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Verse 34. _OF WHOM SPEAKETH THE PROPHET THIS_] This was a very natural
inquiry: for in the text itself, and in its circumstances, there was
nothing that could determine the meaning, so as to ascertain...
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ANSWERED PHILIP - That is, “addressed” Phil The Hebrews often use
the word “answer” as synonymous with “addressing” one, whether
he had spoken or not.
OF HIMSELF ... - This was a natural inquiry, for...
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PART II
The Witness to Samaria.
Saul's Conversion and Peter's Witness in Caesarea.
Chapter s 8-12
CHAPTER 8
_ 1. The first great persecution (Acts 8:1)._
2. The preaching of the scattered believ...
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PHILIP AND THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH. Philip appears again; we are not told
where, but the instruction given him by the angel shows that he was
not at Jerusalem; he is to go southward (_mg._ at noon; not s...
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THE FIRST OF THE MARTYRS (Acts 7:54-60 ; Acts 8:1)
8:1 As they listened to this their very hearts were torn with
vexation and they gnashed their teeth at him. But he was full of the
Holy Spirit and h...
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The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip and said, "Rise and go to the
south by the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza; that is Gaza
in the desert." So he arose and went. Now, look you, an Ethiop...
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_of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?_
As Isaiah 61. was held by the Jews to relate to Isaiah himself, "The
Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, &c.," so the eunuch enqui...
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PHILIP BAPTIZES AN ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH...
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ΠΕΡῚ ἙΑΥΤΟΥ͂, _concerning himself_. As Isaiah 61. ‘The
Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, &c.,’ was held by the Jews to
refer to Isaiah, so the eunuch enquires whether the words he has been
reading ma...
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_CHRIST IS PREACHED TO AN ETHIOPIAN ACTS 8:27-35:_ This account is the
story of a preacher (Philip) and a sinner (the Ethiopian). When God
said “go,” Philip went to do the will of the Heavenly Father....
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ΆΠΟΚΡΙΘΕΊΣ _aor. pass. (dep.) part., см._ Acts 8:24....
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D.
THE LATER WORK OF PHILIP. Acts 8:26-40.
1.
ON THE ROAD FROM JERUSALEM TO GAZA. Acts 8:26-39.
Acts 8:26
But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go
toward the south unto th...
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See notes on verse 31...
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And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom
speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
AND THE EUNUCH ANSWERED PHILIP, AND SAID, I PRAY THEE, OF WHOM
SPEAKETH T...
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26 It is notable that the messenger, or angel, who spoke to Philip is
also called "the spirit" (29) and "the spirit of the Lord" (39). This
suggests that these expressions may refer to created beings...
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PHILIP IN SAMARIA. SIMON MAGUS
The graphic details of the ministry of Philip which follow, were
doubtless obtained from Philip himself. St. Luke stayed at his house
at Cæsarea, and made the acquaintan...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 8
SAUL *PERSECUTES THE CHRISTIANS, 8:1-4
V1 Saul approved of Stephen’s murder. That same day, the Christians
in *Jerusalem suffered very much....
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OF HIMSELF, OR OF SOME OTHER MAN? — Later interpreters, some of them
ascribing the whole of the second half of Isaiah’s prophecies (Acts
40-66) to a great unknown writer living towards the close of th...
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ἀποκ., see above Acts 3:12; Acts 5:8. It has been sometimes
supposed that the eunuch was acquainted with the tradition that Isaiah
had been sawn asunder by Manasseh Felten, see Wetstein on Hebrews
11:...
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WINNING A TRAVELER
Acts 8:26-40
From the great city revival in Samaria Philip was led to the desert to
minister to one seeking soul. It seems strange that God should be able
to spare him from his bus...
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The popular outburst against Christianity evidenced in the martyrdom
of Stephen was general. Members of the Church at Jerusalem were
scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. How dark the day seemed to...
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Preaching to the Ethiopian
At this point, Luke told Theophilus that Philip was directed by an
angel of the Lord to go south to a place along the Jerusalem to Gaza
road where no people lived. When an i...
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THE CONVERSION OF THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH
26-40. After the apostles have completed their Samaritan tour and
returned to Jerusalem, leaving Philip surrounded by hosts of his
converts pressing the battle,...
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And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go
toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto
Gaza, which is desert. (27) And he arose and went: and, behold, a m...
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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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34._The eunuch said to Philip. _Here it appeareth what an earnest
desire the eunuch had to learn. He wandereth in divers prophecies of
Isaiah as through doubtful boughts, (561) and yet he is not weary...
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Saul was present at Stephen's death, and consenting to it. [14] This
is the end of the first phase of the assembly of God its history in
immediate connection with Jerusalem and the Jews, as the centre...
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AND THE EUNUCH ANSWERED PHILIP, AND SAID,.... After he had read the
passage out, and Philip had put the question to him, whether he
understood it; and after he had taken him up into his chariot to sit...
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And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom
speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
Ver. 34. _I pray thee of whom_] Incredible gain is to be gotten by
conferen...
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_The eunuch said, Of whom speaketh the prophet this_ He asks a very
important question, a question necessary to be resolved, in order to
the understanding of the prophecy; _of himself_ Does the prophe...
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AND THE EUNUCH ANSWERED PHILIP AND SAID, I PRAY THEE, OF WHOM SPEAKETH
THE PROPHET THIS, OF HIMSELF OR OF SOME OTHER MAN?...
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The baptism of the eunuch:...
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As a wild beast tasting blood, the Jews were the more inflamed by the
martyrdom of Stephen to greatly persecute the Church of God at
Jerusalem. For this reason believers were scattered through Judea a...
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SO THE EUNUCH ANSWERED PHILIP AND SAID, " I ASK YOU, OF WHOM DOES THE
PROPHET SAY THIS, OF HIMSELF OR OF SOME OTHER MAN? "
1. Several questions are in his mind.
1. Is Isaiah talking about himself as...
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26-40 Philip was directed to go to a desert. Sometimes God opens a
door of opportunity to his ministers in very unlikely places. We
should study to do good to those we come into company with by
trave...
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OF WHOM SPEAKETH THE PROPHET THIS? The modestly inquisitive man does
get understanding; this question (God so ordering it) brings in the
discourse concerning our Saviour. OF HIMSELF, OR OF SOME OTHER...
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Acts 8:34 So G1161 eunuch G2135 answered G611 (G5679) Philip G5376
said G2036 (G5627) ask G1189 ...
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‘And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, “I pray you, of whom is
the prophet saying this? Of himself, or of some other?” '
The eunuch was neither the first nor the last to be puzzled by these
verse...
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THE MINISTRY OF PHILIP TO THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH (8:26-39).
Meanwhile God was now satisfied that the Samaritan church was
sufficiently equipped to carry on and He calls Philip elsewhere to
where there i...
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OF WHOM
(περ τινος). Concerning whom, a pertinent inquiry surely and
one that troubles many critics today....
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Acts 8:4. _Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where
preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and
preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord ga...
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Stephen had been stoned to death; but with his latest breath he prayed
for his murderers. Then this chapter begins:
Acts 8:1. _And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time
there was a gre...
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CONTENTS: Saul persecuting Christians. The first missionaries. The
case of Simon, the sorcerer. Philip and the Ethiopian.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Saul, Stephen, Philip, Simon,
apostles,...
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Acts 8:1. _At that time there was a great persecution against the
church._ With regard to this very tremendous storm which suddenly
burst on the infant church, Cardinal Baronius, in his Ecclesiastical...
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OF WHOM IS THE PROPHET SAYING THIS? Philip used this opportunity to
show how the prophets predicted God's act in Christ to set men free.
He showed the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. He told...
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_The place of the Scripture which he read was this, He was led as a
sheep to the slaughter … Then Philip … began at the same Scripture
and preached unto him Jesus._
PHILIP’S SERMON
I. The text. “He...
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_And Philip ran … and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?_
UNDERSTANDING THE WORD
1. Notice the preliminary fact that the Scriptures challenge
investigation. “Let us reason together,” says I...
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_And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go._
MAN VERSUS ANGEL
Why didn’t the angel go himself? Because this was a mission where a
man was worth more than an angel. In the Lor...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 8:18. AND WHEN SIMON SAW.—Most likely through hearing the
baptised speak with tongues. HE OFFERED THEM MONEY.—From Simon’s
name and proposal arose the expression “Simony” for...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 8:1
_There arose on that day _for _at that time there was, _A.V._; in _for
_at, _A.V. SAUL WAS CONSENTING TO HIS DEATH. St. Paul's repeated
reference to this sad episode in his life i...
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We are introduced now to one of the chief persecutors. A zealous young
Jew, a Pharisee of the Pharisees, whose name is Saul. And he was
standing by, consenting to the death of Stephen, holding the coa...
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Matthew 13:36; Matthew 15:15; Matthew 2:2...
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THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH
Acts 8:26
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The subject of our sermon today, is "The Ethiopian Eunuch." There is a
wonderful vision of God given in the 68th Psalm. After the Prophet has
ascrib...