The Gentiles Help Starving Christians in Judea

Certain prophets, or men who had received a miraculous gift which allowed them to speak for God, came from Jerusalem to Antioch. Agabus, one of that number, stood up and told the church a great famine was coming. Luke reported that the prophecy was fulfilled in the days of Claudius, which would place the event around 44-48 A. D. Each Christian, as he was able, gave to send relief to the brethren still living in the area around Jerusalem. It was agreed that the collection would be taken to the elders in Jerusalem to be distributed to any Christian in need. It seems significant that the money was taken to the elders and not the apostles or the seven (Acts 11:27-30).

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