Bible study online

Acts 8:34

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Acts 8:34

Verse 34 of 40

Scripture focus

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

Acts 8:34 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 8:34

Theological / Devotional

I pray thee. The eunuch’s brief encounter with this man of God must have made a very favorable impression upon him, for he shows immediate confidence in Philip’s ability to answer his question. This presents Philip with the opportunity he is seeking.

The Christian will often be surprised at the way in which opportunities arise when he is ready and willing to utilize them.

Of whom? The eunuch was keen enough to ask the most important question concerning the passage he was reading, namely, to whom did Isaiah’s words refer? The question was not settled in his day, and is still much discussed in ours. Philip, however, has no doubts upon the subject — nor should we. The question provides him with his text for preaching Jesus to the Ethiopian.

By SdaBc