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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:2

And having found a ship crossing over unto Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.The ship Paul and company had been using was a "tramp vessel," making many stops; and here the chance to speed up their journey came through the timely availability of a ship bound directly for Tyre. As Hervey said, "This meant the voyage would be shortened by many days."[7] read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:3

And when we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed unto Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was able to unlade her burden.Here was a remarkable fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy:Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 60:9).The sons of God, coming from far, laden with gold and silver, unto... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:4

And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said unto Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.Wesley was correct in saying that the presence of Christians in Tyre "was foretold";[9] for Psalms 87:4 has this: "Among them that know me, behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia."Having found ... would seem to indicate some little search before the company of believers (perhaps small) was located.This sail to Tyre was a distance of 340 miles; but... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:5

And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city: and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed, and bade each other farewell; and we went on board the ship, but they returned home again.Barnes viewed this episode as proof that New Testament Christians did not follow any prescribed form of prayer, but that prayers were offered extemporaneously at any convenient... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:7

And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais; and we saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.When we had finished the voyage from Tyre ... Hervey and others believed that the Greek words used here indicate that "the sea voyage ended here,"[15] and that the balance of the journey to Jerusalem was on foot.Saluted the brethren ... This was a favorite word, both of Paul and of Luke; Paul used it more than a dozen times in Romans 16. It carried the meaning of a... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:8

And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Caesarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.Philip the evangelist ... "This title was given to those who went from place to place proclaiming the gospel";[16] such preachers were ranked after apostles and prophets and above pastors and teachers in Ephesians 4:12. Timothy was another evangelist in the New Testament sense (2 Timothy 4:5). The use of the word as a title for authors of the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:9

Now this man had four virgin daughters, who prophesied.MacGreggor noted that:The absence of any statement as to what the daughters of Philip did or said is a sign that here we have the account of an eyewitness. In fiction, a new character is introduced only in order to do or say something.[18]Wesley's notion that "these women were evangelists also"[19] must be rejected. These are the New Testament counterpart of such Old Testament prophetesses as Miriam (Exodus 15:20), Deborah (Judges 4:4),... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:10

And as we tarried there some days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet named Agabus. And coming to us, and taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews and Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.Agabus ... The prophecy here delivered by this man is... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:13

Then Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.This is a tragic passage. Against the advice of his physician, and contrary to the insistence of his friends and fellow-Christians, Paul determined to go to Jerusalem, believing, of course, that it was the will of God for him to go; a conclusion that was... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:15

And after these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem. And there went with us also certain of the disciples from Caesarea, bringing with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple with whom we should lodge.The point of interest here is the early disciple, Mnason, who would provide lodging for the company of nine men in Jerusalem; and the fact of his also residing in Caesarea, or at least having gone up there to meet Paul, gives rise to the speculation that he owned houses in... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 21:15

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