And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
Philip the evangelist opened his house and welcomed Paul and the whole company without hesitation. Notice how he rose from deacon, serving tables, to evangelist planting churches through faithfulness, that is how God promotes His servants, not by seeking place but by doing present work well.
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Commenting on Acts 21:8-14
Agabus bound his own hands and feet to show what would befall Paul, after the manner of the old prophets who prophesied by types and symbols. The Holy Spirit spoke through him and foretold these things, which came to pass, proof of the Spirit's foreknowledge and deity.
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The prophets often acted out their predictions to make them forcible and impressive to the eye. Agabus bound his own hands and feet as an emblem of what the Jews would do to Paul, just as Jeremiah buried his girdle by the Euphrates and Isaiah walked naked to signify coming captivity.
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