Dig Site 17 - Canteen's Questions Flashcards
Who ordered the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to assemble?
The commander
(22:30)
“The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews. So the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.”
What did Paul call Ananias, the high priest?
A whitewashed wall
(23:3)
“Then Paul said to him, ‘God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!’”
Paul told the Sanhedrin he was a Pharisee. What happened when he said he was on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead?
A dispute arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees.
(23:6-7)
“Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, ‘My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.’ When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.”
During the night, the Lord appeared and stood near Paul. What did the Lord tell Paul?
“‘Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.’”
(23:11)
“The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, ‘Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.’”
Some Jews formed a conspiracy. What oath did they take?
That they would not eat or drink until they killed Paul
(23:12)
“The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.”
Who told Paul about the plot to kill him?
His nephew, the son of his sister
(23:16-17)
“But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul. Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, ‘Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.’”
What did Paul do when he learned about the plot to kill him?
He had a centurion take his nephew to the commander and tell him all about it.
(23:17)
“Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, ‘Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.’”
What did the commander decide to do?
He had a large group of soldiers take Paul by night to Caesarea to Governor Felix.
(23:23-24)
“Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, ‘Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight. Provide horses for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix.’”
When they got to Caesarea, what did the governor do?
Read the letter and put Paul under guard in Herod’s palace
(23:34-35)
“The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, he said, ‘I will hear your case when your accusers get here.’ Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.”
Quote 2 Corinthians 1:10b.
“On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,”
(2 Corinthians 1:10b)
