A vision (οραμα). Old word, eleven times in Acts, once in Mt 17:9. Twice Paul had been hindered by the Holy Spirit from going wher…

And a vision. (See Barnes on Acts 9:10).

There stood a man, etc. The appearance of a man, who was known to be from Macedon…

There stood a man of Macedonia.—The term is probably used in its later sense as applied to the Roman province, which incl…

Our dreams often follow the leading thoughts of the day; or, if not of the day, yet the chief thoughts that are on the mind. Where the mind goes wh…

Troas became an important Greek port about 300 B. C. and was named Alexandria Troas. After the break-up of Alexander the Great’s short-lived empire…

A vision by night. The Lord did not want Paul to stay any longer in Asia because He intended to draw him into Macedonia. And Luke expresse…

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night
Either in a dream, or, it may be, when he was awake:

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The removals of ministers, and the dispensing the means of grace by them, are in particular under Divine conduct and direction. We must follow Prov…