Dig Site 18 - Red Level Questions Flashcards
Who came with great pomp and entered the audience room?
Agrippa and Bernice
(25:23)
“The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.”
At whose command was Paul brought in to the audience room?
At Festus’s command
(25:23)
“The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.”
What had Festus found Paul had done deserving of death?
Nothing
(25:25)
“I found he had done nothing deserving of death, but because he made his appeal to the Emperor I decided to send him to Rome.”
Why did Festus bring Paul before Agrippa?
So that Festus would know what to write to Caesar
(25:26)
“But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write.”
Who thought it was unreasonable to send a prisoner to the emperor without specifying the charges against him?
Festus
(25:23–27)
“The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. Festus said: ‘King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer. I found he had done nothing deserving of death, but because he made his appeal to the Emperor I decided to send him to Rome. But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write. For I think it is unreasonable to send a prisoner on to Rome without specifying the charges against him.’”
Who considered himself fortunate to stand before King Agrippa?
Paul
(26:1–2)
“Then Agrippa said to Paul, ‘You have permission to speak for yourself.’ So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense: ‘King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews,’”
Why did Paul consider himself fortunate to stand before King Agrippa?
Because Agrippa was acquainted with the Jewish customs
(26:2–3)
“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews, and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently.”
What did Paul beg King Agrippa to do?
To listen to him patiently
(26:3)
“and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently.”
Under what Jewish training had Paul lived?
As a Pharisee
(26:5)
“They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect of our religion, living as a Pharisee.”
For what were the Jews accusing Paul?
For having hope in what God had promised
(26:6–7)
“And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today. This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.”
Who did Paul say he had put in prison in Jerusalem?
Many of the Lord’s people
(26:10)
“And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.”
Where was Paul going when a light from heaven blazed around him?
Damascus
(26:12–13)
“On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. About noon, King Agrippa, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and my companions.”
In what language did the voice speak to Paul on the road to Damascus?
Aramaic
(26:12, 14)
“On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. … We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’”
Who did the Lord say He would rescue Paul from?
From his own people and from the Gentiles
(26:17)
“I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them”
Who did Jesus suffer for and bring the message of light to?
To His own people and to the Gentiles
(26:23)
“that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”
Who said Paul was out of his mind?
Festus
(26:24)
“At this point Festus interrupted Paul’s defense. ‘You are out of your mind, Paul!’ he shouted. ‘Your great learning is driving you insane.’”
How did Paul describe what he was saying to Festus?
True and reasonable
(26:25)
“‘I am not insane, most excellent Festus,’ Paul replied. ‘What I am saying is true and reasonable.’”
Why could Paul speak freely to King Agrippa?
The king was familiar with the things Paul was saying.
(26:25–26)
“‘I am not insane, most excellent Festus,’ Paul replied. ‘What I am saying is true and reasonable. The king is familiar with these things, and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.’”
Finish this verse, “‘As for us, we cannot help speaking about what…’”
"’…we have seen and heard.’“
(Acts 4:20)
“As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
