not to be understood of their just going to the act, or dut And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek. Acts 16 Commentary | Precept Austin Do they now release us secretly? Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself observe and guard the law. They were assumed guilty without a hearing or trial. And yet the two missionaries were falsely accused, beaten, and thrown into the inner prison, with their feet locked into the stocks, without any semblance of a trial. MUCH PROFIT BY FORTUNE-TELLING. Everything else flows from that. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy S Acts 16:1. The arrival in Europe was clearly seen by Luke as very important. a. Paul's plans now seemed to begin to go awry. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. But the overflow of their worship was witness. They encouraged them and departed: In Philippi, Paul and Silas left behind two notable converts: Lydia and the prison guard. PRAYER, see on Acts 16:13. b. CHAPTER 16 She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. CONTENTS: Paul finds Timothy. i. before, Paul was favorably impressed with the young man, Timothy, who i. Paul didnt set out to go to Troas. He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M., 1976 in Bible exposition) and Califo More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. That his mother was a Jewess originally, but believed in Christ; her name was Eunice, his grandmother's name was Lois. The narrative of Acts 16 in particular also indicates some contextual similarity with the African context: the expression 2.His thesis raises important points relating to salvation that may need to be explored further. Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her! The demon came out that very hour. ( Acts 16:1-2) Paul meets Timothy in Lystra. Acts 16 Commentary - Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole - The Bible As well, the multitude and the magistrates felt free to abuse Paul and Silas because they assumed they were not Roman citizens. So the magistrates came begging to Paul and Silas. The encounter with the spirit of divination: Coming to Derbe and Lystra, where he and Barnabas had been persecuted 2. i. Or, as James wrote, Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance (James 1:2-3). We are studying the story of Lydia, recorded in Acts 16:11-15 and :40, for Sunday, February 28. Acts 16:1-15To Be Led by the Spirit. Increasingly, our religious rights are being violated in the interest of so-called neutrality. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that nude dancing was entitled to considerable legal protection as expressive behavior, but they struck down student elections permitting speech that might be used for prayer prior to high school football games. iii. 16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. He drew his sword and was about to kill himself, assuming that the prisoners had escaped. In the Roman Empire there were two very different laws: one for citizens of the Roman Empire, and one for those who were not citizens.
