95 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch [Acts 8:26-40]
The Bible passage: [Acts 8:26-40]
The Story:
An angel spoke to Philip, one of the early Christians, and said, “Get up and go south to the road that goes from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
He got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and a high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her treasury. He had come to worship in Jerusalem and was sitting in his chariot on his way home, reading aloud from the prophet Isaiah.
The Holy Spirit told Philip, “Go and meet the chariot.”
When Philip ran up to it, he heard the man reading, and said, “Do you understand what you’re reading?”
He said, “How can I unless someone teaches me?”
He invited Philip to come into the chariot and sit with him.
The Scripture passage he was reading was this: He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb is silent before its shearer, so He does not open His mouth. In His humiliation justice was denied Him. Who will describe His generation? For His life is taken from the earth.
The eunuch said to Philip, “I ask you, who is the prophet talking about - himself or another person?”
Philip proceeded to tell him the good news about Jesus, beginning from that Scripture.
As they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, “Look, there’s some water! What would keep me from being baptized?”
Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart you may.”
He replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
He ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any longer, but he went on his way rejoicing.
The Lessons:
- When God leads, we should follow. Jesus commanded us to tell others about Him in 90 The Great Commission. The angel and the Holy Spirit gave Philip very specific instructions on this occasion.
- Sometimes, people need help understanding the Bible message.
- The passage the man was reading was [Isaiah 53:7-8] (see 36c The Suffering Servant), but the message of the entire Bible is this: Jesus.
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