Come on, Paul, get realistic! DAY 6 - ASK FOR INSIGHT READ THE PASSAGE Think back through what you have learned each day this week. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, A certain disciple was there, named Timothy, son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, And he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews in that region, as they went through the cities, the delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily, They were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia, They tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them, And a vision appeared to Paul in the night, A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, Come over to Macedonia and help us., Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go, From there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, On the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made, The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul, She begged us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay., A certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination brought her masters much profit, This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation., I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her, Her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, Exceedingly trouble our city; and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe, When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely the inner prison fastened their feet in the stocks, But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, all the doors were opened and everyones chains were loosed, The keeper of the prisonwas about to kill himself, Paul called with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm, for we are all here., Ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house, And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, And immediately he and all his family were baptized, The magistrates have sent to let you go. They came and took them from prison and begged them to leave town. In this section of Acts, Paul and Silas are arrested, beaten, and imprisoned for delivering the slave-girl from her demonic possession, and they (Paul and Si. Peter echoes this: But to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation (1 Pet. In last Sunday's lesson, Paul met Lydia while he was looking for a place of prayer. _paidiske._ See note on Acts 12:13. read "a spirit,. _for _of a certain woman which was a Jewess, We remember at the end of our study last week there arose a contention A. Timothy (16:1-10) As Paul and Silas go through Derbe and Lystra, they come across a disciple named Timothy who was spoken highly of by the brethren. This is salvation by grace alone, received by faith alone. Chapter 2Now when the day of Pentecost ( Acts 2:1 )This would be feast day following the Passover, of which Jesus was crucified. And yet the same mighty power that sent the quake could have prevented the beating and imprisonment in the first place, but did not. Luke notes that the prisoners were listening to them (16:25). a. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Acts of the Apostles - 423 pages Pdf (includes the following notes) Acts Commentary 15:36-16:10; Acts Commentary 16:11-24; Acts Commentary 16:25-40; HENRY MORRIS. Ministry at Philippi (Acts 16:12-40) The conversion of Lydia (Acts 16:12-15) The demon possessed slave girl (Acts 16:16-18) The imprisonment of Paul and Silas (Acts 16:19-25) The release of Paul and Silas (Acts 16:26-27) The conversion of the jailor (Acts 16:28-34) The departure from the city (Acts 16:35-40) The ministry in Thessalonica (Acts . CONTENTS: Paul finds Timothy. They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans: Because Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they had recognized civil rights, which were violated by the Philippian magistrates. The jailer then brought Paul and Silas up into his house, and set food before them. He wrote, We exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us (Rom. (Acts 16:38-40). A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, Come over to Macedonia and help us. The Macedonian man wanted help. But Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison. _Then came he to Lystra,_ as in Acts 14:6. i. Immediately all the doors were opened, and everyones bonds were loosed. illustrates the successful ministry there by a threefold description Upon learning this, the magistrates were filled with fear, because it was a grave offense to treat Roman citizens as Paul and Silas had been treated. In their former Acts 16:1-18 Saving, Guiding, Empowering. They charged the jailer to keep them safely. We demand that they personally come and bring us out (16:37). We see another reason why the Spirit did not permit them to go into Bithynia. One way or another, Paul and his company got the message. 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. A. b. And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. Acts 16:12. If Paul and Silas had been having a pity party because their rights had been violated and they had been treated wrongly when they were just trying to serve the Lord, they would have been depressed and complaining. Adoniram Judson went to India, but God guided him to Burma. He did not talk about sacraments or even churches. human knowledge. And she prevailed upon us. Paul refused to leave because he was mistreated as a Roman citizen. _Vulg_. b. They charged the jailer to keep them safely. And immediately he and all his family were baptized: The jailer and his family saw no reason to delay baptism; they were baptized that very night, and all this began around midnight (Acts 16:25). Hollywood, FL. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. 2. ii. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. The keeper of the prisonwas about to kill himself: The jailer did this for a good reason. We note with interest that the Holy Spirit actually forbade Paul to do something we normally think of as good preaching Gods Word to those who need it. b. They were biased because of their Jewish appearance, and because they assumed Paul and Silas were not Roman citizens. As well, the multitude and the magistrates felt free to abuse Paul and Silas because they assumed they were not Roman citizens. Scriptures: Acts 16:11-15. gave information to the slave girl so that she could tell people VIII. which Paul witnessed. They had a daily habit of mentally focusing on how great and wonderful God is, and on the many blessings that He daily heaps on His children. VIII. He was told, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. A jailer was charged to watch them. 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. First, Paul was concerned for justice for all people, and what these magistrates had done was grossly unjust. b. i. Most certainly not! And, in addition to these common trials, we can expect even more trials because we are Christians. ACTS Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord (Phil. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. He drew his sword and was about to kill himself, assuming that the prisoners had escaped. OF DIVINATION; or, of Python, the name of Apollo, from b. Acts 16:30-34 What must I do to be Saved? A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, Come over to Macedonia and help us. Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. Our rights are not as important as our obedience to the will of God. , . Paul does with regard to Timothy. The Gospel in Europe EXORCISM OF A POSSESSED GIRL. 15. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. 5:11-12). 16-30, Ezekiel 37:21-28). Paul later wrote of his life: In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. The demon knew who V. The casing of an evil spirit out of a damsel, ver 16-18. Paul insisted that Titus, a Gentile co-worker, did not have to be circumcised (Galatians 2:3-5). certain slave-girl who had a spirit which made her able to give They were occult pimps, prostituting her spiritually. Acts chapter 16. Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. _And he came also _for _then came he, _A.V._ _and T.R. _Possessed with a spirit, &c._] _As we went to prayer_ Or to the place of prayer, mentioned before; _a All of the ambiguity that this character radiates has an . I think that if they were offering any petitions mixed in with their praise, it would have been, Lord, use this situation for the greater furtherance of the gospel. Paul and Silas knew that God could have prevented them from being beaten and thrown in prison in the first place, but He did not do so. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. We dont do well when we are wronged. It seemed as if nothing would make them stop praising God. And he came out the same hour. He has a greater purpose that we often do not understand. It would be a very long time before these officials would beat a man without a trial.