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Shalom Jan001, I was wondering if you could explain why the Gentiles did not ask Paul to meet with them on the NEXT day, instead of waiting until the NEXT Sabbath:
Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.
Why didn't they ask Paul to tell them about it tomorrow on Sunday? Or why didn't Paul just tell them, Hey Gentiles, we are meeting tomorrow on the 1st day of the week, come and hear about it then? Why make the Gentiles WAIT until the NEXT Sabbath? Blessings in The Name, ImAHebrew.
These Gentiles who were present in the synagogues were converts to Judaism. These Gentiles were not Christians.
Acts 13:43
And when the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God. rsv
And when the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God. rsv
The Jews who practiced Judaism and the Christian Gentiles did not worship together in the Jewish synagogues. The Jews allowed Paul and Barnabas to enter their synagogues and speak to them because they were known to be Jews.
John 4:9
The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samar′ia?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. rsv
Matthew 15:22-27
And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” rsv
Acts 11:2-3
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, 3 saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them? rsv
Genesis 43:32
They served him (Hebrew) by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. rsv
Paul wanted to take Timothy with him to preach to the Jews who practiced Judiasm. What did Paul, a well-known Jew, think he had do in order to make it possible for Timothy (a Gentile Christian) to accompany him among the Jews? He circumcised him!The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samar′ia?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. rsv
Matthew 15:22-27
And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” rsv
Acts 11:2-3
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, 3 saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them? rsv
Genesis 43:32
They served him (Hebrew) by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. rsv
Acts 16:3
Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. rsv
May God bless you and your family. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. rsv
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