What happened after Paul's three years with the Lord at Sinai before he preached to the Gentiles?
After the three years with the Lord at Sinai, Paul came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. Scripture records this move before he fulfilled the commission to preach to the Gentiles. Cilicia lay near the Mediterranean Sea, and Tarsus, Saul's hometown area, was located up its river valley.
Les explains that after Paul had been to Jerusalem and had the three years with the Lord at Sinai, he was then ready to fulfill the commission to go to the Gentiles that was seen earlier in Acts chapter 9. At that point Paul says, “I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.” The context notes that Cilicia was just around the corner of the Mediterranean Sea, and that up the river valley a few miles inland was the city of Tarsus, in the state called Cilicia. That was Saul's hometown area of Tarsus. Les also emphasizes Paul's truthfulness, as he writes to the Gentiles in Galatia, “before God I lie not.”
Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
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How long did Paul spend at Sinai before going to Syria and Cilicia?
Paul spent three years at Sinai, which Les calls isolated seminary training, before coming to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.