How did Philip use Isaiah 53 to explain Jesus to the Ethiopian eunuch?
Philip used Isaiah 53 to show the Ethiopian eunuch that the prophet was speaking of Jesus, explaining that this Jesus had gone up and down the highways and byways of Israel proving who He was. Philip then led him to confess, “I believe that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Les explains that in Acts chapter 8, Philip dealt with the Ethiopian eunuch and showed him out of Isaiah 53 who the prophet was talking about. Philip identified the one Isaiah foretold as this Jesus, who had now gone up and down the highways and byways of Israel proving who He was. Philip then brought the eunuch to the same place of decision, asking, “do you believe this?” The eunuch answered with the confession, “yes, I believe that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Les notes that this was their profession of faith, and that it was all still under the law.
Were proselytes like the Ethiopian eunuch saved before Philip explained salvation to them?
No. Most proselytes never really had salvation; they had religion only. The Ethiopian eunuch had been to Jerusalem to worship, yet on his way back to Ethiopia, Philip led him to salvation; he had not been saved beforehand. He was a proselyte without salvation.
Who did Philip say the prophet in Isaiah 53 was talking about?
Philip explained from Isaiah 53 that the prophet was speaking about Jesus. He showed the Ethiopian eunuch that this Jesus had gone throughout Israel proving who He was, and the eunuch confessed, 'I believe that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God.'