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Verse Acts 9:13. _LORD, I HAVE HEARD BY MANY OF THIS MAN_] This was
all done in a _dream_, else this sort of reasoning with his Maker
would have been intolerable in Ananias. Saul had been a _notorious...
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I HAVE HEARD BY MANY ... - This was in the vision, Acts 9:10. The
passage of such a train of thoughts through the mind was perfectly
natural at the command to go and search out Saul. There would
insta...
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CHAPTER 9
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1. The vision of Glory on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1).
2. Instructions given to Ananias (Acts 9:10).
3. Saul filled with the Spirit, is baptized and preaches that Jesus is
the Son...
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PAUL'S CONVERSION. This belongs geographically to the field of the
Hellenist mission, which was announced in Acts 8:4, and occupied that
whole chapter. We heard of that mission at Samaria and Cæ sarea...
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There was a disciple in Damascus called Ananias, and the Lord said to
him in a vision, "Ananias." He said, "Here am I Lord." The Lord said
to him, "Get up and go to the street called 'Straight'; inqui...
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SURRENDER (Acts 9:1-9)...
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BY. from. Greek. _apo._ App-104.
OF. concerning. Greek. _peri._ App-104.
HOW MUCH EVIL. how many evil things. Greek. _kakos._ App-128.
SAINTS. holy, or separated, ones. Greek. _hagios._ Compare Psa...
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_I have heard by_[from] _many_, &c. These words seem to point to a
longer residence of Ananias in Damascus than he could have made if he
had only left Jerusalem after the death of Stephen; and so do t...
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_THE CONVERSION OF SAUL ACTS 9:1-18:_ Saul's early training helped him
to be a very sincere man. However, as important as sincerity is we
must remember that sincerity may be just as real in the heart...
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ΆΠΕΚΡΊΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΆΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΆΪ
(G611) отвечать,
ΉΚΟΥΣΑ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 9:4. ΈΠΟΊΗΣΕΝ _aor.
ind. act., см._ Acts 9:6....
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THE CONVERSION AND EARLY LABORS OF SAUL
Acts 9:1-30; Galatians 1:17-24
For a moment let us pause and look back over the pathway of the
narrative, Luke has given the following events since the beginni...
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IN DAMASCUS. Acts 9:8 b - Acts 9:22.
Acts 9:8 b
and they led him by the hand, and brought him to Damascus.
Acts 9:9
And he was three days without sight, and di
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13-16. Ananias had already heard of Saul, doubtless through fugitive
brethren from Jerusalem, and such was the horror which his name
inspired, that he was reluctant to approach him, even when commande...
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Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how
much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
THEN ANANIAS ANSWERED, LORD, I HAVE HEARD BY MANY OF THIS MAN.
Instead of the p...
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10 God graciously gives a double witness to His dealing with Saul.
Ananias is quite his opposite, being a devout disciple. Saul would
have found it almost impossible to join the disciples as he did
wi...
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SAUL BECOMES A CHRISTIAN
1-30. The Conversion of Saul is to regarded as a miraculous event. The
way for it may have been prepared by Stephen's speech, by the
spectacle of the constancy of the Christia...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 9
JESUS APPEARS IN FRONT OF SAUL, 9:1-9
V1 Saul was still saying that he would hurt the *Lord’s *disciples.
He said that he would kill them. He...
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LORD, I HAVE HEARD BY MANY OF THIS MAN. — The words are of interest
as showing both the duration and the character of the persecution in
which Saul had been the leader. The report of it had spread far...
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Ananias naturally hesitates to go to a man who had undoubtedly
inflicted harm upon the Christians, and had come to Damascus with the
same intent. But there is nothing inconsistent in the fact that
Ana...
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OPENED EYES
Acts 9:10-22
How graciously God makes use of prepared souls as partners in the work
of salvation! It would have been easy for the risen Lord to have
Himself completed what He had begun; o...
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Opposition, the leader of which seems to have been Saul, continued.
Armed with letters from the high priest, he attempted to put an end to
the Nazarene heresy. It was on his journey with this intent t...
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Saul Baptized by Ananias
Luke told Theophilus that "a certain disciple," not an apostle or
preacher, saw a vision from the Lord. It must have been a shock for
Ananias to hear the Lord tell him to go t...
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SAUL'S CONVERSION
1-15. As the Romans looked upon the Nazarenes as an insignificant
faction of Judaism, in some way to them utterly mysterious, out of
harmony with their own church, they acquiesced in...
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And there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him
said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here,
Lord. (11) And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the...
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We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of
the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the
manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in
var...
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13._Lord, I have heard. _In that Ananias objecteth the danger to the
Lord, he betrayeth his weakness of faith therein. Therefore we see
that the saints and servants of God are afraid of death, which t...
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A work and a workman of another character begin now to dawn upon the
scene.
We have seen the inveterate opposition of the heads of Israel to the
testimony of the Holy Ghost, their obstinacy in repelli...
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THEN ANANIAS ANSWERED, LORD,.... Though Ananias knew that it was the
Lord that spoke, and acknowledged his power and dominion, and
expressed his readiness to obey his commands; yet there was a timidit...
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Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how
much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
Ver. 13. _Then Ananias answered_] The best have their unnecessary
fears, and thin...
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_Then Ananias_ Astonished to hear such a name mentioned in such a
connection; _answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man_ What a
malicious enemy he is to thy gospel: all those who were scattere...
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The objection of Ananias answered:...
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THEN ANANIAS ANSWERED, LORD, I HAVE HEARD BY MANY OF THIS MAN HOW MUCH
EVIL HE HATH DONE TO THY SAINTS AT JERUSALEM;...
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Philip the evangelist is now put in the background, as the Spirit of
God begins a work of another kind, using a most unexpected workman.
Saul was filled with strongest animosity toward the disciples,...
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THEN ANANIAS ANSWERED, " LORD, I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY ABOUT THIS MAN,
HOW MUCH HARM HE HAS DONE TO YOUR SAINTS IN JERUSALEM.
1. Saul now has a reputation - persecutor of Christians.
2. He has done m...
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"But Ananias answered, Lord,. have heard from many of this man, how
much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem" This indicates that
Ananias had never met Saul, and that he had been in Damascus when t...
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10-22 A good work was begun in Saul, when he was brought to Christ's
feet with those words, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And never
did Christ leave any who were brought to that. Behold, the pr...
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I HAVE HEARD BY MANY OF THIS MAN; his design and commission could not
but be noised abroad. THY SAINTS: the disciples of Christ are called
saints, because:
1. They are dedicated unto the Lord in thei...
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13-16. Ananias had already heard of Saul, doubtless through fugitive
brethren from Jerusalem, and such was the horror which his name
inspired, that he was reluctant to approach him, even when commande...
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Acts 9:13 Then G1161 Ananias G367 answered G611 (G5662) Lord G2962
heard G191 (G5754) from G575 many...
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‘But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many of this man,
how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem. And here he has
authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your n...
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SAUL'S EXPERIENCE ON THE DAMASCUS ROAD (9:1-19)....
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Acts 9:13. LORD, I HAVE HEARD BY MANY OF THIS MAN. The terrible
notoriety acquired by the inquisitor Saul is shown by the answer of
Ananias. His words exhibit astonishment, and some little hesitation...
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HOW MUCH EVIL
(οσα κακα). How many evil things. Saul's reputation (Acts
26:10) as a persecutor had preceded him.TO THY SAINTS
(τοις αγιοις). Dative of disadvantage. "Used here for the
first time a...
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Acts 9:1
Early History and Conversion of Paul.
Viewed as a public event in the history of the Christian Church, the
conversion of Paul furnishes new and independent testimony to the
Divine origin of...
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Acts 9:1
The Conversion of St. Paul.
That blessed war of aggression which Jesus Christ wages upon the evil
one is a war which is made to maintain itself. Christ's soldiers are
His captured enemies. E...
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Acts 9:1. _And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter
against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,-_
Notice that little word «yet.» «Saul yet breathing out threatenings
a...
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L, 2. _And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings, and slaughter against
the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, And desired of
him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found...
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Acts 9:1. _And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter
against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and
desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he fou...
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CONTENTS: Conversion of Saul of Tarsus. Paul preaches and visits
Jerusalem and returns to Tarsus. Peter heals Aeneas. Tabitha raised
from the dead.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Saul, disciples, hi...
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Acts 9:1. _Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against
the disciples of the Lord._ Not less than two thousand of them, who
fell in this storm, were massacred indiscriminately. If what i...
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ANANIAS ANSWERED. He voices his fears to the Lord. Put yourself in his
place....
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_And suddenly there shined round about him a light from heave._
THE HEAVENLY LIGHT
As the supernatural reflects the moral in all the miracles of the
Bible, so in the conversion of St. Paul. We have...
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_Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man._
AN ENCOURAGING LESSON FROM PAUL’S CONVERSION
The conversion of Saul was one of the most remarkable facts in
Christian history. It was...
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_And there was a certain disciple at Damascus called Ananias._
ANANIAS OF DAMASCUS
1. Most people have watched a little steam tug busily towing some
great ship down stream or out into the sea. The tu...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 9:1 In chs. Acts 6:1 Luke deals primarily with the
witness of the Jerusalem church among the dispersed Greek-speaking
Jews (the “Hellenists”) and with the apostle Peter. The conversi...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 9:10. That ANANIAS (see on Acts 9:1) was one of the Seventy is an
unsupported conjecture; that he was a “devout” man Saul afterwards
asserts (Acts 22:12); that he had previousl...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 9:1
_But _for _and, _A.V.; _breathing _for _breathing out, _A.V.;
_threatening _for _threatenings, _A.V. THREATENING AND SLAUGHTER. The
phrase ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς κ.τ.λ., is rather a...
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When Alexander the Great conquered the world, he left pockets of Greek
culture throughout the world. So these pockets of Greek culture became
very influential. And even though the Roman Empire conquer...
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1 Kings 18:9; 1 Samuel 16:2; 1 Timothy 1:13; Acts 22:19; Acts 22:20
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ANANIAS, SERVANT OF GOD
Acts 9:10
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
God links Himself with man in the performance of His Word and work.
"We are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us."
What co...
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SAUL'S CONVERSION: A PATTERN AND A PROPHECY
1 Timothy 1:15; _with Acts 9:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We marvel, therefore, that what God wrought in Saul's conversion on
the Damascus road is as vital a pa...
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But he answered — How natural it is to reason against God....
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Observe here, 1. Ananias's reluctancy and fear to go to Saul, because
of his former violent persecution, and present commission: LORD,. HAVE
HEARD OF THIS MAN &C.
Learn, That such as are very ready an...