Bible Study Snacks, Acts 21:26-36

Hi, everyone!

Happy Friday, and welcome back to another presentation of Bible Study Snacks! I hope everyone had a nice week! As always, I thank you so much for joining me as we walk together through the richness of God's spoken word, and wisdom. I pray that today finds you in good health and strong in faith!

This week, I would like to continue our study of the Book of Acts, with Chapter Twenty-one, Verses 26-36.

I have designed these studies to be brief, yet packed full of good information for everyone regardless of your level of biblical knowledge. I might add that these quick studies make perfect small group discussion starters, as well!

As always, I whole-heartedly believe in the importance that any Bible study should begin with prayer. If you have your Bible ready, let's pray together...

"Heavenly father, please guide us as we study your Word today; I pray that our hearts and our minds will be open so that we will not only receive your Gospel, but learn from it as well; you are the Light of the world, Lord, and your Spirit will illuminate our path as we journey through your teachings. In the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Amen"

If you are taking notes for yourself, or using this for a bible study with others, here are the objectives for this week's lesson...

OBJECTIVES: This week, the reader will...

 1) Examine Paul's arrest in the temple.

For your convenience, here is a summary of Acts 21:26-36...  

Paul follows the plan from James and the elders. He takes the men and is purified with them. They then enter the temple. Jews from Asia see Paul in the temple. They stir up the crowd and seize Paul. They cry out charges as James and the elders thought they would. Additionally, they charge that Paul brought Greeks into the temple and defiled the place. They saw Trophimus, the Ephesian, with Paul in the city and "supposed" that he brought him into the temple.

The Jews seize Paul and drag him out of the temple. As they seek to kill him, word comes to the Roman commander about the uproar. When the Jews see the commander and the soldiers, they stop beating Paul. The commander takes Paul and binds him with chains. He asks what he has done, but he can not get an answer from the mob. He then takes him to the barracks. When they reach the stairs of the barracks, Paul has to be carried due to the violence of the mob. (26-36)

REVIEW QUESTIONS:

1) Where were the Jews from that saw Paul in the temple? How did they stir up the people? (Acts 21:27-28)
2) Who did the Jews "suppose" Paul brought into the temple? (Acts 21:29)
3) What did the mob do to Paul? (Acts 21:30-32)
4) When the commander heard of the uproar, what did he do? (Acts 21:31-34)
5) What did the soldiers have to do at the stairs? Why? (Acts 21:35)

After completing this week's study, I encourage you to go back and read through the material again. Take your time and read each topic and scripture reference as many times as you feel necessary. Keep in mind that by doing this, you just might see something new that you overlooked the first time around!

As we journey through the Bible together, I will continue to pray that God’s message will come through to you loud and crystal clear. Until next time, I wish everyone a blessed week!

God bless you!  

Sheri