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NIV Acts 8:4-7 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. 5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. 6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7 For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So there was great joy in that city. 

NIV Acts 8:26-27a Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out. 

2048 érēmos – … an uncultivated, unpopulated place; a desolate (deserted) area; (figuratively) a barren, solitary place … can also ironically be where God richly grants His presence and provision – for those seeking Him. … "Desert-typology" … in Scripture. It conveys how the "hard places" (difficult experiences) of life are prime opportunities to know God's fullness (cf. Ps 103 with Eph 3:17-20). The desert is "God's theater" – where He reveals Himself (see also Rev 17:3; cf. Ac 8:26). … there is no place (even in suffering) that blocks the voice of God or His fullness. The Lord transforms every "desert scene" into the place of His manna (unique provision)! – Excerpts from the HELPS Lexicon.

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NIV Acts 8:27-29 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”

Am I Alert?

NIV Acts 8:30a Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet

Acts 8:30b “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

Am I Active?  

NIV Acts 8:31-33 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”  

Isaiah 53 is a Clear Prophetic Account of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

• The Birth of Jesus: Isa. 53:1-2

• The Life and Ministry of Jesus: Isa. 53:3

• The Substitutionary Death of Jesus: Isa. 53:4-9

• The Resurrection of Jesus: Isa. 53:10-12

NIV Acts 8:34-35 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus

NIV Acts 8:36-38 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” [37] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.

NIV Acts 8:39-40 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

While we’re on our way, Look, Listen, Trust, and Obey.

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