people we need to speak their [...]
11:26 Take note – I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: 11:27 the blessing if you take to heart the commandments of the Lord your God that I am giving you today, 11:28 and the curse if you pay no attention to his commandments and turn from the way I am [...]
Acts 21 opens as Paul and Luke are leaving the Ephesian elders. They start their journey toward Jerusalem by sea, heading across the Mediterranean to Tyre (in Phoenicia, North of Jerusalem). That was quite a lengthy journey (but not by Paul’s standards), and in Tyre they met up with the disciples there and [...]
8:1 You must keep carefully all these commandments I am giving you today so that you may live, increase in number, and go in and occupy the land that the Lord promised to your ancestors. 8:2 Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he [...]
