Here we are sure there was a separation and no schism; for there was a just cause for it and a clear call to it. Because this image of Diana had been set up time out of mind, and nobody could tell who made it, they made the people believe it fell down from Jupiter. Many are the troubles of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth them out of them all. Since they are calm, why should you be hot?" I. Paul is here brought into some trouble at Ephesus, just when he is forecasting to go thence, and to cut out work for himself elsewhere. There are other Dianas, but Diana of the Ephesians is beyond them all, because her temple is more rich and magnificent than any of theirs." Start your Bible reading journey with customizable progress charts. I wonder we have not read of any miracle wrought by Paul since the casting of the evil spirit out of the damsel at Philippi; why did he not work miracles at Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens? There were some that were persuaded to believe in Christ; some think this is intimated in the word persuadinghe prevailed with them. See how many ways God has of protecting his people. Ephesus is the ditua (they say that is the most proper word), or the sacrist, of the great goddess Diana. With much ado he, at length, stilled the noise, so as to be heard, and then made a pacific speech to them, and gave us an instance of that of Solomon, The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools, as Demetrius did. He cautions them against all violent and tumultuous proceedings, which their religion did not need, nor could receive any real advantage from (v. 36): You ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. Note, Private persons should not intermeddle in public matters, so as to anticipate the counsels of those whose business it is to take cognizance of them; we have enough to do to mind our own business. 1. He purposed in the spirit, either in his own spirit, not communicating his purpose as yet, but keeping it to himself; or by the direction of the Holy Spirit, who was his guide in all his motions, and by whom he was led. Note, It is a friendly part to take more care of the lives and comforts of good men than they do themselves. We may be called to lay down our lives, but not to throw away our lives. How Paul catechised them. (2.) Of the martyrdom of James the apostle, and the imprisonment of Peter by Herod Agrippa, who now reigned as king in Judea, ver 1-4. The Jews put him forward to do this, encouraged him, and told him they would stand by him and second him; and this they looked upon as necessary in their own defence, and therefore what he designed to say is called his apologizing to the people, not for himself in particular, but for the Jews in general, whom the worshippers of Diana looked upon to be as much their enemies as Paul was. 19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. But, in the trouble here related, he was worse frightened than hurt. They would treat him much worse than Gaius and Aristarchus, looking upon him as the ringleader of the party; and therefore better let them bear the brunt of the storm than that he should venture into it, v. 31. He charges it upon Paul that he had dissuaded men from worshipping idols. If the complaint be of a private injury, let them have recourse to the judges and courts of justice, which are kept publicly at stated times. (2.) 2. 10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. They knew not what began the riot, nor who, much less what business they had there; but, upon such occasions, the greatest part come only to enquire what the matter is: they follow the cry, follow the crowd, increase like a snow-ball, and where there are many there will be more. They had not been led to expect the miraculous powers of the Holy . A great jealousy for the honour of their goddess: They cried out, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians; and we are resolved to stand by her, and live and die in the defence of her. III. Does John 12:25 Teach That We Must Hate Our Lives? To see it grow extensively, by the addition of many to the church. He was a man of vast designs for God, and was for making his influences as widely diffusive as might be. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 1. It is also an enquiry we should often make, not only to whose honour we were born, but into whose service we were baptized, that we may study to answer the ends both of our birth and of our baptism. (2.) The superstitious Jews, to put a reputation upon these magic arts, wickedly attributed the invention of them to Solomon. 34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians 35 And when the town clerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? II. How he was seconded in his purpose, and obliged to pursue it by the troubles which at length he met with at Ephesus. 20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. (2.) Thus they showed their resolution never to return to the use of those arts, and the books which related to them, again. 2. 19:8-12 When arguments and persuasions only harden men in unbelief and blasphemy, we must separate ourselves and others from such unholy company. How he laid his purpose of going to other places, v. 21, 22. Paul having gone through the country of Galatia and Phrygia, having passed through the upper coasts, Pontus and Bithynia, that lay north, at length came to Ephesus, where he had left Aquila and Priscilla, and there found them. They strolled about to tell people their fortunes, and pretended by spells and charms to cure diseases, and bring people to themselves that were melancholy or distracted. Introduction Acts 1 Acts 2 Acts 3 Acts 4 Acts 5 Acts 6 Acts 7 Acts 8 Acts 9 Acts 10 Acts 11 Acts 12 Acts 13 Acts 14 Acts 15 Acts 16 Acts 17 We are not now to expect any such extraordinary gifts as they had then. And Christ seems to refer to this (Matt 12 27), By whom do your children cast them out? He pretends a mighty zeal for Diana, and a jealousy for her honour: Not only this our craft is in danger; if that were all, he would not have you think that he would have spoken with so much warmth, but all his care is lest the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed; and he would not, for all the world, see the diminution of the honour of that goddess, whom all Asia and the world worship. They had an invincible aversion to the gospel of Christ themselves: they were hardened, and believed not; they were resolved they would not believe, though the truth shone in their faces with ever such a convincing light and evidence. 21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. Quoting Charles Spurgeon: "First among the mighty for general usefulness we are bound to mention the man whose name is a . But it seems the opposition he gave to the gospel was so insignificant that St. Luke did not think it worth taking notice of. Exclusive in-depth studies and articles from your favorite authors. II. Or, if he did, why are they not recorded? How he preached to them. He makes them sensible of the danger they are in, and of the premunire they have run themselves into by this riot (v. 40): "It is well if we be not called in question for this day's uproar, if we be not complained of at the emperor's court, as a factious and seditious city, and if a quo warranto be not brought against us and our charter taken away; for there is no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse, we have nothing to say in excuse of it. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? The canon of the New Testament being long since completed and ratified, we depend upon that as the most sure word of prophecy. (3.) 1. It would better become Paul to venture into a synagogue than into a theatre. The man in whom the evil spirit was gave them a warm reception, fell foul upon them, leaped upon them in the height of his frenzy and rage, overcame them and all their enchantments, prevailed against them, and was every way too hard for them; so that they fled out of the house, not only naked, but wounded; their clothes pulled off their backs, and their heads broken. Paul, who had escaped being seized by them, when he perceived his friends in distress for his sake, would have entered in unto the people, to sacrifice himself, if there were no other remedy, rather than his friends should suffer upon his account; and it was an evidence of a generous spirit, and that he loved his neighbour as himself. 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? Those who are thus careful to distinguish themselves from the servants of Christ now, and are afraid of being taken for them, shall have their doom accordingly in the great day. 37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. He was but the instrument, God was the principal agent. Paul solemnly prayed to God to give them those gifts, signified by his laying his hands on them, which was a gesture used in blessing by the patriarchs, especially in conveying the great trust of the promise, as Gen 48 14. This occasioned the prosecutors to drop the prosecution of Paul's friends, and to turn it into acclamations in honour of their goddess (v. 34): When they knew that he was a Jew, and, as such, an enemy to the worship of Diana (for the Jews had now an implacable hatred to idols and idolatry), whatever he had to say for Paul or against him, they were resolved not to hear him, and therefore set the mob a shouting, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians; whoever runs her down, be he Jew or Christian, we are resolved to cry her up. God confirmed Paul's doctrine by miracles, which awakened people's enquiries after it, fixed their affection to it, and engaged their belief of it, v. 11, 12. Now observe. (1.) (2.) II. CHAPTER 19 _ 1. By this baptism he required people to be sorry for their sins, and to confess them and turn from them; and to bring any to this is a great point gained. but it was God that wrought them by the hand of Paul. They laid hands on some of Paul's companions, and hurried them into the theatre (v. 29), some think with design there to make them fight with beasts, as Paul had sometimes done; or perhaps they intended only to abuse them, and to make them a spectacle to the crowd. (6.) of Ps 50 16, 17. (5.) He preached dialegomenosdialogue-wise; he put questions to them and received their answers, gave them leave to put questions to him and answered them. 26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: 27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. Let them not be deceived, God is not mocked, nor shall the glorious name of Jesus be prostituted to such a vile purpose as this; what communion hath Christ with Belial? When Paul separated from the synagogue he set up a meeting of his own, he disputed daily in the school of one Tyrannus. The craftsmen went stark mad when they were told that their trade and their idol were both in danger. Salem Media Group. 23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. (3.) (28-38) Commentary on Acts 20:1-6 (Read Acts 20:1-6) (5.) Now they would have them know that they were as much Paul's enemies as they were; and those who are thus careful to distinguish themselves from the servants of Christ now, and are afraid of being taken for them, shall have their doom accordingly in the great day. Are we led by the Spirit? 20 4. 17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. Matthew Henry's Commentary Acts 19:1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, They spoke as if they expected it, and wondered they did not hear of it, and were ready to welcome the notice of it. 4. Antichristian powers and factions pretend a mighty zeal for Jesus and Paul, and to have authority from them; but, when the matter comes to be looked into, it is a mere worldly secular interest that is to be thus supported; nay, it is an enmity to true religion: Jesus we know, and Paul we know; but who are you? His baptism was the porch which you were to pass through, not the house you were to rest in; and therefore it was all wrong for you to be baptized into the baptism of John.". This was not all; extraordinary gifts of the Holy Ghost were conferred upon the apostles and other disciples presently after Christ's ascension, which was frequently repeated upon occasion; had they participated in these gifts? It was said of old concerning idolaters that they were mad upon their idols; and here is an instance of it. Why should you prosecute those with all this violence who, though they are not of your mind, yet do not inveigh with any bitterness against you? With a summary of the proofs of Christ's resurrection, his conference with his . Follow live text, Test Match Special commentary and in-play clips from day one of England v Ireland at Lord's. Do we bring forth the fruits of the Spirit? They were Jews, but vagabond Jews, were of the Jewish nation and religion, but went about from town to town to get money by conjuring. And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 19:1-7 Paul, at Ephesus, found some religious persons, who looked to Jesus as the Messiah. The Jews would have interested themselves in this tumult (in other places they had been the first movers of such riots) but now at Ephesus they had not interest enough to raise the mob, and yet, when it was raised, they had ill-will enough to set in with it (v. 35): They drew Alexander out of the multitude, called him out to speak on the behalf of the Jews against Paul and his companions: "You have heard what Demetrius and the silversmiths have to say against them, as enemies to their religion; give us leave now to tell you what we have to say against him as an enemy to our religion." Are there any that expose her to contempt, or threaten her destruction? The gospel is Christ's word, it is a word concerning Christ. 1. In general, there arose no small stir about that way, v. 23. There was great resort to Ephesus from all parts of the country, for law, traffic, religion, and education, which gave Paul an opportunity of sending the report of the gospel to all the towns and villages of that country. (1.) Acts 19:12. 36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. Or, more particularly, the things concerning the kingdom of the Messiah, which the Jews were in expectation of, and promised themselves great matters from; he opened the scriptures which spoke concerning this, gave them a right notion of this kingdom, and showeth them their mistakes about it. At his first coming, he met with some disciples there, who professed faith in Christ as the true Messiah, but were as yet in the first and lowest form in the school of Christ, under his usher John the Baptist. If this was such a school, it shows that though Paul left the synagogue he left it gradually, and still kept as near it as he could, as he had done, ch. I. That now they were more open. Do we walk in the Spirit? He left the synagogue of the Jews, that he might go on with the more freedom in his work; still he disputed for Christ and Christianity, and was ready to answer all opponents whatsoever in defence of them; and he had by this separation a double advantage. That there is a promise of the Holy Ghost we know from the scriptures of the Old Testament, and that this promise will be fulfilled in its season we doubt not; but so much have we been out of the way of intelligence in this matter that we have not so much as heard whether the Holy Ghost be indeed yet given as a spirit of prophecy." But, (2.) I. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. A particular account of some at Ephesus that led this course of life and came thither in their travels; they were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, v. 14. How he laid his purpose of going to other places, Acts 19:21, 22. II. Paul was a moving preacher, and was a master of the art of persuasion. [2.] How Paul catechised them. Have you had that seal of the truth of Christ's doctrine in yourselves?" What can you prove upon them? 28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians 29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. The Province Asia evangelized (Act. Let us often consider unto what we were baptized, that we may live up to our baptism. Those that are recovered from sin themselves will do all they can to keep others from falling into it, and will be much more afraid of laying an occasion of sin in the way of others. What! This our part" (so the word is), "our interest or share of trade and commerce," kindyneuei hemin to meros, "will not only come into danger of being lost, but it will bring us into danger, and we shall become not only beggars, but malefactors." The popular resentment of this complaint. First, That it had pomp on its side; the magnificence of the temple was the thing that charmed them, the thing that chained them; they could not bear the thoughts of any thing that tended to the diminution, much less to the destruction, of that. . 23), but we have not forgotten, nor has he, the promise he made to his friends at Ephesus, to return to them, and make some stay there; now this chapter shows us his performance of that promise, his coming to Ephesus, and his continuance . (32-41) Commentary on Acts 19:1-7 (Read Acts 19:1-7) (1.) Complete Concise Chapter Contents Paul instructs the disciples of John at Ephesus. 18 23), but we have not forgotten, nor has he, the promise he made to his friends at Ephesus, to return to them, and make some stay there; now this chapter shows us his performance of that promise, his coming to Ephesus, and his continuance there two years; we are here told, I. The words, as they are laid in the indictment, are, that he had asserted, Those are no gods which are made with hands, v. 26. [2.] They were in number about twelve (v. 7); they were much of the standing that Apollos was of when he came to Ephesus (for he knew only the baptism of John, ch. (7-12) Paul travels towards Jerusalem. A great mercy it is to live in a country where provision is made for the keeping of the peace, and the administration of public justice, and the appointing of a remedy for every wrong; and herein we of this nation are as happy as any people. As there are pretenders to the gifts of the Holy Ghost, so there are to his graces and comforts; we should therefore strictly examine ourselves, Have we received the Holy Ghost since we believed? This was extorted out of the mouth of the evil spirit by the power of God, to gain honour to the gospel, and to put those to shame that made a bad use of Christ's name. (4.) And he speaks of the trouble which came to them in Asia, near Ephesus, when he despaired of life, and received a sentence of death within himself, 2 Cor 1 8, 9. How he laboured there in the word and doctrine, how he taught some weak believers that had gone no further than John's baptism (ver 1-7), how he taught three months in the synagogue of the Jews (ver 8), and, when he was driven thence, how he taught the Gentiles a long time in a public school (ver 9, 10), and how he confirmed his doctrine by miracles, ver 11, 12. She is Diana of the Ephesians, our Diana; and it is our honour and happiness to have her temple with us; and she is great, a famous goddess, and universally adored. The preachers of the gospel were sent forth to carry on a war against Satan, and therein Christ went forth conquering and to conquer. 38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. 8. These, having their consciences more awakened than ever to see the evil of those practices in which these books instructed them, brought their books together, and burnt them before all men. Thus they showed a holy indignation at the sins they had been guilty of; as the idolaters, when they were brought to repentance, said to their idols, Get you hence (Isa 30 22), and cast even those of silver and gold to the moles and to the bats, Isa 2 20. Personalize your Bible with tools to save notes, highlights and more. They did believe in the Son of God; but Paul enquires whether they had received the Holy Ghost,whether they believed in the spirit, whose operations on the minds of men, for conviction, conversion, and comfort, were revealed some time after the doctrine of Jesus being the Christ,whether they had been acquainted with, and had admitted, this revelation? The commentaries of the Reverend Matthew Henry have been a great blessing to the readers of the Blue Letter Bible since 1996. 13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And they said, Unto John's baptism. 9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. It would be a very hazardous adventure for Paul to go into the theatre; it was a thousand to one that it would cost him his life; and therefore Paul was overruled by his friends to obey the law of self-preservation, and has taught us to keep out of the way of danger as long as we can without going out of the way of duty. It was strange that he had been quiet there so long; yet it should seem he had met with trouble there not recorded in this story, for in his epistle written at this time he speaks of his having fought with beasts at Ephesus (1 Cor 15 32), which seems to be meant of his being put to fight with wild beasts in the theatre, according to the barbarous treatment they sometimes gave the Christians. Those that preach against idolatrous churches have truth on their side, and ought vigorously to maintain it and press it on men's consciences; but let them not be robbers of those churches (on the prey laid they not their hand, Esth 9 15, 16), nor blasphemers of those worships; with meekness instructing, not with passion and foul language reproaching, those that oppose themselves; for God's truth, as it needs not man's lie, so it needs not man's intemperate heat. 1. Thence he designed to go to Jerusalem, to visit the brethren there, and give an account to them of the prospering of the good pleasure of the Lord in his hand; and thence he intended to go to Rome, to go and see Rome; not as if he designed only the gratifying of his curiosity with the sight of that ancient famous city, but because it was an expression people commonly used, that they would go and see Rome, would look about them there, when that which he designed was to see the Christians there, and to do them some service, Rom 1 11. They had the Spirit of prophesy, that they might understand the mysteries of the kingdom of God themselves, and the gift of tongues, that they might preach them to every nation and language. 2. Though they could not show any manner of evil in it, yet they said all manner of evil concerning it. It is probable that the books were scarce, perhaps prohibited, and therefore dear. (21-31) The tumult appeased. When Paul called on them before, and preached only some general things to them, they courted his stay among them (ch. (2.) It was not Paul that wrought them (What is Paul, and what is Apollos?) 18 25) that he knew the baptism of Johnthat he rightly understood the meaning of it when he was baptized with it, though he knew that onlyyet, when he understood the way of God more perfectly, he was no again baptized, any more than Christ's first disciples that had been baptized with John's baptism and knew it referred to the Messiah at the door (and, with an eye to this, submitted to it), were baptized again. "Know you not that Jesus being glorified, consequently the Holy Ghost is given? 2. Ignorance of the Holy Ghost is as inconsistent with a sincere profession of Christianity as ignorance of Christ is." [1.] Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible MIRACLES, EXORCISMS, BURNING OF BOOKS OF MAGIC. Persuadinghe prevailed with them ourselves and others from such unholy company and Paul I ;... 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