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Acts 21 Acts Chapter 21, End Of The 3rd. Missionary Journey, Headed To Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, Peacemakers, living in obedience to the
Acts 21, End Of The 3rd. Missionary Journey, Headed To Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, Peacemakers, living in obedience to the law, languages translated
Acts Chapter 21, End Of The 3rd. Missionary Journey, Headed To Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, Peacemakers, living in obedience to the law, languages translated
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1. Acts 21 Acts Chapter 21, End Of The 3rd. Missionary Journey,
Headed To Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, Peacemakers, living
in obedience to the law, languages translated
2. BIBLE IN FIVE Pastor Dave Kooyers Valley Bible Fellowship
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saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of
Christ" (Ephesians 4:12-15). To help Christians to "to grow up in
all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ." So that "we are
no longer...tossed here and there...by every wind of doctrine."
They may be downloaded and modified free of charge. God bless you
as you examine His Word, Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5, Dave
Matthew 10:8 Freely you received, freely give.
3. Last time was Acts 20 Paul leaving Ephesus
4. Acts 18:23, End Of 3rd. Missionary Journey
5. Acts 20, Came From Macedonia
6. Dwelling House With Three Floors In The Forum Of Trajan,
Rome. Cf. Acts 20:9
7. Acts 20 Ended In Miletus
8. Acts 21 The End Of The 3rd. Missionary Journey
9. Acts 21:1, Miletus To Tyre Acts 21:1-3 After we had torn
ourselves away from them, we put out to sea and sailed straight to
Cos. The next day we went to Rhodes and from there to Patara. 2 We
found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went on board and set
sail. 3 After sighting Cyprus and passing to the south of it, we
sailed on to Syria. We landed at Tyre, where our ship was to unload
its cargo.
10. Acts 21:1, Miletus To Tyre
11. Acts 21:4, Through The Spirit Acts 21:4 Finding the
disciples there, we stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit
they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. Acts 20:22-23 "And now,
compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what
will happen to me there. 23 I only know that in every city the Holy
Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. A
contradiction? Acts 21:14 When he would not be dissuaded, we gave
up and said, "The Lord's will be done."
12. Acts 21:4, Through The Spirit Paul was within Gods will;
Acts 23:1 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, "My
brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to
this day." Acts 23:11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul
and said, "Take courage! As you have testified about me in
Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."
13. Acts 21:5, On The Beach We Knelt To Pray
14. Acts 21:10-11, A Prophet Named Agabus Acts 21:10-11 a
prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11 Coming over to us, he
took Paul's belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said,
"The Holy Spirit says, 'In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind
the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.'" A
prophecy, not a discouragement. Acts 20:22 And now, compelled by
the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen
to me there.
15. Acts 21:18, James, And All The Elders Acts 21:18 The next
day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders
were present. James, the lords brother, didnt believe until post
resurrection.
16. Acts 21:18-28, Peacemakers This is a good example of
Biblical conflict resolution. They all came together to discuss the
problem and find a solution; 18 Paul James, and all the elders were
present. 19 ..he greeted them, he began to relate 20 they heard it
[the problem] the Jewsbelievedzealous for the Law; 21 you are
teaching all the Jewsto forsake Moses, 22 "What, then, is to be
done? [resolution presented] 23do this that we tell youfour
menunder a vow; 24 take them and purify yourself [defuse the
problem by showing them youre]keeping the Law. 25 "But concerning
the Gentiles who have believed [this does not change doctrine,
theyre steadfast on that] 26 Then Paul [receives the suggestion,
and does it]
17. Acts 21:23, Peacemakers NAU Acts 21:23 "Therefore do this
that we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow; NAU Matthew
5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of
God. NAU Romans 12:18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, be
at peace with all men. The problem is about religious practice or
not to practice (Rom 14). We have extreme freedom in Christ (1
Corinthians 10:25-29, Galatians 5:1-16) and can decide how we want
to worship. The problem is not about doctrine like in Galatians 2.
Paul would have fought to the death if this was about the gospel,
soteriology, Christology, etc..
18. Acts 21:23, Acts Is A Transition Book NAU Acts 21:23We have
four men who are under a vow; Acts 18:18 Paulhad his hair cut off
at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken. Matt 5:36-37 And do not
swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or
black. 37 Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No';
anything beyond this comes from the evil one. James 5:12 Above all,
my brothers, do not swear not by heaven or by earth or by anything
else. Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be
condemned.
19. Acts 21:24, Living In Obedience To The Law Acts 21:24 Take
these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses,
so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everybody will know
there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself
are living in obedience to the law. Paul taught the Gentiles that
circumcision and Jewish customs were religiously irrelevant. Paul
never taught the Gentiles, or the Jews, to disregard Jewish customs
or to not circumcise. 1 Cor 9:20 To the Jews I became like a Jew,
to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the
law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those
under the law.
20. Acts 21:24, Living In Obedience To The Law Acts 21:22-24
Paul was not denying the finished work of Christ by offering animal
sacrifices. The epistles Paul had already written by this time
(Gal., 1 and 2 Thes., 1 and 2 Cor., Rom.) make it clear that such a
denial was incomprehensible. He must have looked on these
sacrifices as memorials. After all, this will be the significance
of millennial sacrifices (Ezek 43:18-46:24; Mal 1:11; 3:3-4). (6)
Paul later asserted he did not violate his own conscience (Acts
23:1). Bible Knowledge Commentary
21. Acts 21:25, The Gentile Believers Acts 21:25 As for the
Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they
should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the
meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality."
22. Acts 18:18, Paul Was Keeping A Vow NAU Acts 18:18 Paul,
having remained many days longer, took leave of the brethren and
put out to sea for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila.
In Cenchrea he had his hair cut, for he was keeping a vow. NAU
Deuteronomy 23:21 "When you make a vow to the LORD your God, you
shall not delay to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the LORD
your God will surely require it of you. I believe Paul is
absolutely committed to get to Jerusalem to offer that hair, and
complete his vow.
23. Acts 21:26, Paul Offered A Sacrifice NAU Acts 21:26 Then
Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself along with
them, went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the
days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one
of them. NAU Acts 16:3 Paul wanted this man [Timothy] to go with
him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who
were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
[This was after the Acts 15, Jerusalem Council]
24. Keep The Law, Or Not? Gentile Religious Ritual Do not have
to keep the law, but can if they want to. Either way matters not
concerning our position before God. Our righteousness is in Christ.
Salvation is by grace through faith alone. Jewish Religious Ritual
Do not have to keep the law, but can if they want to. Either way
matters not concerning our position before God. Our righteousness
is in Christ. Salvation is by grace through faith alone.
25. Acts 21:28, The Dividing Wall Of Hostility Acts 21:28he has
brought Greeks into the temple area and defiled this holy place.
Eph 2:14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and
has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, Bible
Knowledge Commentary, These warned Gentiles they would have
themselves to blame for their deaths which would certainly ensue if
they would proceed beyond the barrier (cf. Eph 2:14). So deep was
this feeling that the Romans gave permission to Jews to fulfill
this death sentence, even if the intruder was a Roman citizen.
26. ACTS 21:34 And some cried one thing some another
27. Acts 21:37, Paul Knows Greek And Hebrew At Least NAU Acts
21:37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to
the commander, "May I say something to you?" And he said, "Do you
know Greek? NAU Acts 21:40 When he had given him permission, Paul,
standing on the stairs, motioned to the people with his hand; and
when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew
dialect, saying,
28. TODAY'S CREATION MOMENT WHAT LANGUAGES DID JESUS SPEAK?
John 7:35b "will He go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and
teach the Gentiles?" What languages did Jesus speak during His
ministry on Earth? Of course He spoke Aramaic, since that was the
common language of the people He taught. When He read from Isaiah
in the synagogue in Nazareth, He would have read it in Hebrew. But
did Jesus also speak Greek? Greek was in common use in Israel in
the first century. Greek inscriptions are frequently found in
Jewish graves from the period. This is evidence that many Jews knew
the Greek language. Some scholars point to some of the terms in
Jesus' recorded
29. TODAY'S CREATION MOMENT WHAT LANGUAGES DID JESUS SPEAK?
sayings that have Greek origins; however, their arguments are not
universally accepted. But Jesus did grow up in Nazareth, which is
in "Galilee of the Gentiles," where Greek as well as Aramaic would
have been spoken. Nazareth was only an hour's walk from Sepphoris,
where one would have to speak Greek to do business. As scholars
point out, Jesus was educated and as a carpenter, He was a skilled
artisan. He would have to speak Greek to deal with customers. At
one point His disciples wondered whether He would go to teach the
Gentiles, a task that would require Greek. Language is a gift of
God. It is through this gift that God gives us the greater gift of
His saving Gospel which assures us of the forgiveness of sins
through Jesus Christ.
30. Acts 13:8, is translated? NAU Acts 13:8 But Elymas the
magician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking
to turn the proconsul away from the faith. Elumas, Origin: of Ara.
or Arab. or. What languages did Jesus, and the apostles speak,
read, and transact business in? Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew, for sure;
NAU John 19:20 Therefore this inscription many of the Jews read,
for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it
was written in Hebrew, Latin, and in Greek. 21 And so the chief
priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King
of the Jews'; but that He said, 'I am King of the Jews.'" Ezr. 4:7,
18, Matt. 1:23, Mk. 5:41, 15:22, 34, Jn. 1:38, 41-42, 9:7, Acts
4:36, 9:36, 13:8, 21:37, 40
31. What Language Did Jesus Speak? R. Steven Notley writes, .
What language did Jesus speak? "...The inscriptional and literary
evidence reflects a reality not unlike what we find with the Dead
Sea Scrolls. Of the 700 non-biblical texts from the Qumran library,
120 are in Aramaic and 28 in Greek, while 550 scrolls were written
in Hebrew.... Author: R. Steven Notley, Ph.D. (Hebrew University)
is Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins,
and Director of Graduate Programs in Ancient Judaism and Christian
Origins on the New York City Campus of Nyack College. Source:
http://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/2014/05/judean-lingo/
http://jewishstudies.eteacherbiblical.com/holiness-bibi-right-jesus-spoke-hebrew/
32. Acts 21:40, He Said To Them In Aramaic Acts 21:40 Having
received the commander's permission, Paul stood on the steps and
motioned to the crowd. When they were all silent, he said to them
in Aramaic NIV NIV NET in Aramaic KJV NAU CSB ESV NAS NKJ Hebrew
Strongs, 1446 Hebrais {heb-rah-is'} Meaning: 1) Hebrew, the Hebrew
language, not that however in which the OT was written but the
Chaldee, which at the time of Jesus and the apostles had long
superseded it in Palestine NET Bible Notes, 163 tn Grk "in the
Hebrew dialect, saying." This refers to the Aramaic spoken in
Palestine in the 1st century (BDAG 270 s.v. ).
33. Techy Problems 1st Person: "Do you know anything about this
fax-machine?" 2nd Person: "A little. What's wrong?" 1st Person:
"Well, I sent a fax, and the recipient called back to say all she
received was a cover-sheet and a blank page. I tried it again, and
the same thing happened." 2nd Person: "How did you load the sheet?"
1st Person: "It's a pretty sensitive memo, and I didn't want anyone
else to read it by accident, so I folded it so only the recipient
would open it and read it."
34. Keep Lookin Up
35. Closing Prayer
36. Hebrew Had No Written Vowels NAU Acts 21:40 When he had
given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, motioned to the
people with his hand; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to
them in the Hebrew dialect, saying,