Unfortunately, humility is a lost virtue in the world today. He was committed. Theres reading the Bible and then theres actually understanding it. 80b). After Philip was carried away, he appeared some time later at Azotus (Ashdod), a town about 50 km (30 miles) away. This actually gives us the biggest clue as to how devoted this guy was: Despite all of the hurdles, the eunuch made it a point to go to the temple to worship in person. Enoch lived a life that showed the confidence that remained in his heart. Please stop spreading misinformation about the scriptures and just let people see the text for what is says. During the early life of Moses there was an ongoing battle which was finally won by Moses as general of the Egyptian Army. There he instructed and baptized the Ethiopian eunuch; next he was caught away by the Spirit and found at Azotus (Ashdod); and then passing through he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea (Acts 8). (LogOut/ The Ethiopian eunuch asked Philip to baptize him. There were many detailed rules that were required of a scribe, to ensure that the book was perfectly copied from a master copy. 26, 36), and, after his conversion, he advances his way ( , v. He later on was informed by an angel of the Lord to go to the roadway between Jerusalem as well as Gaza. The Bible says, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again. In the second case it was via means of the troops and in the first case it was via means of the Holy Spirit. They both would have loved to kiss and say goodbye, or even exchange numbers for visits and follow-ups, but because of urgency the Spirit caught away Philip and took him to another place. If he was willing to give his whole heart to his job, surely he could give his whole heart to God. So, whether it was miraculous is a debatable matter. After the episode recorded in the first part of this chapter, Peter and John stay in this city of Samaria for an apparently short time. Well talk about this more later, but what does that have to do with him being a treasurer? In this brief account we are told that Philip left the Ethiopian suddenly after the baptism at the direction of the Holy Spirit. The King of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, claimed that the royal ancestry of the Kings of Ethiopia went back to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The total straight line distance between Jerusalem and Bethlehem is 6713 KM (kilometers) and 657.23 meters. The Ethiopian Eunuch. This would have taken several weeks each way. How long is the flight from Ethiopia to Israel? Private devotion, community service, and entertainment arent what the local congregation is for. He was urgent in his response to the Gospel message. You can get the whole book, with fifty-two more stories. 18) because he is not considered as a man (Yeb. The Eunuch is reading aloud, as all the People of Jewish faith are instructed to do from Isaiah 53. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, who was a member of the court of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. It shows that this man was truly seeking after God and wanted to get his life togetherso much so that he was willing to spend big money for access to the Scriptures.