Last week we left off at verse 32 of Acts 9, where the narrative switches from Saul to Peter. The remainder of 9 sets up Peter for the events of chapter 10, so they go well together. Read from 9:32 through the end of 10:48 all together a few times. Jot down thoughts and insights. Note any peculiarities you find (try looking at a couple of different translations, and note differences). Once you've taken down some notes yourself, having read the passage a few times, go back over it using the questions below:
Acts 9:32-43:
- What is known about Aeneas?
- What does Peter tell him to do (look it up in as many translations as you can)?
- Why does that seem odd? Why tell him to do that?
- What is the name of the lady in Joppa? (G5000) (G1393)
- What do the widows call her?
- What does Peter call her?
- What is the effect of all these healings?
- What are the stark contrasts in Cornelius?
- Read this article on Cornelius. What might motivate him to worship God?
- Where is Cornelius from?
- What does God think of Cornelius?
- After the vision, who does Cornelius tell?
- Why send a servant and a soldier?
- What is Peter doing on the roof?
- What is his distraction while praying?
- Being hungry, what does the vision suggest?
- What is Peter's response to the vision?
- What is God's command? (Read it in several translations!)
- How much does Peter understand about his vision before he goes to Caesarea?
- Peter travels with the men from Cornelius, but who goes with him?
- When he arrives, what does Cornelius do? Why would he do that?
- What is Peter's response when Cornelius tells him about his own vision?
- What quality of God does Peter discover here?
- What is Peter's assumption as he relates what he knows of Jesus? Why assume that?
- How long does Peter have to wait during the invitation for people to respond?
- How are Peter's companions described here?
- Why are they "beside themselves"?
- What does Peter suggest (or command) they do?
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