10. READ: ACTS 8:26-40
[Acts 8:26] "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, and on
his way he met an Ethiopian [that is, from the upper Nile region]
eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of
Candace, 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.'
[30] "Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the
man reading Isaiah the prophet. 'Do you understand what you
are reading?' Philip asked.
[31] "'How can I,' he said, 'unless
someone explains it to me?' So he invited Philip to come up
and sit with him.
[32] "The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture:
'He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb
before the 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
53:7-8].
[34] "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.
[36] "As they traveled along the road, they came to
some water and the eunuch said, 'Look, here is water. Why
shouldn't I be baptized?' [Some late manuscripts say:
'Look, here is water, Why shouldn't I be
baptized?' (37) Philip said, 'If you believe with all
your heart, you may.' The eunuch answered, 'I believe
that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.'] [38] And he gave
orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went
down into the water and Philip baptized him. [39] 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."
a. What did Philip tell to the eunuch?
b. What did the eunuch then want to do?
c. Where did Philip baptize the eunuch?
d. What did Philip continue to do?
