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Our scripture reading for us, which is quite a lengthy passage today, but I wanted to just lay a little groundwork before she did that.

So just to remind everyone bring us up to speed on where we are here in the book of Acts.

She's going to be reading, acts 22 verse 33 24:27.

Paul in an ax 22, he's in what you might call protective custody.

Okay, another word.

She's in jail.

That happened to Paul quite a bit, but he's been he was there in Jerusalem and you might remember, if you've been with us on this journey through the book of Acts that God prophesied a number of different ways and at a number of different times that Paul would be facing trouble when you got to Jerusalem and we found that to be the case.

Haven't we, as we read through, he's into the trouble would be falling there.

But he also knew that that was God's plan for his life.

And so, he went ahead and Paul was simply went to the temple to fulfill a vow that he hadn't made it to worship at the temple.

When some juice from Ephesus recognize him and literally start a riot and tried to kill him.

And the Roman government had placed troops all over their empire to keep the peace and they very much frowned on riots there in Jerusalem in anywhere in their empire.

And You can imagine the scene where this mobs trying to get this one guy, Paul.

It's the easiest thing for the Romans to do is to grab that one guy and sort of pulling back here and say what's going on here.

Okay.

So they did so they've pulled him out of the way.

So the crowd would tell them apart.

Why are they so upset?

You might wonder will some of the Jews believed, and maybe most of the Jews in Jerusalem, believe that Paul had turned against the Jewish way of life, and that he was promoting what what they saw as an anti-jewish way of life, which was not the case.

And Paul's going to say something about that, in the scriptures that we will read.

Look, the Roman leader nearly gave Paul a whipping at one point, but then discovered that he was a Roman citizen and that save Paul from being handled that way and a citizen had more rights than than other people.

And so, Paul was given a fair trial, sort of which we'll talk more about the commander.

Really wanted to know why the Jews are so mad at this guy, Paul.

And so, he calls a meeting of the Sanhedrin in the Sanhedrin is the highest Jewish Court in the nation made up of 70 members with the high priests serving as the president of that body.

So the Romans have called on the Sanhedrin to sort of help them figure out.

What is this guy done?

What's happening here, and they're going to try to go forward from that point.

And that's where we pick up our reading Carmen, if you come, please

The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews.

So the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin to assemble.

Then he brought Paul in him.

Brought brought Paul and had him stand before them pull up straight at the Sanhedrin and said, my brother's.

I have fulfilled my duty to God and all good conscience to this day at this, the high priest, and Anna, and honest, ordered those standing your Paul to strike him on the mouth.

Then Paul said to him, God will strike you, you whitewashed, while you sit there to judge me according to the law yet.

You yourself.

Violate the law by commanding that I be struck.

Those who were standing near.

Paul said, how dare you insult God's high priest?

Paul replied.

Brothers.

I did not realize that he was the high.

Priest for it is written, do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.

Then Paul knowing that some of them were seduced seduced and the other Pharisees called out in the Sanhedrin.

My brother's.

I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees.

I stand on trial because the hope of the resurrection of the Dead.

When he said that the dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

And the assembly was divided, the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection and that there are neither angels nor spirits but the Pharisees believe all these things.

There was a great uproar in some of the teachers of the law who are Pharisees, stood up and argued vigorously.

We find nothing wrong with this man.

They said, what if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, the dispute became so violent.

That the commander was afraid, Paul would be Torn to Pieces by then.

He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.

The following night.

The Lord stood near Paul and said, take courage, as you have testified about me in Jerusalem.

So you must also testify in Rome.

The next morning, some Jews, formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul more than forty men were involved in this plot.

They went to the chief priests and Elders inside.

We have taken solemn oath, not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

Now, then you and the Sanhedrin petition, the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information, about his case.

We are ready to kill him before he gets here.

But when the sun's son of Paul's sister, heard up the spot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

Then Park called one of the centurions and said, take this young man to the commander.

He has something to tell him.

So we took him to the commander the century instead of all the prisoners sent for me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you the commander took the young man by the hand, Drew him aside, and ask.

What is it?

You want to tell me.

He said, some juice have agreed to ask you to bring her before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him, don't give in to them because more than 40 of them are waiting to Ambush for him.

They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him.

They are ready.

Now, waiting for your consent to their request, the commander, just dismissed, the young man with the warning.

Don't tell anyone that you have reported this to me.

Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them.

Get ready.

Ready a Detachment of two hundred soldiers 70 Horsemen in two hundred spearmen to go to caesarea at night tonight, provide horses for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix.

He wrote a letter as follows Claudius lysias in his Excellency, Governor Felix.

Greetings.

This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him, but I came with my troops and rescued him for I have learned that he is a Roman citizen.

I wanted to know why they were accusing him.

So I brought him to the Sanhedrin.

I found out that the accusation had to do with the questions about their law, but there was no charge against him that deserves death or imprisonment.

When I was informed of a plot to be carried out against the man, I sent him to you at once.

I also ordered his accusers to resent to you, their case against him.

So the soldiers carrying out their orders took Paul with them during the night and brought him.

As far as Auntie Pat patras the next day.

They let the calvary go on with him while they were returned to the barracks.

When the Cavalry arrived in caesarea.

They delivered the letter to the governor and hand it all over to him.

The governor read the letter, and ask that province.

He was what province?

He was from learning that he was from celosia.

He said, I will hear your case when your accusers get here.

Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in herod's Palace.

5 days later, the high priest and a 90s went down to caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named tertullus and they brought their charges against Paul.

Before the governor, when Paul was called in tertulias presented his case, before Felix.

We've enjoyed a long.

Of Peace under you.

And your foresight has brought about reforms in this nation everywhere, and in every way a most excellent Seahawks, we had knowledge this with profound gratitude, but in order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear us briefly.

We have found this man to be a troublemaker stirring up riots, among the Jews all over the world.

He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect, and even tried to desecrate the temple.