What did Philip explain to the Ethiopian eunuch about Jesus?
Philip explained that Jesus of Nazareth had done three years of miracles, that Israel had crucified Him, but God had raised Him from the dead. Philip then tied baptism to believing with all the heart, and the eunuch confessed Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Les explains that Philip's message to the Ethiopian eunuch was the same faith-statement Peter and Martha had made: Jesus of Nazareth had done three years of miracles, Israel had crucified Him, but God had raised Him from the dead. When the baptism question arose, Philip said that if he believed with all his heart, he could be baptized. The eunuch confessed, "I believe that Jesus the Christ was the Son of the Living God." Les notes that he did not say, "Who died for me and rose from the dead"; rather, the statement of faith was that Jesus was the Christ, the King of Israel.