Sermons and Biblical Studies

Acts 8-26 : Forty-Third Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Saul at School—Act_22:3 We closed our last evening’s Reading with an extract from a very able and costly production with which our theological literature has lately been adorned. Desirous to follow the authors in their ingenious endeavor to trace the boyhood of Saul, we will commence the present Reading with a further extract from the … Continue reading ““760. SAUL AT SCHOOL—ACTS 22:3””

Tarsus—Act_21:39 Although we may know little of the early life of Saul, and the exact character of his early training, as well as his precise position in life, must be left very much to conjecture, we have at least the satisfaction of knowing the nature of the scenery on which his eyes continually rested, and … Continue reading ““759. TARSUS—ACTS 21:39””

Saul of Tarsus—Act_9:1 The history now again turns to Saul of Tarsus, and hence forth is chiefly engaged in the relation of his proceedings. As therefore this personage is the prominent figure in the remainder of this volume, it may be well to look back slightly into the antecedents of his career. It is clear … Continue reading ““758. SAUL OF TARSUS—ACTS 9:1””

The Ethiopian Eunuch—Act_8:26-40 When Philip had finished his high work in Samaria, he received a Divine intimation that his services were required elsewhere. The message was, “Arise, and go towards the south, unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.” This last clause has perplexed inquiry until lately, and various … Continue reading ““757. THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH—ACTS 8:26-40””

Simon Magus—Act_8:18-24 The Simon who is dismissed from sacred history with the facts which last evening passed under our notice, is taken up by ecclesiastical history and tradition, in which he figures by the name of Simon Magus. According to this source of information, his contact with Christianity, and the acquaintance he had formed with … Continue reading ““756. SIMON MAGUS—ACTS 8:18-24””

Philip the Evangelist—Act_8:5-24 Although the apostles remained at Jerusalem, the deacons went away. The consideration already suggested concerning them, with the vehemence with which one of their number had been opposed, and brought to his death, render it probable that all of them were special objects of hostile attention on the part of the Jews; … Continue reading ““755. PHILIP THE EVANGELIST—ACTS 8:5-24””

The Persecution—Act_8:1 It has always been, that the ground on which the fertilizing blood of a martyr has been shed, has brought forth fruit, thirty, sixty, or a hundred fold. Nations have been slow to learn this, and have been continually making the great mistake of supposing, that a great truth could be quenched in … Continue reading ““754. THE PERSECUTION—ACTS 8:1””

Acts 8-22 : Forty-Second Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Stoning—Act_7:58 Stoning to death was the ordinary capital punishment among the Jews, just as much as hanging is with us, decapitation in France and Germany, and strangulation in Spain. In the Law it is assigned to such offenders as blasphemers, false prophets, and the like; but it was not confined to them, and stoning is … Continue reading ““752. STONING—ACTS 7:58””