And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
Paul speaks doubtfully at first on purpose, to soften what was about to come, yet he truly knew not the full ends of things, having no certain revelation of the whole process. Being bound in the Spirit means the inward force and motion of God, not ecstatic frenzy, but the Spirit's direction which he followed meekly and of his own accord, as one who cannot otherwise act without being stubborn and rebellious against God.
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Paul sent for these elders not to leave them, but to instruct and encourage them in the work they had undertaken. His life among them, serious, gracious, heavenly, no self-seeking, proved God was truly with him and animated him by a better spirit than his own.
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Commenting on Acts 20:17-35
In every city along his travels, the Holy Ghost testified through prophets what would befall him at Jerusalem. Whether in each place or Jerusalem alone, this forewarning proves the proper deity of the Spirit and His affectionate regard for the apostle, giving him previous notice of the afflictions and bonds he must endure.
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