Comfort in Times of Trial Chapter 23 opens with Paul standing before the
Sanhedrin presenting his case. Gazing earnestly at the
council, he told them he had lived before God, doing his
duty with a perfectly good conscience (v. 1). Ananias, a
corrupt high priest, order that Paul should be slapped
across the mouth to forcibly ...
Comfort In Times of Trial Paul had been assaulted by the mob, threatened with
scourging by the Romans, and bullied by
the high priest. It was evident
to
him there was no chance that he would receive a fair
trial in a court headed by such a man as
Ananias. If he said, “I am a
Christian,” and ma …
A Plot to Kill Paul More than forty Jews banded together under an oath
agreeing that they would not eat anything until they had
killed Paul (vv. 12-14). This band of zealots were roughly
equivalent to the terrorists who threaten us today. They
made this plan known to the Sanhedrin and somehow
Paul’s nephew ...
God’s Timing is Very Evident to Paul The chief captain did not want to have to explain to his
superior the assassination of a Roman citizen in his
charge. Taking no chances, he summoned two-hundred
foot soldiers, seventy cavalry, and another two hundred
spearmen to see that Paul had a safe exodus from
Jerusalem (v. 23). God ...
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Comfort in Times of Trial
Chapter 23 opens with Paul standing before the Sanhedrin presenting his case. Gazing earnestly at the council, he told them he had lived before God, doing his duty with a perfectly good conscience (v. 1). Ananias, a corrupt high priest, order that Paul should be slapped across the mouth to forcibly ...
Comfort In Times of Trial
Paul had been assaulted by the mob, threatened with scourging by the Romans, and bullied by the high priest. It was evident to him there was no chance that he would receive a fair trial in a court headed by such a man as Ananias. If he said, “I am a Christian,” and ma …
A Plot to Kill Paul
More than forty Jews banded together under an oath agreeing that they would not eat anything until they had killed Paul (vv. 12-14). This band of zealots were roughly equivalent to the terrorists who threaten us today. They made this plan known to the Sanhedrin and somehow Paul’s nephew ...
God’s Timing is Very Evident to Paul
The chief captain did not want to have to explain to his superior the assassination of a Roman citizen in his charge. Taking no chances, he summoned two-hundred foot soldiers, seventy cavalry, and another two hundred spearmen to see that Paul had a safe exodus from Jerusalem (v. 23). God ...