Toward the South (κατα μεσημβριαν). Old word from μεσος and ημερα, midday or noon as in Ac 22:16, the only other example in the N.…

And the angel of the Lord. The word angel is used in the Scriptures in a great variety of meanings. (See Barnes on Matthew 1:20).…

And the angel of the Lord . . .—Better, an angel. The tense of the verbs in the preceding verse, in the better m…

And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, saying, Give me also this pow…

Luke does not tell us just where Philip was when he received his divine directive to go south to the road from Jerusalem to Gaza. He highlights ins…

And the angel. Luke passes over to a new history, namely, how the gospel came even to the Ethiopians. For though he reports that only one …

And the angel of the Lord spoke unto Philip
To inquire who this angel was, whether Michael or Gabriel, or the tutela…

Philip was directed to go to a desert. Sometimes God opens a door of opportunity to His ministers in very unlikely places. We should strive to do g…