Paul had not opposed observing certain elements of the law provided the intent was not to seek justification on that basis. And like Jesus, Paul declares his willingness to die in Jerusalem for the name of his Lord (21:13). A completion, fulfillment, accomplishment. Note his frank replyThen Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. He took some soldiers, and they ran into the crowd to disperse it (21:32). Again it is then again stated of Paul that he taught against the keeping of the law. He had a large enough home, as well as the resources, to host not only Paul but also his delegation (and perhaps the disciples from Caesarea). In the same way that Paul purified himself even though he had no need to do so. He remained close to Paul. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every. Jesus allowed himself to be baptised for the remission of sins, even though he had none and had zero need to be baptised of John, but for the sake of his mission. The suggested strategy by the church elders to have Paul take part in the purification rites had backfired. It is wholly barren of evidence. Eventually, though, they got around to telling the great apostle about a problem they felt was serious. Paul calls at the house of Philip, whose daughters prophesy. Their prayers were answered. Emotional goodbyes were exchanged and Pauls party boarded the ship. Read the Bible; Reading Plans; Advanced Search; Available Versions; Audio Bibles; Study Tools . The ship continued south, and the next day Pauls party reached Caesarea, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Ptolemais. During the period of the vow, the confessor would abstain from wine and strong drink, from any defiling contacts such as with a dead body, and would not cut his hair. This move on his part was in perfect harmony with his testimony found inI Corinthians 9:19-22For though I am free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. Join us for a time of Bible study; we have Sunday school classes for all age groups. Telling him about the Jews now following Jesus but also telling him that those same Jews remained devoted to the law of Moses. Paul was telling the commander he was no uneducated anarchist from Egypt, but came from elsewhere, a cultured city of the empire. 9 When the seventh day comes[ c] he must shave all his hairhis head, his beard, his eyebrows, all his . A much stronger test, along this same line, came to the apostle when he and his company came unto Caesarea where they tarried for many days in the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven mentioned inActs 6. Mnason must have been a well-to-do member of the church. . [ b] Then afterward he may enter the camp, but he must live outside his tent seven days. The multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come. Paul here was underscoring his loyalty to the Roman Empire. The term believed is employed to summarize their obedience to the gospel. They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs (21:20-21). In a scene reminiscent of Pauls departure from Ephesus (20:36-37), the group knelt together on the beach and said a final prayer (21:5-6). "But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean for two weeks, as in her menstruation;". Then he suffered him. However, so far as we know, Paul never toldJewishconverts not to circumcise their children, nor was he opposed to its practice by Jewish believers. In Luke, the Holy Spirit substitutes for the Lord, but Agabus is shown to be in the tradition of Israels prophets of old. Luke now began a fateful chapter in Pauls life with the casual words, When we arrived in Jerusalem (21:17). They would distrust to anyone who insulted the Torah. Almost certainly, Paul and the delegates presented the collection for the poor saints when they reported the progress of the Gentile mission. is it therefore? The Voice (VOICE). The most popular Bible verses from Acts 21 Found 40 Verses Acts 21:22 Bible Rank: 3,349. In conclusion it may he observed that the distinctive feature. 27The seven days of purification were almost completed when some Jews from Asia recognized Paul in the temple. We must again notice that the Elders had agreed that the Gentiles need not be brought in under the law. "Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them went into the temple, declaring the fulfilment of the days of purification, until the o." . Uncleanness from touching a dead body ( Numbers 19:11 ; Hosea 9:4 ; Haggai 2:13 ; Matthew 23:27 ; Luke 11:44 ). The rites are described in ( Leviticus 14:4-32 ) The necessity of purification was extended in the post-Babylonian Period to a variety of unauthorized cases. His message in full is recorded in the following chapter. by Gary Deddo. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. He could go to Jerusalem or not. Agabus had appeared in Lukes account when he prophesied of a severe famine that would eventually touch much of the Roman world (11:27-28). The united urge of these brethren brought a definite response from the apostle Paul. But quite the opposite had happened; he had been accepted. The burden of his heart was the preaching of the truth and he did not count the cost. 5). Paul was dragged from the inner courts of the temple, and its gates were shut by the temple police. The Lord saw to it that Paul did not remain in the Jerusalem temple until an offering was offered for him. Acts 21:26, NLT: So Paul went to the Temple the next day with the other men. Acts 2:147:60 describes the . But since Paul had been accused of defiling the holy temple, the mob was not interested in discussing the finer points of the law. When her days of purification are complete, whether for a son or daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. The Romans even allowed the Sanhedrin to execute the death penalty for anyone who violated this regulation, something that Josephus (Antiquities15:417;Wars6:124-126) and Philo (Embassy to Gaius212) both mention. Seeing Pauls determination, Luke said everyone gave up and said, The Lords will be done (21:14). Paul was at one with the rest of the Jewish Christian element of the church. The remaining chapters of Acts will be devoted to about four years of Pauls life, all of it spent as a prisoner of the Roman government. 1. Tools. In Caesarea, Paul and the delegation stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist for a number of days (21:8, 10). He thought that if Paul had entertained a clearer perception of the abolition of the law, he would not have done what he did here especially later on, after writing the books of Ephesians and Hebrews (he assumes Paul wrote the latter). InActs 20:16, we are told that he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. He also said, and now, behold, I go bound in the Spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me (Acts 20:22-23). Then everyone will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law (21:24). This again brings up the question of whether Paul was disregarding the voice of the Spirit in going to Jerusalem. Acts 21:18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry. the process by which a person unclean, according to the Levitical law, and thereby cut off from the sanctuary and the festivals, was restored to the enjoyment of all these privileges. Acts 21:28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. "and she shall remain in the blood of her purification for sixty-six days.". Acts 21- 21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. Paul had admonished Timothy to do the work of an evangelist in supervising the affairs of the growing church at Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3). And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; to them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law of Christ), that I might gain them that are without law. From dia and the base of aggelos; to herald thoroughly. Luke reminded us he was traveling with Paul by inserting another we into the narration. Earlier, the Jews had seen Paul in Jerusalem with Trophimus. Neither is it clear why the crowd, which was in a hysterical frame of mind, would have even listened to a word of what Paul had to say. The following day the apostle, along with the four men, went to the temple where the sacrifices would be offered. The prophecy was fulfilled in principle, but not in detail, when a mob of Jews grabbed Paul and the Roman garrison commander ordered him to be bound with two chains (21:33). (Matthew 10:910). Some suggest the event never happened; it is alleged that Luke fabricated the incident in order to show that Paul was a law-abiding Jew. offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, entered the temple to announce the expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them. Some speculate that Lukes silence means that the offering was rejected, and the attempt to demonstrate unity failed. Some so claim, but is this a necessary conclusion? Study Materials to help with your Bible study, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zBKawK9iRYdUgxIiIbZJg. They said: Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Here are guidelines to help facilitate a meaningful learning experience for everyone. That he had such citizenship will come out only later (22:25). But Luke is not troubled by such discrepancies; he does not see prophecy as being an exact picture, but as a general prediction of the outcome: Paul ends up being imprisoned by the Gentiles. What is the difference between a prophet and a seer? Is God omnipresent? NET Bible copyright 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. Many of the Old Testament prophets had begun their oracles with the words, Thus says the Lord (Isaiah 3:16;Jeremiah 2:31;Ezekiel 4:13;Amos 3:11;Nahum 1:2;Haggai 1:6;Zechariah 1:16). New Living Translation So Paul went to the Temple the next day with the other men. On the following day there was a special meeting. They will certainly hear that you have come NIV. For example, individuals journeying by sea would have to find available ships and accept delays caused by loading and unloading cargo. When the seven days were about over, some unconverted Jews from the province of Asia spotted Paul in the temple (21:27). Allusions to this rite are found in Psalms 26:6 ; 51:7 ; Ezekiel 36:25 ; Hebrews 10:22 . Report It seems clear that the course of the apostle led him to a return trip to Jerusalem and then to Rome. 27 When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. Something had to be done to put the evil rumors to rest. He would have also taken care of the offering to be made by each of the four men. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Agabus, foretelling what should befall him at Jerusalem. Most likely the church would have liked to help Paul, but it was powerless to intervene. Purification was effected by bathing and washing the clothes ( Leviticus 14:8 Leviticus 14:9 ); by washing the hands ( Deuteronomy 21:6 ; Matthew 27:24 ); washing the hands and feet ( Exodus 30:18-21 ; Hebrews 6:2 , "baptisms", RSV marg., "washings;" 9:10 ); sprinkling with blood and water ( Exodus 24:5-8 ; Hebrews 9:19 ), etc. Paul apparently had ceased teaching the importance of at least one of the four regulations. Its possible Paul initially objected to the elders suggestion of participating in the purification ritual. That might be the reason they were repeated word for word here in Lukes account. 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, s entered the temple t to announce the 7 expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them. For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus (Acts 21:13). The next day the ship sailed southwest to the island of Rhodes. But with his arrival in the city, the Jerusalem church leaders found themselves with a great problem. Isaiah walked about naked and barefoot to demonstrate how the Assyrians would humiliate the Egyptians and take them captive (20:2-4). James and the elders glorified the Lord. The next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. As Frank Goodwin observed, Pauls conduct in this transaction was perfectly consistent with his previous teaching and practices (A Harmony of the Life of St. Paul, Grand Rapids: Baker, 1951, p. 121). This would be done so that the Jews in general might see that Paul was walking orderly, observing the law. Gentiles, of course, were under no such constraints, as indeed the conference in Jerusalem had established (chapter 15). 27 The seven days of purification were almost completed when some Jews from Asia recognized . Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. Report, November 23 2019 Paul reported in great detail on his missionary journeys and the impact of the gospel among the Gentile populations. The Holy Spirit seemed to be expressing a neutral position regarding whether he should or should not go to Jerusalem. Perhaps by doing so he hoped to get at the reason why Paul had been attacked by the Jews. Third, some respected men have argued that Paul slipped on this occasion, lapsing into weakness; his practice, therefore, was inconsistent with his preaching (cf. One argument used by those who try to say that the law has not passed is to show where Paul purified himself in the temple. The four in Acts 21:24, 26-27 were in need of purification, perhaps due to corpse defilement which necessitated the seven-day purification ritual described in Num 19:1-13 (cf. They repeated the four stipulations to emphasize that, as far as they were concerned, the stipulations were still valid. Paul, Paulus. It is not altogether clear as to how and why Paul was to be purified. However, if he had just returned from residence among Gentiles (as Paul had), he would be considered as defiled. A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. Jesus was not baptised through need but to fulfill righteousness. Paul also asked the commander for permission to speak to the people, which he received. 8The one being cleansed[a] must then wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe in water, and so be clean. Perhaps no suggestion is entirely free from difficulty, in view of the brevity of the record. What does not stifling the Holy Spirit mean? Pauls offering would not have been for a sin sacrifice but would have been a PEACE offering and a wave offering. Copyright Grace Communion International. As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled and from fornication. Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural. Then he suffered him. The Tarsus of Pauls day was an important center of Hellenistic culture. Why was Paul asked to join four Jewish men in completing a vow in Acts 21:23? From hagnizo; a cleansing, i.e. When the group arrived in the Jerusalem area, it stayed at the home of Mnason, a long-time disciple from Cyprus (21:16). John 5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. He came from an important city in the empireand was proud of being one of its citizens. Clermont-Gannau in 1871 and two Greek fragments of another were found in 1935. At this point, in a roundabout way, the prophecy of Agabus had come true (21:11). As Paul was led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, may I speak unto thee? So it was a well known fact that Paul was teaching against following the customs of the law. 2:22), even though the act of bearing a child is not sinful. This very clearly was not Pauls idea. Though these multitudes had become Christians, they had not arrived at the full realization that the introduction of Christianity made the law of Moses inoperative as a redemptive system. Paul responded by saying to the commander, I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city (21:39). But Luke referred to the offering only once, in an aside in Pauls speech before Felix (24:17). Acts 21:26. where he is apprehended, and in great danger, but by the chief captain is rescued; and requests, and is permitted to speak to the people. First, the notion that Luke invented this narrative to buttress his personal agenda is unworthy of any consideration. He demonstrated to the thousands of Jews which believed that he himself was walking orderly and keeping the law. The church leaders thought they had a solution to their public-relations problem. From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Then he went to the temple to give notice of the date when the days of purification would end and the offering would be made for each of them. . It was also the Roman provincial capital of Judea. Luke wrote that when the delegation arrived in Jerusalem the believers there received us warmly (21:17). 21. it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them (Acts 21:18-26). Paul and a delegation from Antioch had earlier met with Christians in Phoenicia (and presumably in Tyre) on their way to the Jerusalem council (15:3). And when he had saluted them he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry. He did this for the GOSPELS sake, so that he could save as many as he could from every group. The great annual purification of the people was on the Day of Atonement (q.v.). The Gospel According to Jesus: A Faith that Restores All Things, The Voice Bible: Step Into the Story of Scripture, The Voice Bible, New Testament: Step Into the Story of Scripture, The Voice, The Voice of Mark, Paperback: Let Them Listen. 2), so could Paul. From ekpleroo; completion. General Editor. "Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them went into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them" (Acts 21:26). (He will be with Paul on his sea voyage to Rome.) This decision on the part of the elders in Jerusalem was accepted by the apostle Paul. 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; 29That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. It was not caused by the Jewish Christians of Jerusalem. apostasy) Moses. In the final analysis, I must say this. [b] Then afterward he may enter the camp, but he must live outside his tent seven days. The, the definite article. Josephus wrote that there was a stone wall separating the Court of the Gentiles from the inner courts reserved for Jews alone (Josephus,Wars5:193-194). the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation, the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put. ( Mark 7:4 ) The washing of the hands before meals was conducted in a formal manner. However, since he recently had been in Gentile territory, he would be viewed as ceremonially unclean, hence would need to purify himself in order to partake with the others (Simon Kistemaker, Exposition of the Acts of the Apostles, Grand Rapids: Baker, 1990, p. 760). Paul had successfully removed himself as the center of attention. It began with 3,000 on Pentecost (2:41), increased to 5,000 (4:4), to which were added more converts (6:7). The chief captain took soldiers and centurions with him and rescued Paul from the hands of the Jews. What is it therefore? If you liked this study please subscribe here , 1.b. Deepen your knowledge of Scripture. All content appearing on this site is owned and maintained by the Fortify Your Faith Foundation, a tax-exempt, not-for-profit, religious corporation as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. "THE BOOK OF ACTS" Paul's Perplexing Purification (21:17-26) . The ship made its way south to Ptolemais, about 25 or so miles (40 kilometers) south of Tyre, where it stopped overnight (21:7). 4All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. Even if the apostle did err (and we are not ready to affirm that he did), the mere recording of the transgression would not make the Bible culpable. Paul chose to go to Jerusalem, and was willing to suffer the consequences of his actionwhich he did. . . Then Paul took the men Agreeably to the advice which he had received from James and the elders. 1915. 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