Paul has another audience today. He stands before King Agrippa now. Festus is ready to honor Paul’s request to stand before Caesar but what charges should he put down? He asks King Agrippa for his opinion. Paul’s is a complicated case. When the Jews approached Festus in Jerusalem they set out charges against him and […]
Paul is still in custody. Felix left him there when he was succeeded by Festus. Now the Jews have another shot at convicting Paul. AND trying out their original ambush plan to kill him. Paul has spent two years under Felix in prison. It was a fairly comfortable and relaxed prison but prison none the […]
We are still with Paul before Felix. He and the Jews accusing him were expecting a decision. Guilty or not guilty, that was the question. I find it interesting that Felix had “a rather accurate knowledge of the Way” (verse 22). Exactly what does this mean? Does it mean that he knew all about the […]
Paul has been brought by night to Felix to stand before him. Felix’s judgement will determine Paul’s fate, at least for a while. It only took Paul less than a day to arrive in Caesarea from Jerusalem but it takes Ananias and the elders five days to get there. Were they busy working on how […]
A plot to kill Paul had just been revealed to the tribune in our last encounter. Paul’s nephew had somehow overheard the plans between a determined group of Jews and the counsel. The tribune decides to act quickly. I’m not certain if the tribune is acting to save Paul’s life because Paul is a Roman […]