וַיְהִי בְאִיקָנְיוֹן וַיָּבֹאוּ יַחְדָּו אֶל־בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת אֲשֶׁר לַיְּהוּדִים
וַיְדַבְּרוּ־שָׁם עַד כִּי־הֶאֱמִין הָמוֹן רָב מִן־הַיְּהוּדִים וּמִן־הַיְּוָנִים׃
14 Now (it came to pass) in
Iconium, the same thing happened—they entered as usual into the Jewish
synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large number of Jewish and Greek
people believed.
1.
What is significant of the
word “V’yahi”, in the Hebrew, and εγενετο δε εν (egeneto de) in the Greek; (And
it Came to Pass…)?
2.
What do we know about the
city Iconium?
2 וְהַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא
הֶאֱמִינוּ עוֹרֲרוּ וְהִכְעִיסוּ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹת הַגּוֹיִם עַל־הָאַחִים
2 But the
Jewish people who would
not believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against
the brothers.
3.
How does the translation of
vs. 2 often contribute towards Supersessionism and Anti-Semitism among Gentile
Christian churches today?
4.
How does the text describe
how Shaul & Barnaba spoke in Iconium and the proofs that were offered
through them, and how is this significant?
5.
What was the result of
their ministry in Iconium?
6.
Now the “Shaliachim” were
being threatened, how, and who was responsible for it? Where did they go from there?
7.
Why was Lystra relatively a
“safe place” for Shaul & Barnaba, what do we know about it, and what other
disciple was from this city that was important to Shaul?
8.
What makes the healing
miracle in Lystra a remarkable display of miraculous power; what made this
healing extra special?
9.
How did the people respond,
why would they respond this way and what was wrong with it?
10.
Why did Shaul & Barnaba
tear their clothes?
11.
What is significant of the
use of this verse by Shaul & Barnaba: “the living God, who made the heaven
and the earth and the sea and all that is in them” and where in Tanakh is it
found?
12.
Next the Jews who did not
believe tracked down Shaul & Barnaba and stone Shaul. Was his recovery from the stoning a miracle
or a natural recovery, why?
13.
What is the meaning of vs.
22, when it says: “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the
kingdom of God.” ?
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