Acts 16:8 - Exposition

Passing … they came for they passing … came, A.V. They would have gone north to Bithynia, where, we know from 1 Peter 1:1 , there were many Jews. But the Spirit ordered them westwards, to the seacoast of Troas, that they might be ready to sail for Macedonia. In like manner Abraham went out not knowing whither he went ( Hebrews 11:8 ). Truly the footsteps of God's providence are not known!