What supernatural thing did God do in Acts chapter 9?
In Acts chapter 9, God performed a supernatural work by saving Saul of Tarsus, the arch-religionist and zealot, and immediately announced that He would send him far hence to the Gentiles. This turning point began the change toward Gentile converts coming under the Gospel.
Les explains that Israel had rejected Christ despite Peter's appeals to repent, and the nation went on in unbelief. Then in Acts chapter 9 God did something supernatural when He saved Saul of Tarsus, that arch-religionist and zealot, and immediately announced, "I will send you far hence to the Gentiles." At that point everything began to change, leading to the declaration that we are not under law but under grace. Later, Judaizers from Jerusalem tried to undermine Gentile converts by insisting they keep the Law of Moses and be circumcised.
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When did Acts chapter 9 take place in God's timeline with Israel?
It was only when it became evident that Israel was not going to accept their Messiah that Acts chapter 9 took place in God's operation.
What did God commission Saul to be in Acts 9?
In Acts 9, instead of Israel going out to the nations with the Gospel, God commissioned Saul to be the Apostle of the Gentiles.
Why is the placement of Acts 10 after Acts 9 significant?
Acts 10 follows Acts 9 in content—not just by chapter number—because Acts 9 shows Saul, the chief of sinners, saved as the pattern and head of the line, and Acts 10 then shows the salvation of a house full of Gentiles.