Acts 21:1-40

Contents: Holy Spirit forbids Paul to go to Jerusalem. Paul goes to Jerusalem. Paul takes a Jewish vow. Seized in the temple by the Jews and bound with chains.

Characters: Paul, Holy Spirit, Philip, his four daughters, Manson, James, Moses, Trophimus, police captain.

Conclusion: Disregard of any details of the leading of the Holy Spirit leads into a multitude of difficulties that might have been avoided. God often protests the most devoted acts of some of His servants, even acts of self sacrifice, and would save them from bringing their greater usefulness to an abrupt end; nevertheless He is able to overrule their mistakes and bring good out of them to men and glory to Himself.

Key Word: Warnings disregarded, Acts 21:4; Acts 21:11; Acts 21:14.

Strong Verses: Acts 21:13.

Striking Facts: Acts 21:36. As men cried «Crucify Him» and «away with Him» at Christ Himself, though they could not say what evil He had done, so they will often treat His ambassadors and desire to chase them out of the world.