Acts 8:26-40
Acts 8:26-40
Philip and an Ethiopian Official
"The Lord's angel said to Philip, "Go south along the desert road that
leads from Jerusalem to Gaza." So Philip left. An important Ethiopian
official happened to be going along that road in his chariot. He was
the chief treasurer for Candace, the Queen of Ethiopia. The official
had gone to Jerusalem to worship and was now on his way home. He was
sitting in his chariot, reading the book of the prophet Isaiah. The
Spirit told Philip to catch up with the chariot. Philip ran up close
and heard the man reading aloud from the book of Isaiah. Philip asked
him, "Do you understand what you are reading?" The official answered,
"How can I understand unless someone helps me?" He then invited Philip
to come up and sit beside him.
The man was reading the passage that said, "He was led like a sheep on
its way to be killed. He was silent as a lamb whose wool is being cut
off, and he did not say a word. He was treated like a nobody and did
not receive a fair trial. How can he have children, if his life is
snatched away?" The official said to Philip, "Tell me, was the prophet
talking about himself or about someone else?" So Philip began at this
place in the Scriptures and explained the good news about Jesus. As
they were going along the road, they came to a place where there was
some water. The official said, "Look! Here is some water. Why can't I
be baptized?" He ordered the chariot to stop. Then they both went
down into the water, and Philip baptized him. After they had come out
of the water, the Lord's Spirit took Philip away. The official never
saw him again, but he was very happy as he went on his way. Philip
later appeared in Azotus. He went from town to town, all the way to
Caesarea, telling people about Jesus."
God bless you.
Philip and an Ethiopian Official
"The Lord's angel said to Philip, "Go south along the desert road that
leads from Jerusalem to Gaza." So Philip left. An important Ethiopian
official happened to be going along that road in his chariot. He was
the chief treasurer for Candace, the Queen of Ethiopia. The official
had gone to Jerusalem to worship and was now on his way home. He was
sitting in his chariot, reading the book of the prophet Isaiah. The
Spirit told Philip to catch up with the chariot. Philip ran up close
and heard the man reading aloud from the book of Isaiah. Philip asked
him, "Do you understand what you are reading?" The official answered,
"How can I understand unless someone helps me?" He then invited Philip
to come up and sit beside him.
The man was reading the passage that said, "He was led like a sheep on
its way to be killed. He was silent as a lamb whose wool is being cut
off, and he did not say a word. He was treated like a nobody and did
not receive a fair trial. How can he have children, if his life is
snatched away?" The official said to Philip, "Tell me, was the prophet
talking about himself or about someone else?" So Philip began at this
place in the Scriptures and explained the good news about Jesus. As
they were going along the road, they came to a place where there was
some water. The official said, "Look! Here is some water. Why can't I
be baptized?" He ordered the chariot to stop. Then they both went
down into the water, and Philip baptized him. After they had come out
of the water, the Lord's Spirit took Philip away. The official never
saw him again, but he was very happy as he went on his way. Philip
later appeared in Azotus. He went from town to town, all the way to
Caesarea, telling people about Jesus."
God bless you.
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