Acts 25:1-27 - Corps Notes - January 11, 1977
Acts 25:1-27 January 11, 1977 Well, tonight people, chapter 25 of Acts. We closed with Porcius Festus in Acts 24:27 and chapter 25 opens with Festus. Acts 25:1 “he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem” - you know, he went up; to go from Jerusalem to Caesarea, is to go down. Acts 25:2 “the high priest” - that is not right. It’s the chief priest. Remember I explained to you that every person who was head of a course was a chief priest. That’s what we’re talking about here. There were 24 courses of priests. I’d like to say this too. I’ve often wondered and I think perhaps I’m right on this, that of the 24 courses each course had a chief priest but there was one chief over the top of the chiefs. And I believe that was what happened here. “the chief of the Jews” - one of the top leaders “besought him” - begged him; sort of put the pressure on him Acts 25:3 “favour” - to graciously consider this (against Paul) - that’s what he was after “send for him to Jerusalem” - Paul was incarcerated in jail in Caesarea, some 60 miles away. This chief priest and a lot of the influential men bugged Festus, the governor, to ask him to send Paul to Jerusalem. “laying wait in the way to kill him” - of course Festus didn’t know that “laying wait” - making a plot, or “having made a plot” “in” – along They had tried to kill him two years before and now he’s in jail for two years, and they’re still trying to figure it out. Acts 25:4 “he himself would depart shortly thither” - in other words; he’s going to hasten toward Caesarea real soon Acts 25:5 “accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him” – “if there be any wickedness in this man, accuse him” - in other words; if there’s any wickedness in this Paul, you guys go on down to Caesarea and you place your accusation. Acts 25:6 “more than ten” – eight or ten “judgment seat” - this is the bēma Acts 25:7 “stood round about” - his accusers “stood around him,” like Paul was standing here and then the accusers stood round about “and laid” - bro
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Tweet Format: mp3, pdf Publication Date: 01-11-1977 Victor Paul Wierwille was a Bible scholar and teacher for over four decades. By means of Dr. Wierwille's dynamic teaching of the accuracy and integrity of God's Word, foundational class and advanced class graduates of Power for Abundant Living have learned that the one great requirement for every student of the Bible is to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Thus, his presentation of the Word of God was designed for students who desire the in-depth-accuracy of God’s Word. In his many years of research, Dr. Wierwille studied with such men as Karl Barth, E. Stanley Jones, Glenn Clark, Bishop K.C. Pillai, and George M. Lamsa. His formal training included Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology degrees from Mission House (Lakeland) College and Seminary. He studied at the University of Chicago and at Princeton Theological Seminary from which