Acts 8:26-40, One ready soul waiting for an evangelist

Acts 826-40, One ready soul waiting for an evangelist


Today's Scripture Summary


Philip travels the wilderness road down to Gaza as the messenger of the Lord has commanded. There he meets a eunuch in charge of the Ethiopian queen's treasury, who reads from the book of Isaiah but doesn't realize it. Philip starts with that passage and preaches the gospel. He baptizes the eunuch, and as he comes up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord leads him.


1. Philip's encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch (8:26-31)

Philip is an evangelist who hears and obeys the voice of the Holy Spirit. Philip obeys the angel's instructions and travels to Gaza. Gaza is located on the Mediterranean coast west of Jerusalem and on the wilderness road to Egypt. There, Philip meets an Ethiopian eunuch, a high official in charge of the country's finances. The "Ethiopia" in the text is the Nubian kingdom to the south of Egypt, which corresponds to the area of northern Sudan today. In Old Testament times, it was called "Goeth." "Gandage" is not a person's name, but the official name for the queen in Ethiopia. When Philip approached, the eunuch was reading from the Old Testament book of Isaiah, but he didn't know what it meant. He was a soul ready to receive the gospel, and Philip, filled with the Holy Spirit and wisdom, was a good helper who was ready.

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Why did the Holy Spirit lead Philip to the Ethiopian eunuch? Who is a good teacher to teach me the Bible?


2. The Ethiopian eunuch being baptized (8:32-40)

Isaiah 53 is a prophecy about Jesus. The eunuch was reading the "Suffering Servant" section, who is like a lamb led to the slaughter (Isaiah 53:7-8). The eunuch doesn't realize His identity. So Philip begins to teach him the gospel of Jesus Christ from that passage. In the presence of water, the eunuch is baptized by Philip. Afterward, the Spirit of the Lord leads Philip, and the eunuch, baptized and fully Christian, goes joyfully on his way. Because of the gospel-enlightened eunuch, the good news of Christ will reach Ethiopia as well. Because of the Spirit-filled evangelist, one soul, one nation, returns to the Lord.

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Who did Philip evangelize through the eunuch's reading? Who is someone I need to pay more attention to in order to help them with their spiritual needs?



Prayer for the day


God, may the Ethiopian eunuch's willingness to read, learn, and immediately obey your Word be ingrained in me. Above all, help me to listen fully to your voice and live according to your Word. May I never stop growing in the beautiful way of teaching as I've been taught and living as I've been taught.


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