What did God do to send Saul of Tarsus to the Gentiles?
God sovereignly put a fork in the road and sent Saul of Tarsus far hence to the Gentiles. He also told Ananias that He would show Saul how great things he must suffer for His name's sake, a promise fulfilled.
Les teaches that God is sovereignly putting a fork in the road, and He sends Saul of Tarsus far hence to the Gentiles. God tells Ananias, "I will show Saul how great things he must suffer for My name's sake," which was fulfilled to the last jot and tittle. Paul later rehearses in 2 Corinthians 10 the horrible things he endured getting the Gospel out to the Gentiles. After Saul's sight was restored and he had eaten, he immediately preached Christ in the synagogues to the Jew; nobody had yet told him anything different, though Ananias knew it.
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
More Questions
Why was God sending Saul to the Gentiles such a shocking thing to the Jews?
Sending someone to the Gentiles was unheard of in Jewish culture because the Jews had no idea they were supposed to go to the Gentiles.
Why is Saul being sent to the Gentiles a turning point in the Bible?
Saul being sent to the Gentiles marks a change in format, because Jesus had previously said 'Go not into the way of the Gentiles' and throughout His earthly ministry had ignored them.
Who was Saul sent to preach to first, the Gentiles or Israel?
The order of Saul's mission was to bear Jesus' name first before the Gentiles, then before kings, and then before the children of Israel.