Biblical Museum Acts 28:20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you… I. THE CHAIN. 1. It was painful to flesh and blood. 2. It involved no disgrace to Paul. 3. It manifested the hatred of the Jews to Christ. 4. While Paul wore it he was saved, as a Roman prisoner, from the murderous intentions of his enemies. II. THE HOPE. It was — 1. The Scriptural and Christian realisation of the expectation of the Jews. 2. The sustaining motive of his own life. 3. The chief source of comfort to his heart.Learn: 1. You may have bonds, affliction, poverty, etc. 2. Have you a good hope? (Biblical Museum.) Parallel Verses KJV: For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. |
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