They repeated the four stipulations to emphasize that, as far as they were concerned, the stipulations were still valid. The ship continued south, and the next day Pauls party reached Caesarea, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Ptolemais. If Paul is indicted of sin, so are James and the Jerusalem elders, for they asked him to do what he did. What shall we do? Paul was not partaking in the full ritual only the final part. [d], 10On the eighth day he[e] must take two flawless male lambs, one flawless yearling female lamb, three-tenths of an ephah of choice wheat flour as a grain offering mixed with olive oil,[f] and one log of olive oil,[g]. There is nothing in the text to indicate that Paul needed to perform this ritual. Acts 21:25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from thingsoffered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. When the Jerusalemites heard the commotion in the temple area, they came running from every part of the city (21:30). Josephus spoke of such an Egyptian who perhaps three years earlier had appeared in Jerusalem during the procuratorship of Felix, claiming to be a prophet. Your donation gift(s) are very much appreciated and may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes. Acts 21: 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. (Matthew 10:910). The us referred to Luke and the delegates from the Gentile churches who had brought the relief fund to the mother church. Perhaps the elders had heard about what amounted to Pauls departure from the agreement. 2023 Fortify Your Faith Foundation. Very good results were obtained in both groups. (:5) For a Female Child. InActs 20:16, we are told that he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. He also said, and now, behold, I go bound in the Spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me (Acts 20:22-23). That is, that he was teachingJewsnot to practice their ancestral religion. It is wholly barren of evidence. Bibliography Information ), but since in English it is somewhat awkward to say "the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice would be offered," the temporal clause was translated "when the sacrifice . Apparently, the purification time still had a week to go. Like the earlier delegation as well, this one relates what God had done (15:4, 12). To the weak became as weak, that I might gain the weak; I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. Paul continued this method of being all things to all men that he might by all means win some throughout his book of Acts ministry. One of these Greek notices was found by C.S. A completion, fulfillment, accomplishment. Acts 21:20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: So this is the elders speaking to Paul. What then [is . Why the commander allowed Paul to speak is not clear. In Acts 2:1-13, the Christ-followers receive the Holy Spirit. As Frank Goodwin observed, Pauls conduct in this transaction was perfectly consistent with his previous teaching and practices (A Harmony of the Life of St. Paul, Grand Rapids: Baker, 1951, p. 121). The commander of the Roman troops quickly heard about the rioting. This position has an obvious weakness. Luke wanted his readers to know that Pauls work, no less than Peters, had been accepted by the mother church as divinely inspired. Until that an offering should be offered for every one of them: Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, , , , , the vowed number of the Nazarite days had quite expired, the fulfilment of the Nazarite days, until the offering for each individual was presented by them, , had to spend under the Nazarite vow which he had jointly undertaken, the well-known seven days required for this purpose, as regards the presentation of the offerings, , to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them, , Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. in its legal and technical sense, is applied to the ritual observances whereby an Israelite was formally absolved from the taint of uncleanness. One argument used by those who try to say that the law has not passed is to show where Paul purified himself in the temple. He thought that if Paul had entertained a clearer perception of the abolition of the law, he would not have done what he did here especially later on, after writing the books of Ephesians and Hebrews (he assumes Paul wrote the latter). when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Understand the meaning of Acts 21:26 using all available Bible versions and commentary. (page 379). NKJV - 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, . McGarvey contended that the apostles understanding was limited at this point New Commentary on Acts of Apostles, 1892 Reprint, Delight, AR: Gospel Light, II, p. 208). 27We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. When the period of the vow was over, the vow-taker would present an offering in the temple. Jesus allowed himself to be baptised for the remission of sins, even though he had none and had zero need to be baptised of John, but for the sake of his mission. 1 After we had torn ourselves away from them, we put out to sea and sailed straight to Kos. NKJV - Tools. A much stronger test, along this same line, came to the apostle when he and his company came unto Caesarea where they tarried for many days in the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven mentioned inActs 6. The elders had asked Paul to show everyone that he still lived as a Jew. Jeremiah shattered a clay jar to show how God would cause Jerusalem to be destroyed (19:1-13). James and the elders recognized that Gods direction had been present in Pauls work, and Luke wanted to point this up. Report, November 23 2019 NET Bible copyright 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. Did Paul sin when he purified himself in the Jerusalem temple, according to the record in Acts 21?. The Jerusalem saints were delighted at the success of Pauls ministry, and they kept on praising God (imperfect tense) for the salvation of lost souls. According to Josephus, he led some 30,000 followers to the Mount of Olives in order to overthrow Jerusalem (Wars2:261-262;Antiquities20:169-172. The Jews seized Paul and began shouting, Help us! What does Acts 21:26 mean? The minute details of the whole process are not recorded. Given Lukes tendency for trying to show that Pauls Gentile mission and the Jerusalem church marched together, it seems odd that he would not discuss the offering. Perhaps he was one of the missionaries from Cyprus who had preached the gospel in Phoenicia during the early days of the church (11:20). Paul was a Jew and was entitled to pass beyond the dividing wall into the inner courts. (Leviticus 5:4). 27The seven days of purification were almost completed when some Jews from Asia recognized Paul in the temple. Not only were the four purified, but so was Paulthough likely not for the same reason. This very clearly was not Pauls idea. To offer a sacrifice redemptively would have been wrong; but there is no proof that such was Pauls intention. Fervent voices cry: Absolutely not. But why not? He wrote in his letter to the church in Corinth that there was nothing wrong in eating food sold in the meat market, although most such meat had previously been sacrificed to an idol (1 Corinthians 8:4). They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs (21:20-21). We have a new and better covenant that is not guided or ruled over by the traditions of man. The festivals were a particularly dangerous time, according to Josephus (Antiquities20:105-112;Wars5:238-247). Join in purification (Acts 21:22-24) The church leaders thought they had a . However, when Paul said he was a citizen of Tarsus, he wasnt appealing to his Roman citizenship. Start for FREE. While it is the case that even an apostle could sin, as indicated above (cf. He would have also taken care of the offering to be made by each of the four men. The missionary group was there and so were the Jerusalem elders, together with James, Jesus half-brother (cf. Skin parameters were measured before and 30 days after the series of treatment. Report. The commander of the fortress was a Roman military officer, the chief Roman authority in Jerusalem. Philip was apparently living in Caesarea, possibly throughout those two decades. The essence of purification, in all eases, consisted in the use of water, whether by way of ablution or aspersion; but in the majora delicta of legal uncleanness, sacrifices of various kinds were added and the ceremonies throughout bore an expiatory character. Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. He came from an important city in the empireand was proud of being one of its citizens. For example, the case of the leper ( Leviticus 1314 ,14), and of the house defiled by leprosy ( 14:49-53 ; see also Matthew 8:2-4 ). Chapter 28 Pauls Last Message to National Israel (Acts 28:16-31), Chapter 27 Sailing With Paul (Acts 27:1-28:15), Chapter 26 Paul Speaks For Himself Before Agrippa (Acts 26:1-32), Chapter 25 Paul Before Festus (Acts 25:1-27), Chapter 24 Paul Before Felix (Acts 24:1-27), Chapter 23 Paul Brought Before the Chief Priests (Acts 23:1-35), Chapter 22 Paul Addresses the Jews in Jerusalem (Acts 22:1-30). Was it David or Elhanan? The following solution, therefore, was proposed. Jesus cleansed himself when he had no need to do so when he was baptised by John. The complete notice reads: No foreigner is to enter within the balustrade and embankment around the sanctuary. The ship made its way south to Ptolemais, about 25 or so miles (40 kilometers) south of Tyre, where it stopped overnight (21:7). Acts 21:26 Act 21:26. He did this for the GOSPELS sake, so that he could save as many as he could from every group. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. The four in Acts 21:24, 26-27 were in need of purification, perhaps due to corpse defilement which necessitated the seven-day purification ritual described in Num 19:1-13 (cf. Pauls appearance in the temple provoked the very situation among unconverted Jews that the elders hoped to avoid within the church. ( Mark 7:4 ) The washing of the hands before meals was conducted in a formal manner. Their testimony is as followsAnd when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done (Acts 21:14). Many of the Old Testament prophets had begun their oracles with the words, Thus says the Lord (Isaiah 3:16;Jeremiah 2:31;Ezekiel 4:13;Amos 3:11;Nahum 1:2;Haggai 1:6;Zechariah 1:16). (For additional comments on the Nazirite vow, see the commentary on 18:18.). (Teaching the Gentiles to do so was not the issue here.) Neither is it clear why the crowd, which was in a hysterical frame of mind, would have even listened to a word of what Paul had to say. Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them went into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them (Acts 21:26). The elders reaffirmed the Gentiles freedom by pointing out the same four regulations that had been part of the earlier decree (21:25). This defense is the first of a series of speeches that dominate the rest of the narrative until Paul leaves Caesarea for Rome. Although he himself did not require any purification of the law. it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. According to traditions the church historian Eusebius preserved, Philip and his daughters later moved to Hierapolis in the province of Asia. Apparently, they knew Trophimus to be a Gentile, and assumed Paul had brought him into the temple. (literally) the time space between dawn and . This urge on the part of Pauls brethren seems to have been divinely designed to test his obedience to that inward moving of the Holy Spirit which bound him to witness again in Jerusalem. As Paul was led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, may I speak unto thee? 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