Day 36 - Year 50 ce/ad - Antics in Philippi



Prayer Suggestion |

A Collect for Mission

Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hardwood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.

Book of Common Prayer | Collects | via Mission St. Clare site (Morning Daily Office)

Bible in Time |

Friday | Fifth Full Week in Lent |

New Testament Study, Day 36 |

It’s 50 CE/a.d

Today - Acts 16 | Revo. pp. 145 - 149

Next - Acts 17:1-20 | Revo. pp. 151- 158

Next Assignments Calendar


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Edward’s Key Points Today

  • Edward’s notes that the churches in Galatia are founded no more than three years when the letter is written and goes back with Silas and Timothy for second visits.

  • Second Missionary Journey takes them over to Europe (Northern Greece)

  • He describes the uniqueness of Philippi - pro-Roman rule.

  • All Jews are ordered to leave Rome and Philippi follows. The only God-fearers left in Philippi were a woman named Lydia and her friends.

  • Paul and Silus are arrested and beaten. They are released and apologized to for beating being Roman citizens. They leave the city.

  • The case of the text shifts to the third person - “We”. Students like us are not sure when the writer of Luke and Acts showed up.

  • All Jews are angry at the Roman government for evicting Jews in Rome by Claudius.


Other materials -

Map | First Missionary Journey

Map | Second Missionary Journey

(great review at bottom of page)


My Thoughts on Today’s Session -

  • Timothy a follower of Jesus with Paul is of mixed lineage with a Jewish mother and Greek father.

  • Paul eliminates the power of a girl that had a gift of divination where her owners made a lot of money. They get made and Paul and Silas are arrested, beaten, and thrown into prison.

  • In the night an earthquake opens the prison but they stay. The jailer fears a prison break and its repercussions. Paul declares they are all still there. The jailer and his household receive Jesus and are baptized.

  • Lydia’s is known for hospitality.

Invite your friends to our journey.

In Christ,

Dave Eitland

deitland@gmail.com

Note: “Revo.”, “Revolutionary”, “Edwards” refers to our textbook “Revolutionary Bible Study” by Gene Edwards, ISBN 978-0-97975157-8, © 2009.


Also used notes from the New Oxford
Annotated Bible, 5th Edition, © 2018.
(NOAB5) [pp.1986 - 1988 today]


Also using links to Biblegateway.com for
copy of the readings.

  • Use Right Arrow to get to the next
    chapter

Posted to blog - 3/25/2021

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