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David Guzik commentary on Acts 16 introduces Paul’s second missionary journey, on which the Holy Spirit forbids him to go into Asia.
(Acts 16:19-24) Paul and Silas are arrested, beaten, and imprisoned for delivering the slave-girl from her demonic possession. But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.
In this section of Acts, Paul and Silas are arrested, beaten, and imprisoned for delivering the slave-girl from her demonic possession, and they (Paul and Si...
David Guzik Sermon on Acts 16:1-18 - Saving, Guiding, Empowering.
Click here to read David Guzik’s written commentary on the book of Acts. Apple Podcasts: David Guzik teaches through the Book of Acts. Video and Audio Teaching Through the Book of Acts. Acts 1:1-11 – Promised Power. Acts 1:12-26 – Decision Time.
The crowd attacks Paul and Silas, the city leaders tear their clothes, law enforcement beats the missionaries, and a jailer chains the two in a prison cell (Acts 16:16–24). What happens next demonstrates how God works in different ways depending on the situation.
Paul was grieved, probably: (1) Because her presence was troublesome to him; (2) Because it might be said that he was in alliance with her, and that his pretensions were just like hers; (3) Because what she did was for the sake of gain, and was a base imposition; (4) Because her state was one of bondage and delusion, and it was proper to free ...