God will work even in the midst of trials and pain— He will give us strength to face the enemy—wisdom to live godly—boldness to speak His gospel!(Ibid). c. I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: Knowing his audience, Paul referred to his heritage as a Pharisee, and declared, “concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged.” He knew this was a matter of great controversy between the two parties. ii. They were zealous, but still willing to lie and sin to accomplish their supposedly godly goals. He agreed that it was wrong to speak evil of the ruler of your people (Exodus 22:28). Thus, if Jewish spies saw the escort leave the fortress, they probably accepted defeat right on the spot. He said that he would consider Paulâs case as soon as his accusers came down from Jerusalem. 23), the money changers at the Temple (John 2:13â17), and the unbelieving cities in Galilee (Matt. order. From what happened next we surmise that now was the moment when Paul finally admitted to himself his error in coming to Jerusalem. He had the opportunity to preach to a huge crowd of attentive Jews on the temple mount and it ended in failure. God has not promised us care-free living without pain! First, he suffered all the rejection and adversity and all the loss of freedom to serve God that God predicted would come upon him if he persevered in his foolhardy attempt to save the Jews from destruction. The Old Testament
Ps 52:1,2; Isaiah 3:9; Jer 6:15; 8:12; Hosea 4:9; Micah 7:3. God not only knows what we need to hear; He knows when we need to hear it. Then Paul went so far as to acknowledge that he himself had disobeyed the law, for the law forbade any member of the nation to speak evil against his rulers. Until then, Paul was to be kept in "Herod's judgment hall," an attempt to translate the Greek form of the Latin word praetorium,30 originally signifying the residence of a military commander, but in later times used for the residence of a regional governor.31 In Caesarea, the governor's residence, or praetorium, was a palace that Herod the Great had built for his own comfort when he visited the city.32 Now under the control of Felix, the palace included some rooms, probably secluded from the main building, where prisoners were held. Paul needed to receive the promise of Jesus – both promises from 20 years before, and promises recently made – to receive them with confident faith, allowing those promises to make a difference in how he thought and even felt. Paul went from failure to failure. © 2009-2020 Stanley Edgar Rickard (Ed Rickard, the author). 1:18; 2 Thess. --------------------
Paul was denied the privilege of hearing the Lord's voice because, despite all the warnings, he was stubbornly moving ahead anyway. Then he immediately sought to justify himself in their eyes. --------------------
This is the mystery of history." After Jacob wrestled with a supernatural manlike person, presumably the angel of the Lord, he said, "I have seen God face to face" (Gen. 32:30). Be of good cheer is only one word in the ancient Greek, and is used five times in the New Testament – each time by Jesus. YLT Acts 23:35 'I will hear thee -- said he -- when thine accusers also may have come;' he also commanded him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod. Moreover, he understood that his carnal reaction to the high priest was a sure sign that the Holy Spirit was not filling and helping him. From the time of their reunion in Philippi until the end of Paul's life, Luke, filling a vital role both as personal physician and secretary, probably never departed from Paul except to go on brief errands. It’s strange how people with nothing in common will come together as friends to oppose God or His work. 16:4). No drift of events can take Him by surprise or find Him helpless to resist. But to put a large company of their own men on horseback and pursue the escort was probably beyond the resources of these conspirators. I lay me down and slept and awaked for the Lord sustained me. He is truthful. The chief consequences for Paul were two. The fracture was longstanding and bitter. This was neither true nor plausible. i. The centurion did Paul's bidding and found the captain willing to hear the young man. Saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul: In the days of Paul and Jesus, there was a secretive group of Jewish assassins who targeted the Romans and their supporters. The Gospels
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