Acts 26:2

"I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that. am to make my defense before thee this day touching all the things whereof. am accused by the Jews"I think myself happy" "I think myself fortunate" (Wey). Note that Paul is not flattering Agrippa or buttering him up. He is sincere. "Just as there was frankness and courtesy in Paul's defense before Felix, he gives. truthful explanation of his feelings and he does not flatter the king whose character, he must have known, did not deserve praise. He does tell how fortunate he feels it is to have opportunity to speak to one like Agrippa who had some understanding of all the intricacies of Jewish life and thought" (Reese p. 873). "It was. dramatic moment when the holy and humble apostle of Jesus Christ stood before this representative of the worldly, ambitious, morally corrupt family of the Herods, who for generation after generation had set themselves in opposition to truth and righteousness. Their founder, Herod the Great, had tried to destroy the infant Jesus. His son Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee, beheaded John the Baptist, and won from the Lord the title of 'fox'. His grandson Agrippa. slew James the son of Zebedee with the sword. Now we see Paul brought before Agrippa's son" (Stott p. 370). Note that Paul shows the proper respect for those in authority, even though he represented. higher Authority than the Roman Empire (1 Peter 2:17). Also consider that Paul does not write Agrippa off as. hopeless case. Paul makes. serious effort to convert this man.