Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos around the western horn of the Island, north of the city of Perga in Pampkylia, John Mark left them there and returned to Jerusalem. But Paul and Barnabas crossed the Taurus mountains together and came to Antioch in Pisidia.
On the Sabbath day they entered the synagogue and sat down. After reading of the law and prophets, the leaders of the Synagogue sent word to them, asking: Brethren, do you have a word of exhortation for the people?
Paul did.
He rose to his feet and raised hands yet higher for silence.
When everyone was paying attention, he said: Men of Israel, God fearers too, I speak equally to you all.
The God of Israel choose our Fathers. He multiplied our people in Egypt, then with a mighty arm he led them out of the country, out of slavery. For forty years He bore with Israel in the wilderness, and when He had destroyed "Seven Nations" in the land of Canaan, He gave them that land as an inheritance. For Four hundred and fifty years God took care of Israel, and then gave them judges, two hundred years of judges, until "Samuel the Prophet". Then they begged for a king, and then God gave them forty years of Saul, the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin. and when he had removed their first King, God raised up David as King-of whom He testified: " I have found in David a man after my own heart, who will do all my will.
Now listen : From the posterity of faithful King David, God has in these latter days brought to Israel a "Savior" even has He has promised!
" Before the appearing of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people in Israel. But, as John was finishing his own course, he said, What do you suppose I am? I am not He! No, but after me comes one the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.
" Brethren, children of Abraham and you gentiles who fear God- to us all, the message of this salvation has been Sent!" "But the rulers in Jerusalem didn't recognize Jesus. THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROPHETS WHOM THEY THEMSELVES READ AFTER Sabbath.
By condemning Jesus, then, they fulfilled those same prophecies! Though they could find no charge against Jesus deserving death, Yet they asked Pilate to execute him anyway. "WHEN THEY HAD FULFILLED ALL THAT WAS WRITTEN OF Him," they took Jesus down from the tree and laid him in a tomb."
" But God raised Jesus from the dead! And for many days he appeared to those who traveled with him from Galilee. People who are now his witnesses, we bring you this good news. The promises of God to our fathers- that he has fulfilled for us. the children, by raising Jesus. Thou art my Son, God said in the psalms; Today I have begotten thee. God to support the fact that He raised Jesus His Son
from the dead, no more to suffer corruption, I will give you the " Holy and sure blessing of DAVID."
You see the law of Moses could never set you free! Beware you scoffers, behold and wonder as you perish to the depths of hell!
With that passage from Habakkuk, Paul ended his exhortation.
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