The crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas, and commanded them to be beaten with rods. The greatest help we can bring anyone is the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ. And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission. . We are next introduced to an incident which led to a decided Thus if we want to glorify God, which is the highest goal for the Christian, we must focus on finding joy in Him. We Americans have a thing about standing up for our rights. It seemed as if nothing would make them stop praising God. c. And he came out that very hour: The idea behind that very hour is that the demon came out immediately. The demonic spirit knows that the presence and power of God is with the missionaries. the place where he was worshipped, (which was afterwards cal 16-18. May God enable us all, when we are mistreated, to imitate these men of God in entrusting our souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right! Acts 16:16-26. The authorities were full of fear when they learned that Paul was a Roman. There are still those today who are possessed with a spirit of divination. We demand that they personally come and bring us out (16:37). The Preaching forbidden in Asia (Acts 16:6). prayer, R.V. her son, had embraced the faith. Knowing this, Paul called with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm, for we are all here. He assured the jailer that no one had escaped. SPIRIT OF DIVINATION; an evil spirit, under the influence of which she divin Acts 16:9. i Paul and Silas Imprisoned Python, in the Greek mythology, was the serpent Commentary on the Book of Acts Paul and Silas: Acts 16. by Ed Rickard. How can we know when it is right to defend ourselves and when we should simply yield our rights? d. She begged us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay. Immediately, Lydia set about doing good. 40So Paul and Silas went out of the prison, and entered into Lydias house to see and encourage the brethren; then Paul and Silas departed. (Acts 16:38-40). a. What does Acts 16:16-40 mean? a. human knowledge. Dont be surprised! The incident in Philippi took place probably in the fall of A.D. 50, and so anti-Jewish sentiment was running high. This should be rendered as in above From 1977-1992 he was the pastor of Lake Gregory Community Church in Crestline, California. Maybe your mate or a family member treats you with contempt because of your Christian convictions. | List They came and took them from prison and begged them to leave town. i. 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. This is indicated by how they began their accusation: These men, being Jews.. The miraculous conversion of the jailer to the faith of Christ (v. 25-34). The Gospel in Europe EXORCISM OF A POSSESSED GIRL. (Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 3 vols. Not many of us will ever go through what Christians in communist prisons had to endure. "When the slave girls masters had brought Paul and Silas to the magistrates, they said, These men, who are Jews, are confusing our city, proclaiming customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to accept or to observe. She was possessed by a spirit of divination. serpent destroyed, according to Greek No, in this he was simply obeying the words of Jesus, Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 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. TIPPER CAPACITY, 34" X 40" MAX DIE / MOLD AREA **Loading Fee Due the "ERRA" CARY SPECIALIZED SERVICES, INC. $200.00, prices valid until MARCH 16, 2023 SEE PRICING SPECIFICS** Auction Details BCS AIS - POSTPONED . Acts 16:1-15. Better, perhaps, _to the oratory,_ or _place Acts 1:8 Commentary; Acts 20:17-27 Commentary; Acts 20:28-38 Commentary; COMMENTARIES AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT CAN BE BORROWED FROM ARCHIVE.ORG. If anyone had a right to be angry, they did. She didnt do this only once, but for many days (Acts 16:18). Sailing from Troas: Paul and his missionary team (now including Luke) had to sail across the Agean Sea, from the continent of Asia to the continent of Europe. So they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed. This girl had brought her masters much gain by fortune telling. But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. An earthquake opened the prison doors and caused all the shackles to fall off. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. If you do, then the next issue is to pray, Lord, use this difficult situation for Your glory to further Your purpose. Whenever Paul wrote as a prisoner, he never said, Paul, a prisoner of that scoundrel Caesar who has unjustly put me in prison! No, it was always, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus. He trusted in the sovereign and all-powerful God, who easily could overrule Caesar if He so chose. Psalm 97 . And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city. Paul and Silas beaten. Because demons are created beings, not gods themselves, we suppose that they cannot read minds, nor actually foretell the future. The response of Jesus in the following verses also indicates that He did not . This shows Gods provision, because John Mark and Barnabas just left Paul (Acts 15:36-41). the servants of the Most High God, (10) And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: In Troas, God made Pauls direction clear. The late Romanian pastor, Richard Wurmbrand, spent 14 years in prison for preaching the gospel, three in solitary confinement in a dark cell. closing to him as in one way or another he was first hindered from Tell students that Acts 16-20 contains an account of Paul's second and third missions (the account of Paul's second mission actually begins in Acts 15:40). www.simplybible.com Copyright Ron Graham 2012, "As we were going to prayer, it happened that a certain slave girl met us. This is salvation by grace alone, received by faith alone. And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. Her masters made a lot of money from her power. What are some practical steps toward deepening our daily joy in the Lord. as we were going to prayer, there met us a certain female serv And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed After being troubled by this many days Paul commanded the evil spirit to come out of her. D2 E H L P most m Verse Acts 16:16. But Paul could not land in Europe in the power of the Holy Spirit 5:18). It is used here because the python was associated with the god Apollonot far from Philippi, in this very area of Europe, there was a shrine to the Pythian Apollo. (Boice). VIII. Sermon #7 . iii. 2. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you . Acts chapter 16. 32They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house. That convicts me of my lack of joy and my grumbling over the minor irritations in my life! By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. But he let their wrong go unpunished and by his actions showed that Christians are not out for personal vengeance. Paul and Silas in Prison. While in this instance, His will was to send a powerful earthquake and free them, it doesnt always work out that way. important truths, when he can thereby serve his purposes. A man called Timothy lived in Lystra. From the city of Thyatira: Thyatira was well known as a center for this purple dye and fabric made from it. ACTS while Judas and Silas were to confirm them by word of mouth. We see the humble repentance of the jailer in that he fell down trembling, in the full idea of the word believe (pistis, which means to trust in, rely on, and cling to), and in the command to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ). Timothy's father, however, was a Greek. , _as we were going to the place of prayer_ (see on Let them come themselves and release us. " (Acts 16:35-37). Years ago, in the former Soviet Union, a criminal who later got saved and became a church leader, wrote about his experience in prison: Among the general despair, while prisoners like myself were cursing ourselves, the camp, the authorities; while we opened up our veins or our stomachs, or hanged ourselves; the Christians (often with sentences of 20 to 25 years) did not despair. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved: Pauls answer to the keeper of the prison is a classic statement of the essence of the gospel. DAMSEL POSSESSED MET US. Everything else flows from that. 2. Acts 2:40. See 2 Kings xxviii; Isaias viii. Paul wanted to have him go on with him. He did not appreciate the source of the recommendation, and he didnt need demonic approval of his work. (Acts 16:20-24). This man was more affected by the love and grace demonstrated by Paul and Silas than by the earthquake. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the . But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Its still possible for a type of Macedonian Man to give an unusual call to serve God in a distant place. 22The crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas, and commanded them to be beaten with rods. The other prisoners were listening to them. 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 Suddenly there was a great earthquake which shook the prison to its foundations. The keeper of the prisonwas about to kill himself: The jailer did this for a good reason. b. At the time Paul met Timothy, he was delivering the news of this decree that came out of the Acts 15 council (as they went through the cities, the delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem). SEPARATOR CAPACITY, 5,000 LB. . But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. ii. WENT TO PRAYER; went towards the place where their public prayers were Commentary on Acts 16 16 34. Baptism was so important that they were baptized "the same hour of the night." She followed Paul and Silas saying, "These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation." Peter warns those going through suffering to be on the alert, since the devil prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking to devour us in such times (1 Pet. verse, to the place of prayer.' 2:20). When they had brought them out of the prison, they continued pleading with them to leave the city. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes: The same jailer who had punished them now cared for Paul and Silas, caring for their wounds and he set food before them. So Paul went to bring Macedonia the gospel the best possible help. 1028-1061. 27The jailer, roused out of sleep, saw the prison doors open. Most certainly not! without expecting opposition. From there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia: Paul here followed a plan to plant churches in the major cities. But, you cannot believe without hearing so they spoke unto him and to those in his house the word of the Lord. By Dr. Philip W. McLarty. Do they now release us secretly? Do they now release us secretly? spirit, a Python. Their rights had been violated. This 25About midnight Paul and Silas, in jail, were praying and singing hymns to God. Development structures variation and, consequently, the ways in which a population can respond to selection (1-4).The direction with the greatest amount of variation is termed the "line of least resistance" (LLR) (5-7).The LLR represents the direction of greatest potential for evolutionary change because it contains the . In times of trial, Satan tempts us to think things like, If God exists and if He is good, why didnt He protect you from this extreme situation? As Peter goes on to show, and as Paul and Silas here exemplify, the solution is to resist the devil by being firm in our faith in the Almighty God. 1:25 is the other). a. And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divinationc met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: Acts 16:17. A. the place of prayer, Acts 16:13. possessed with the devil, by whose inspiration she foretold future He also wrote to the Philippians, Do all things without grumbling or disputing (Phil. 34The jailer then brought Paul and Silas up into his house, and set food before them. Overcoming any obstacle that is presented, they go about proclaiming to the world that Jesus died and was raised so that all could Continue reading "Commentary on Acts 16:16-34" 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. 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. Come on, Paul, get realistic! " Jeremiah 16:16 (KJB) On this episode of 'Rightly Dividing', we are covering a lot of ground tonight and taking your Bible questions as we do it. gave information to the slave girl so that she could tell people Rather, they accused them of throwing the city into confusion and of proclaiming customs that were not lawful for Romans to accept or observe (16:20-21). Tap the title above, next to the arrow, to go to thatlesson with a link back to thispage. VI. Even in their pain, God was not far from Paul and Silas. iii. When her masters saw that their means of gain was gone they took Paul and Silas before their rulers and charged them with teaching rules of living that were unlawful. Our trials do not mean that He does not exist or that He is not loving and good. They charged the jailer to keep them safely. And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay. So she persuaded us. Th WELCOMED; ATTESTED; IMPRISONED With much fear he fell down before Paul and Silas and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" Intro: Having lost in a fire virtually everything they owned, the Spafford family made new plans, including a move from Chicago to France.Horatio Spafford planned the trip for his wife and four daughters to be as trouble-free as possible. i. Lydia was prospering in business; the guard was about to kill himself. That couple was in Peru to serve Jesus Christ. Paul and Silas show us four aspects of a right response to wrong treatment. professed to divine, that is to reveal things beyond the reach of The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. They charged the jailer to keep them safely. The real issue, when youre treated wrongly, is, Do you trust in a sovereign, omnipotent God who could have prevented this situation if He had so willed? 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. view of the recent decision of the council. GAIN THEREBY. We will protest, we may sue, well write to our congressman, take courses in assertiveness training, or whatever it takes to get our rights. masters much gai AS WE WENT TO PRAYER, Or, _To the oratory._ The manner in which St. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. Verse Acts 16:16. 1. Those charges were simply not true. gain by soothsaying: And fifty days after the Passover, the second major Jewish feast, the Feast of Pentecost, or the Feast of Ingathering. Yet Jesus said that some demons would be more difficult to cast out than others (Matthew 17:21). b. of P And it came about that, as we were going to the place of prayer, a Acts 16:16. The walk to the place of prayer is made You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. By rights, Paul could have had their heads if he had taken his case to a higher authority. A with ABCD. 3:1). I would never have it another way. (In Our Daily Bread [2/85].). King Charles's reign 'won't be long' as Crown 'may be passed onto William' psychic claims Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Acts 16:16-34. THE PYTHONESS God wanted Paul and his team to go to Troas and pick up a doctor named Luke. 19Now when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them to the marketplace to face the rulers. (Acts 16:16-19). The great missionary David Livingstone summarized the spirit of Paul when he said, I am prepared to go anywhere, so long as it is forward. (Cited in Barclay). i. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. In line with that, Pauls action showed the entire city, which would have heard about this incident, the spirit of Jesus Christ. He did not discuss the spiritual terminology of the jailer. Their pure, upright life, deep faith and devotion to God, their gentleness and their wonderful manliness, became a shining example of life for thousands (in Christianity Today [6/21/74]). 39So the magistrates came begging to Paul and Silas. " 1 Paul came to Derbe and Lystra. He was told, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." It's one of those chapters that you always remember - just the record along of Lydia and her marvelous liberation.
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