“ Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. ”
And, sitting in his chariot - His carriage; his vehicle. The form of the carriage is not known. In some instances the carriages of the ancients were placed on wheels; in others were borne on pole...
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. Philip appears again; we are not told where, but the instruction given him by the angel shows that he was not at Jerusalem; he is to go southward ( mg. at noon; no...
in . upon. Greek. epi . App-104.
28. He read Esaias. The reading of the prophet showeth that the eunuch did not worship a God unadvisedly, according to the understanding of his own head, whom he had reigned to himself, but...
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. Sitting in his chariot, read Esaias the prophet - He had gone to Jerusalem to worship: he had profited by his religious exercises: a...
A man of Ethiopia, an eunuch, &c.— A certain Ethiopian eunuch, a grandee of Candace, &c. See the note on Genesis 37:36 . It appears that Candace was a name common to several of the que...
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. Was returning. Having come so far, he not only stayed out the days of the festival, but prolonged his stay until now. It say...
Philip in Samaria. Simon Magus The graphic details of the ministry of Philip which follow, were doubtless obtained from Philip himself. St. Luke stayed at his house at Cæsarea, and made the acquai...
Sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. — After the manner of most Eastern nations, to whom silent reading is almost unknown, the eunuch was reading aloud. Philip heard him, and so gained a...
Chapter 20 EVANGELISTIC WORK IN THE PHILISTINES' LAND. Acts 8:26-28 ; Acts 9:32 I HAVE; united these two incidents, the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch and the mission of St. Peter to the...
Winning a Traveler Acts 8:26-40 From the great city revival in Samaria Philip was led to the desert to minister to one seeking soul. It seems strange that God should be able to spare him from h...
The popular outburst against Christianity evidenced in the martyrdom of Stephen was general. Members of the Church at Jerusalem were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. How dark the day seemed to...
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. (27) And he arose and went: and, behold, a...
Was returning ,.... From Jerusalem, having finished the parts of divine worship he came to perform; and it is remarkable, that though he must doubtless have heard of Jesus of Nazareth, and what had...
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. Ver. 28. Sitting in his chariot, read ] Time is to be redeemed for holy uses. Pliny seeing his nephew walking for his pleasure,...
And After the important affairs above mentioned were despatched at Samaria, and a church was established there, and supplied with proper pastors and teachers; the angel of the Lord spake unto Phil...
As a wild beast tasting blood, the Jews were the more inflamed by the martyrdom of Stephen to greatly persecute the Church of God at Jerusalem. For this reason believers were scattered through Judea...
Philip and the Ethiopian. 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that...
He had some knowledge of the true God, whom he came to worship, and he endeavours after more: and to him that thus hath, shall be given; and they that thus seek, shall find. God will rather work a mi...
The Ministry of Philip To The Ethiopian Eunuch (8:26-39). Meanwhile God was now satisfied that the Samaritan church was sufficiently equipped to carry on and He calls Philip elsewhere to where the...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 8:18 . And when Simon saw .—Most likely through hearing the baptised speak with tongues. He offered them money .—From Simon’s name and proposal arose the expression “Simon...
Stephen had been stoned to death; but with his latest breath he prayed for his murderers. Then this chapter begins: Acts 8:1 . And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a...
Acts 8:1 . At that time there was a great persecution against the church. With regard to this very tremendous storm which suddenly burst on the infant church, Cardinal Baronius, in his Ecclesiasti...
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go. Man versus angel Why didn’t the angel go himself? Because this was a mission where a man was worth more than an angel. In the...
EXPOSITION Acts 8:1 There arose on that day for at that time there was, A.V. ; in for at, A.V. Saul was consenting to his death . St. Paul's repeated reference to this sad episode i...
The Ethiopian Eunuch. The divine commission to Philip:
2 Timothy 3:15-17 ; Acts 17:11 ; Acts 17:12 ; Acts 28:25 ; Colossians 3:16 ; Deuteronomy 11:18-20 ; Deuteronomy 17:18 ; Deuteronomy 17:19 ; Deuteronomy 6:6 ; Deuteronomy 6:7 ; Isaiah 1:1 ;...
The Ethiopian Eunuch Acts 8:26-40 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The subject of our sermon today, is "The Ethiopian Eunuch." There is a wonderful vision of God given in the 68th Psalm. After the Prophet h...
Sitting in his chariot, he read the Prophet Isaiah — God meeteth those that remember him in his ways. It is good to read, hear, seek information even in a journey. Why should we not redeem all our...