Related commentaries – Appeal

Paul’s Trial before Festus and his Appeal to Caesar – Acts 25:1 – 25:12

Asleep Versus Awake Appeal

It is told that Philip of Macedonia fell asleep one day while hearing a case. Waking suddenly and not having all the facts of the case straight, Philip passed an unjust sentence on the man who was at Philip’s mercy. Stung by the sentence, the poor man cried out, “I appeal!” Startled, the king asked, “And to whom do you appeal?” The man replied, “From the king who was sleeping to the king who is waking.” The king was so moved by the man’s logical appeal that he reversed the judgment he had passed. (Encyclopedia of Illustrations #6528).