But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
Ver. 40. At Azotus] A city of Palestine, called anciently Ashdod, whence the Anakims could not be driven out, Joshua 11:22 .
Verse Acts 8:40. _PHILIP WAS FOUND AT AZOTUS_] Prom the time he left the eunuch, he was not heard of till he got to Azotus, which, according to Dr. Lightfoot, was about 34 miles from Gaza, and probab...
BUT PHILIP WAS FOUND - That is, he came to Azotus, or he was not heard of until he reached Azotus. The word is often used in this sense. See 1 Chronicles 29:17, margin; 2 Chronicles 29:29, margin;...
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...
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...
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...
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...
WAS FOUND. was carried to, and found.. _constructioproegnans._ AT. to. Greek. _eis._ App-104. AZOTUS.. Ashdod. See Joshua 11:22. TILL. Greek. _heos._ CAESEREA. Not Caesarea Philippi (Matthew 16:13)...
_But Philip was found at Azotus_ That is, he appeared again and continued the work of his ministry. The expression is a translation of a Hebrew verb which is often rendered in A.V. "to be present." Cp...
ΦΊΛΙΠΠΟΣ ΔῈ ΕὙΡΈΘΗ, _but Philip was found_, i.e. he appeared again and continued the work of his ministry. Εὑρέθη is the exact translation of a Hebrew verb which in the A.V. is often rendered ‘to be p...
PHILIP BAPTIZES AN ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH...
_THE ETHIOPIAN OBEYS THE GOSPEL ACTS 8:36-40:_ God is concerned about the redemption of one lost soul. The Lord uses people like Philip to convert other people like the Ethiopian. A part of conversion...
ΕΥΡΈΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΕΝΡΊΣΚΩ (G2147) находить; идиома, обозначающая: "он пришел" (GI, 158). ΔΙΕΡΧΌΜΕΝΟΣ _praes. med. (dep.) part. (сопутств.)_, _см._ Acts 8:4. ΕΎΗΓΓΕΛΊΖΕΤΟ _impf. ind....
BUT PHILIP WAS FOUND AT AZOTUS:— Or, _Ashdod,_ a city that was more than thirty miles from Gaza, in the southern part of the country which had been formerly one of the five governments belonging tothe...
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...
40. The historian brings the present section of his narrative to a close by a brief notice of the subsequent labors of Philip. (40) "_But Philip was found at Azotus; and, passing along, he preached th...
But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea. BUT PHILIP WAS FOUND AT, [ heurethee (G2147) eis (G1519)], q.d., 'was found brought to:'...
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...
8:40 Azotus, (d-6) See Note e, Joshua 13:3 ....
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...
WAS FOUND AT AZOTUS] Azotus or Ashdod was one of the five Philistine cities, whose inhabitants were enemies of the Jews after the captivity (Nehemiah 4:7). It was distant over 20 m. (northwards) from...
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....
PHILIP WAS FOUND AT AZOTUS. — The city so named, the Ashdod of the Old Testament, was, like Gaza, one of the cities of the Philistines, about three miles from the sea, and half-way between Gaza and Jo...
εὑρέθη εἰς Ἄ.: _constructio prægnans_ = was borne to and found at, _cf._ Acts 21:13; or, as εἰς means more than ἐν, implying that he had come _into_ the city and was staying there, _cf._ Esther 1:5; m...
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...
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...
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...
After the manner of the old prophets the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip from the presence of his happy Ethiopian convert, dropping him down at Azotus, which is another name for the old city of...
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,...
REFLECTIONS Reader! behold in this chapter a true representation of the church of Jesus in all ages. In one view persecuted, and while the friends of the bridegroom are cast down, the enemy triumphing...
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...
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...
40._He was found at Azotus. _It is well known, out of the book of Joshua 11:22, that Azotus was one of the cities out of which the sons of Anak could not be expelled. It is distant from Ascalon almost...
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...
BUT PHILIP WAS FOUND AT AZOTUS,.... The same with the Ashdod of the Philistines, famous for the temple of Dagon, 1 Samuel 5:1 where the Septuagint call it Azotus, as here: and so it is called in the A...
_But Philip_ Quickly after he was separated from the eunuch; _was found at Azotus_ Or Ashdod, a city that was more than thirty miles from Gaza. Probably none saw him from the time of his leaving the e...
AZOTUS; a city called in the Old Testament Ashdod, about thirty miles north of Gaza. 1 Samuel 5:1. CESAREA; a city on the Mediterranean, about sixty miles north-west of Jerusalem....
The baptism of the eunuch:...
BUT PHILIP WAS FOUND AT AZOTUS; AND PASSING THROUGH, HE PREACHED IN ALL THE CITIES, TILL HE CAME TO CAESAREA. We may well imagine the scene: a fine autumn day, the comparatively uninhabited plain exte...
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...
BUT PHILIP WAS FOUND AT AZOTUS. AND PASSING THROUGH, HE PREACHED IN ALL THE CITIES TILL HE CAME TO CAESAREA. 1. Philip moved on the Ashdod. The word "Azotus" is the Greek spelling for the city of Ash...
But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea. 'FOUND'-May suggest that Philip next found himself in the city of Azotus, i.e....
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...
Philip was set down by the Spirit at Ashdod of the Philistines, which is called by the Septuagint AZOTUS: names of persons and places do in tract of time vary. This place had been famous for the idol...
40. The historian brings the present section of his narrative to a close by a brief notice of the subsequent labors of Philip. (40) " But Philip was found at Azotus; and, passing along, he preached th...
Acts 8:40 But G1161 Philip G5376 found G2147 (G5681) at G1519 Azotus G108 And G2532 passing G1330 ...
THE MINISTRY OF PHILIP IN JUDAEA (8:40). ‘But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.' Philip now moved on to the third pha...
Acts 8:40. BUT PHILIP WAS FOUND AT AZOTUS. Azotus, better known as Ashdod, one of the principal Philistine cities, near to the sea-coast. The site is now marked by a mound covered with broken pottery...
HE PREACHED THE GOSPEL (ευηγγελιζετο). Imperfect middle describing the evangelistic tour of Philip "till he came to Caesarea" (εως του ελθειν αυτον, genitive articular infinitive with the prepositi...
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...
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,...
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...
UP OUT OF THE WATER. "Christian baptism" involves both _water_ and _Spirit._ See note on John 3:5. FULL OF JOY. This man had been unable to find full acceptance in Judaism because of his mutilation (D...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 8:40 PHILIP was sent to the coastal region, first to AZOTUS (OT Ashdod), then to CAESAREA, where he seems to have settled (see...
_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...
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...
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...
1 Samuel 5:1; Acts 10:1; Acts 21:8; Acts 23:23; Acts 23:33;...
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...
But Philip was found at Azotus — Probably none saw him, from his leaving the eunuch, till he was there....