Dig Site 5 - Canteen's Questions Flashcards
What did the scattered believers do?
They preached the word wherever they went.
(8:4)
“Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.”
Who was Simon?
A man who practiced sorcery and amazed the people of Samaria with his sorcery
(8:9, 11)
“Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great, … They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery.”
Why did Peter and John go to Samaria?
They heard Samaria had accepted the word of God.
(8:14)
“When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria.”
What did Simon try to do when he saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands?
He offered Peter money for the ability to do the same thing.
(8:18-19)
“When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and said, ‘Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.’”
Who told Philip to go to the desert road?
An angel of the Lord
(8:26)
“Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’”
What was the Ethiopian reading?
The Book of Isaiah
(8:28)
“and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet.”
What did Philip do for the Ethiopian?
Told him the good news about Jesus
(8:35)
“Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.”
When Philip and the Ethiopian came to some water, what happened?
The Ethiopian asked to be baptized and Philip baptized him.
(8:36-38)
“As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, ‘Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?’ And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.”
What happened when Philip and the Ethiopian came up out of the water?
The Spirit of the Lord took Philip away and the Ethiopian went on his way rejoicing.
(8:39)
“When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.”
Finish this verse: “The unfolding of your words gives light; …”
“… it gives understanding to the simple.”
(Psalm 119:130)
“The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.”
