Study 42 From The Book of Acts Is: Acts
21:17-36
- Verses
17-26. Paul’s arrival at Jerusalem.
He relates to the leaders of the church at Jerusalem all that God
has done among the Gentiles. (a)
What problem did James consider would thus arise (verses 20-22)? (b) What
practical action is recommended to Paul (verses 23-26)? (c) What
principles determined Paul’s action? Cf. 20:24; 1 Cor. 9:20-23; 10:32, 33.
How might these principles affect your own attitudes to others?
- Verses
27-36. Paul’s arrest at Jerusalem.
Try to picture the vivid scenes.
Why did it happen? Trace the parallels—at least five---between the
treatment given to Paul and to Christ.
Do you expect men to treat you better than they did Christ?
Note.
Verse 23. ‘We have four men’: these men were Jewish Christians who were about
to complete a Nazirite vow by offering the prescribed sacrifices (see Nu.
6:13-21). It was considered a meritorious act to defray the expenses of poor
Nazirites.
