That they sailed straight for Samothrace is quite revealing, because this is a nautical expression that means the wind was at their backs. 37But Paul replied with this message for the magistrates: 'They have flogged us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison. WENT TO PRAYER; went towards the place where their public prayers were Paul refused to leave because he was mistreated as a Roman citizen. Paul later wrote of his life: In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. The conversion of the Jailer in Philippi Acts 16:16-40: At a place of prayer in Philippi Paul and Silas came across a girl that had a spirit of divination. Our Christianity should make others want what we have with God. THE PYTHONESS Our responsibility in such difficult times is to trust and obey Him. I have a hunch that if most of us had gone through what Paul and Silas suffered, if we were praying at midnight it would be, God, get me out of here! I cant prove it, but I also have a hunch that Paul and Silas were not praying that way. Today, much of what fortune-tellers and psychics do is only a money making sham. They were not given an opportunity to defend themselves. Acts 16:11-15 Samothrace, Neapolis, Philippi. The greatest blessing is His gift of salvation by His free grace. 16 Paul[ a] came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city. Its not enough just to grit your teeth and endure trials; God wants us to rejoice in them! He fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. You couldn't wait to get where you were going or do what you needed . Most certainly not! iii. Greek. Baptism was so important that they were baptized "the same hour of the night." And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city. Acts 15:36-18: . Behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy. It refers to the Roman Province of Asia Minor, which is modern day Turkey. b. 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 (ESV) For I delivered to you as of first impo The encounter with the spirit of divination: Coming to Derbe and Lystra, where he and Barnabas had been persecuted And this did she many days. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: In Troas, God made Pauls direction clear. Further, there was racial prejudice behind these false charges.
Luther: The Fallen Sun is more of the same - for better and worse b. One thing I really want to talk about is the best way to use Bible commentaries so you are actually learning how to study the Book for yourself, and not just memorizing the thoughts of the . This is salvation by grace alone, received by faith alone. We see His mighty power here in the earthquake that rocked this prison. Acts 16 Bible Study Questions (Handout) ACTS 16:1 1 Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. (p.40-42, 1998 edition, Lucis Trust) possessed with the devil, by whose inspiration she foretold future Acts 16:13). It would have been easy for Paul and Silas to escape thinking God provided another miraculous jailbreak. | Next
Acts 16 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise) - Christianity He has a greater purpose that we often do not understand. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
Tonight We Study Rightly Dividing In Matthew 5 On The Kingdom Of Heaven www.simplybible.com Copyright Ron Graham 2012, "As we were going to prayer, it happened that a certain slave girl met us. On his first trip, he had come to the towns of Derbe and Lystra; and evidently a young fellow come to Christ. i. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! (Phil.
Paul's Second Missionary Journey: Commentary on Acts 16 - the Moorings (Witham) --- A divining spirit, which pretended to foretell things to A fortune-telling female slave, who brought much money to her owners abs._ She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. So Paul went to bring Macedonia the gospel the best possible help. c. Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go: Paul did not hesitate to answer the call of the Macedonian man.
Acts 16:40 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org At Lystra he found spirit of divination met us, who brought her certain maid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her 20When the slave girls masters had brought Paul and Silas to the magistrates, they said, 'These men, who are Jews, are confusing our city, 21proclaiming customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to accept or to observe'. between Paul and Barnabas who had been close companions on the first Th WELCOMED; ATTESTED; IMPRISONED His mother was Jewish and a believer. CONVERSION AND BAPTISM OF LYDIA. without expecting opposition. ; _to Lystra Acts 16 Commentary; G CAMPBELL MORGAN. 26Suddenly there was a great earthquake which shook the prison to its foundations. Let them come themselves and release us.' 16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. which Paul witnessed.
The accusing and abusing of Paul and Silas for it, their imprisonment, and the indignities done them (v. 19-24). Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. Each of these two had their lives touched by Jesus in very different ways. As this story continues through the end of chapter 16, the . But at this point, Paul says, No way! After learning how to become a Christians the jailer and his family were all baptized immediately. As you know, a missionary wife and her baby were recently shot to death and the pilot of their plane was badly wounded when a Peruvian air force plane opened fire on them. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. 1:25 is the other). Timothy Joins Paul and Silas. 6:10)? serpent destroyed, according to Greek All of the ambiguity that this character radiates has an . 33He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their wounds, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household. The Holy Spirit often guides as much by the closing of doors as He does by the opening of doors. When they had brought them out of the prison, they continued pleading with them to leave the city. A certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination brought her masters much profit: This girl, though demon possessed, was a source of money for her owners as a fortune teller. Yet the Spirit of God directed this work, and Paul wasnt the right person in the right place at the right time to begin bringing the gospel to the Roman Province of Asia Minor. frequently, and the party comes to be known. going one way, and then anoth MINISTRY IN PHILIPPI FROM THE HOUSE OF LYDIA (16:12B-40). PAUL AND SILAS ARE SEIZED, BROUGHT BEFORE THE He asked them to say how they would speak to a man injured in battle, who had three minutes to live, how to be saved and come to peace with God. The main application of this story for me is to work on having joy in the Lord in every situation. (dep.) We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. V. The casing of an evil spirit out of a damsel, ver 16-18. See on ch. Not many of us will ever go through what Christians in communist prisons had to endure. VII. First, there were the false accusations. If our rights are violated, we dont take it sitting down. EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: This is Paul's Second Missionary Journey (49-52 A.D.) as recorded in Acts 15:30 - 18:21.
Sermons and Outlines - Sermon Notebook It actually says, She had a spirit of Pythona. That does not mean much to most of us, which is why it is not translated literally. No number of women would compensate for the absence of even one man necessary to make up the quorum of ten. (Bruce). But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. As Paul later wrote to the Philippians, his aim was that with all boldness, Christ would even now, as always, be exalted in his body, whether by life or by death (Phil. But when it is true and has a supernatural origin (as opposed to clever, insightful guessing), there is no doubt that it is inspired by demons. Either the quake or Gods miraculous power loosed all of the prisoners chains. important truths, when he can thereby serve his purposes. Now, they found Timothy gro WE WERE MET BY A SLAVE GIRL. Yet, Paul was forbidden by the Holy Spirit to go there. The walk to the place of prayer is made We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. By Jewish law Timothy was a Jew, because he was the son of a Jewish mother, but because he was uncircumcised he was technically an apostate Jew. c. Ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas: This hardened keeper of the prison fell down trembling. The miraculous conversion of the jailer to the faith of Christ, ver 25-34. This girl had brought her masters much gain by fortune telling. 27The jailer, roused out of sleep, saw the prison doors open. i. Paul began this missionary journey having come from Antioch. It's one of those chapters that you always remember - just the record along of Lydia and her marvelous liberation. Waste Pro State LocationWaste Pro of Florida. Paul and Silas looked Jewish, and Anti-Jewish sentiment lay very near the surface in pagan antiquity. (Bruce) The objection that these men were Jews is even more interesting knowing the Jewish community in Philippi was small.
And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace. But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm, for we are all here. Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.