Atos 21

Atos 21

Barnes: On the shore. Any place may be proper for prayer. John 4:21, also John 4:22- 24. God is everywhere, and can as easily hear the prayer of the humble on the sea-shore as in the most magnificent temple. This is an instance, as well as that in Acts 20:36, where the apostle evidently prayed with the church without a form of prayer. No man can believe that he thus poured forth the desires of his heart at parting, and commended them to God, in a prescribed form of words. Besides that, there is not the least evidence that such a form was then used in the Christian church: scenes like this show more clearly than abstract arguments could do, that such a form was not needed, and would not be used. Paul and his fellow Christians, on the sand of the sea-shore, would pour forth the gushing emotions of their souls in language such as their circumstances would suggest, and such as such a scene would demand. And it is presumed to be impossible that any man can read this narrative in a dispassionate manner without believing that they offered an extempore prayer. Beach (123)(aigialos from aisso = to rush + hals = sea) describes that over which the sea (hals) rushes (aisso). Seashore. Strand. Aigialos is used in Matthew 13:2 where Jesus spoke from a boat to the multitude on the “shore” (beach). Louw-Nida - "a strip of land immediately bordering the edge of a body of water and gradually sloping down into the water." Aigialos - 6v - Matt. 13:2; Matt. 13:48; Jn. 21:4; Acts 21:5; Acts 27:39; Acts 27:40. Not found in the Septuagint (except possibly Jdg 5:17). Related Resources: Colossians 1:9 Commentary Colossians 4:12 Commentary Devotional on Prayer Guide to Praying for Missionaries Pithy Prayer Phrases Prayer - Greek Words for Prayer Prayer Devotionals and Illustrations Prayer Hymns and Poems Prayer Quotes Prayer Quotes, Devotionals and Illustrations Praying for People from Every Tribe, Tongue, People and Nation Praying His Word Praying in the Spirit Spurgeon's Gems on Prayer Acts 21:6 Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home again. KJV Acts 21:6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again. Then we went on board the ship 2 Cor 2:13 they returned home again. John 1:11; John 7:53; 16:32; 19:27 Acts 21 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries COMING DOWN OFF THE MOUNTAIN TOP This would surely go down as one of the most momentous weeks in the life of all of these believers, to have had a personal 7 day seminar from God's greatest apostle. Their lives would (or certainly should) never be the same. But of course the danger of "mountain top" experiences is that we have to return back to earth and to the mundane and routine and are in danger of become depressed, disconsolate or even vulnerable to temptation. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home again - Home again is an idiom (eis to idia) meaning "to their own." This identical phrase in Jn. 1:11 (Jesus came to His own); Jn. 16:32 ("to his own"); Jn. 19:27 ("into his own" of John taking Mary into his own home at the request of Jesus on the Cross) and here in Acts 21:6 Acts 21:7 When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and after greeting the brethren, we stayed with them for a day. KJV Acts 21:7 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. after greeting the brethren Acts 21:19; 18:22; 25:13; 1 Sa 10:4; 13:10; Mt 5:47; Heb 13:24 we stayed with them for a day Acts 21:10; 28:12 Acts 21 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, (see map) we arrived at Ptolemais (see map) - Ptolemais was known as Acco (Jdg 1:31), today spelled Acre (see note) and was about 25 miles south of Tyre. Ptolemais was a Roman colony settled by Claudius who had settled a group of veterans in the city.