Acts 25 Bible study

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The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 25:1–26 Paul before Festus and his Appeal to Caesar 25:1 Now three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. Three days after Festus had taken up his appointment as Governor of Judea he went from Caesarea up to Jerusalem. 25:2 So the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul to him. The chief priests and the chief rulers of the Sanhedrin wasted no time as soon as Fetus arrived they brought their formal charges against Paul to him. This was about 60 A.D. more than two years since they had incited the crowd against Paul. 25:3 Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way. As a new governor they may have thought that Festus would be more than willing to do them a favour to keep in with the Jewish ruling body. They pressed Festus to have Paul brought back to Jerusalem on the pretense of answering the charges against him. However, their purpose was that he may be ambushed and murdered along the way. 25:4 Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly. So," he said, "let your leaders go down there with me, and if this man has done anything wrong, they may bring charges against him." Festus replied that Paul was being kept in custody in Caesarea and he planned to returned their soon. So he invites those who were in authority among them to go with him and if Paul had done anything criminal then they could bring their charges against him. It is to be wondered if Festus had heard or been told about the previous plot these people had to ambush and kill Paul went Lysias rescued him. 25:6 After Festus had stayed not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought. Festus stayed in Jerusalem for about eight or ten days and then he went back to Caesarea. True to his word he opened the court and sat in judgment and ordered Paul to be brought before him.


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