Acts 8:26-40

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*August 20, 2010 <http://www.2rbetter.org/>*


 *(From: IX. ACTS 8:4-40)*


 *B. 8:26-40 SPIRIT-LED CONVERSION OF ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH*


 *a. 8:26 LORD'S ANGEL DIRECTS PHILIP FROM REVIVAL TO DESERT*

AGge-los de KuRIou eLAl*e*sen pros PHIlip-pon, LEg*o*n,

*But an angel of the Lord spoke unto Philip, saying,*

A-NAst*e*-thi [450], kai poREUou kaTA me-s*e*mBRIan [3314] ePI t*e*n hoDON

*Arise, and go toward the south unto the way*

t*e*n ka-taBAInou-san [2597] aPO Ie-rou-saL*E*M eis GAzan: HAUt*e* esTIN ER*
e*-mos [2048].

*that goes down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.*


 *b. 8:27-28 “IN-SEASON” OPPORTUNITY FOR EUNUCH*

kai a-naSTAS e-poREUth*e*: kai iDOU, aN*E*R, AiTHIops [128],

*And he arose and went: and lo, a man, an Ethiopian,*

euNOUchos [2135] duNAst*e*s [1413] KanDAk*e*s [2582],

*a eunuch of great authority under Candace,*

ba-siLISs*e*s [938] Ai-thiOp*o*n [128], hos *e*n ePI PAs*e*s t*e*s GAz*e*s
[1047] auT*E*S,

*queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her :treasure,*

hos e-l*e*LUthei pro-skuN*E*s*o*n [4352] eis Ie-rou-saL*E*M;

*who had come to Jerusalem to worship;*

*E*N te hu-poSTREph*o*n kai kaTH*E*me-nos ePI tou HARma-tos [716] auTOU,

*28 and he was returning and sitting in his :chariot,*

kai a-neGIn*o*-sken [314] ton proPH*E*t*e*n *E*-SAIan.

*and was reading the prophet Isaiah.*


 *c. 8:29 THE SPIRIT DIRECTS PHILIP TO JOIN THE CHARIOT*

EIpen de to PNEUma t*o* PhiLIPp*o*,

*And the Spirit said to :Philip,*

PROsel-the [4334], kai kolL*E*th*e*-ti [2853] t*o* HARma-ti [716] TOUt*o*.

*Go near, and join this :chariot.*


 *d. 8:30 PHILIP QUESTIONS UNDERSTANDING OF EUNUCH'S READING*

pros-draM*O*N [4370] de ho PHIlip-pos,

*And :Philip ran to him,*

*E*kou-sen auTOU a-na-giN*O*skon-tos [314] *E*-SAIan ton proPH*E*t*e*n, kai
EIpen,

*and** heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said,*

A-RA ge giN*O*skeis [1097] ha a-na-giN*O*skeis [314]?

*Then you understand what you read?*


 *e. 8:31a EUNUCH SEEKS A GUIDE*

ho de EIpen, P*o*s gar an duNAIm*e*n, eAN M*E* tis ho-d*e*G*E*sei [3594] me?

*And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me?*


 *f. 8:31b EUNUCH REQUESTS PHILIP TO BE HIS GUIDE*

pa-reKAleSEN [3870] te ton PHIlip-pon a-naBANta [305] kaTHIsai sun auT*O*.

*And he besought :Philip to come up and sit with him.*


 *g. 8:32-33 ISAIAH 53 - THE EUNUCH'S PASSAGE*

h*e* de pe-ri-oCH*E* [4042] t*e*s graPH*E*S [1124] h*e*n a-neGIn*o*-sken
[31] *e*n HAUt*e*,

*Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this,*

H*o*s PROba-ton [4263] ePI sphaG*E*N [4967] *E*CHth*e* [71];

*He was led as a sheep to slaughter;*

kai h*o*s amNOS [286] e-nanTIon tou KEIron-tos [2751] auTON Aph*o*-nos [880]
,

*and as a lamb before his :shearer is dumb,*

HOUt*o*s ouk aNOIgei [455] to STOma [4750] auTOU:

*So he opens not his :mouth:*

en t*e* ta-peiN*O*sei [5014] h*e* KRIsis [2920] auTOU *E*Rth*e* [142]:

*33 In his :humiliation his :judgment was taken away:*

t*e*n ge-neAN [1074] auTOU tis di-*e*G*E*se-tai [1334]?

*His :generation who shall declare?*

HOti AIre-tai [142] aPO t*e*s g*e*s h*e* z*o*-*E* auTOU.

*For his :life is taken from the earth.*


 *h. 8:34 EUNUCH SEEKS TO KNOW THE SUBJECT OF THE PROPHECY*

a-po-kriTHEIS de ho euNOUchos t*o* PhiLIPp*o*, EIpen,

*And the eunuch answered :Philip, and said, *

DEoMAI [1189] sou, peRI TInos ho proPH*E*t*e*s LEgei TOUto?

*I pray you, of whom speaks the prophet this?*

peRI he-auTOU, *e* peRI heTErou tiNOS?

*of himself, or of some other?*


 *i. 8:35 THE GOSPEL IS JESUS!*

aNOIxas de ho PHIlip-pos to STOma auTOU,

*And :Philip opened his :mouth,*

kai arXAme-nos [756] aPO t*e*s graPH*E*S [1124] TAUt*e*s,

*and beginning from this :scripture,*

eu-*e*g-geLIsa-to [2097] auT*O*, ton 'I*e*SOUN [2424].

*preached the gospel to him, :Jesus.*


 *j. 8:36 THE EUNUCH REQUESTS BAPTISM*

h*o*s de e-poREUon-to kaTA t*e*n hoDON, *E*Lthon ePI ti HUd*o*r [5204];

*And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water;*

KAI ph*e*-sin ho euNOUchos, 'I-DOU, HUd*o*r;

*and the eunuch says, Lo, water;*

ti k*o*LUei [2967] me bap-tisTH*E*nai [907]?

*what hinders me to be baptized?*


 *k. 8:38 PHILIP BAPTIZES THE EUNUCH*

kai eKEleu-sen [2753] ST*E*nai [2476] to HARma;

*And he commanded to stop the chariot;*

kai kaTEb*e*-san [2597] amPHOte-roi [297] eis to HUd*o*r,

*and both went down into the water,*

HO te PHIlip-pos kai ho euNOUchos; kai eBAPti-sen [907] auTON.

*both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.*


 *l. 8:39 SPIRIT TAKES PHILIP AND GIVES JOY TO EUNUCH*

HOte de aNEb*e*-san [305] ek tou HUda-tos,

*And when they came up out of the water,*

PNEUma KuRIou H*E*Rpa-sen [726] ton PHIlip-pon;

*the **Lord's Spirit caught away :Philip;*

kai ouk EIden auTON ouKEti ho euNOUchos,

*and the eunuch saw him no more,*

e-poREUe-to gar t*e*n hoDON auTOU CHAIr*o*n [5463].

*for he went on his :way rejoicing.*


 *m. 8:40 PHILIP PREACHES FROM AZOTUS TO CAESAREA*

PHIlip-pos de heuREth*e* [2147] eis Az*o*-ton:

*But Philip was found at Azotus:*

kai di-erCHOme-nos [1330] eu-*e*g-geLIze-to

*and passing through he preached the gospel*

tas POleis PAsas, HE*o*s tou elTHEIN auTON eis KaiSAri-an.

*to all the cities, till he :came to Caesarea.*



 *NOTE**: *Many have noted the wisdom of the Spirit in removing Philip from
the outstanding revival in Samaria at its peak, and leading him to a desert
to reach one man for Jesus. But - from this man, the nation of Ethiopia was
tremendously reached with the Gospel. *This* is wisdom indeed!


 Notice 8:35 - *“Philip preached the Gospel to the Ethiopian eunuch: Jesus!”
* The early church leaders, apostles and evangelists - all focused on Jesus.
One young man fished for compliments for his first sermon - from an elderly
man. The latter didn't want to hurt the young preacher's feelings, but being
strongly pressed for a reply, he said, “Well son, you didn't mention Jesus
in your sermon.” Reply - “Jesus wasn't in my text.” “Young man,” he
retorted, “until you learn that every text points to Jesus directly or
indirectly, you won't be an able preacher of the Gospel.”


 It does not say in this passage that Philip mentioned “baptism”. But we
know he did, because of the eunuch's response. He *knew* from Philip that a
true repentance demanded an immediate baptism, which he without trouble led
Philip to do. It seems likely that when Peter and John followed up Philip's
evangelism in Samaria, they said, “We can't follow you up in all your
evangelism by coming to lay hands on your converts for the gift of the Holy
Spirit. See, we give you freely what Simon tried to buy! Now, go and lay
hands on your converts for this unspeakable *gift*!” So when Philip
apparently laid hands on the Eunuch following his baptism, the Holy Spirit
rushed in with such power, that Philip was found miles away, and the Eunuch
didn't even miss him, because of his rejoicing over his reception of the
marvelous gift of the Spirit.


 I love this recounting of this unusual event. Luke felt Theophilus needed
to hear it, and I know I do! How about you?


 I leave a space before and after this. Put in *your* explanation of this
event, if mine does not witness with you. J.A.W.



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