48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
49 The word of the Lord spread through the whole region.50 But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.
I don't have any real take, just noticing how open the Genitles heart was to the message of salvation vs. how hardened the Jewish leaders hearts were and their response to the same message. Maybe the lesson is the risk of holding on too tightly or placing too much value in positions of power created by man. The result being losing something of eternal value vs. something that will be gone as quickly as our lives on earth.
knut
This is a strange thing to catch my attention....but I noticed in verse 49 it says the Jewish leaders stirred up the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it weird that the women are mentioned first? We don't hear anything about the women most of time? But here they are mentioned in the sentence before the men.......was it easier to get them riled up? IDK. interesting.