Acts Chapter 12:18-25 Lesson 247
Read both the "King James Bible" and the "New Living Translation."
In this lesson:
An angel strikes down King Herod Agrippa.
This lesson ends the section of Acts entitled, "the church scattered."
An angel strikes down King Herod Agrippa.
This lesson ends the section of Acts entitled, "the church scattered."
This lesson ends the section of Acts entitled, "the church scattered."
Where were...
Sidon and Tyre -
Two seaport cities in Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanon). Sidon (also called Zidon) was a seaport city (Ezekiel 27:8) located on the Mediterranean Sea twenty-five miles north of Tyre (south of modern-day Beirut, Lebanon) and thirty-five miles from Galilee. It was a one-day sail from Caesarea. Mentioned in Joshua 11:8 and 19:28 as a great city, Sidon was inhabited by Gentiles who had a history of oppressing Jews (Judges 10:12). In the Old Testament, Sidon was destroyed by God due to its pagan worship. But by Jesus' day, Sidon had recovered and was a thriving fishing town and trading center with prosperous glass and weaving shops and was famous for its art, commerce, and cedar trees (1 Kings 5:6 and 1 Chronicles 22:4). Today, Sidon is home to about 10,000 citizens and boasts many ancient ruins.
Tyre was a seaport city also located on the Mediterranean Sea in modern-day Lebanon. It lay thirty-five miles northwest of the Sea of Galilee, forty-seven miles north of Caesarea and twenty-five miles south of Sidon, and was populated mostly by Gentiles. Tyre dates back to the twenty-eighth century BC and was called Tyrus in the Old Testament (Ezekiel 26:2). Described as a beautiful city (Ezekiel 27:4), Tyre was a primary city known for its cedar trees (1 Chronicles 22:4), dye works, glassware, weaving, and other manufactured goods. Isaiah 23:8 tells us that Tyre was a "crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth." Tyre supplied cedarwood, carpenters, and masons to build the Temple in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:2-10; 2 Chronicles 2:3), but the city also had a reputation for wickedness. Its people turned against Israel and sold Hebrews into slavery (Joel 3:6-8). Tyre was destroyed in the Old Testament (Isaiah 23:1; Amos 1:9-10; Zechariah 9:3-4). But by Jesus' time, the city had been rebuilt and had one of the busiest harbors in the eastern Mediterranean. Ezekiel 27:3 describes Tyre as being "situate at the entry of the sea, a merchant of the people for many isles." Tyre's merchants shipped goods throughout the Roman empire and made the city wealthy. Today, Tyre is called Sur and inhabited by just a few thousand residents. Tyre is also mentioned extensively in Isaiah 23 and Ezekiel 26-28.
Sidon and Tyre -
Two seaport cities in Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanon). Sidon (also called Zidon) was a seaport city (Ezekiel 27:8) located on the Mediterranean Sea twenty-five miles north of Tyre (south of modern-day Beirut, Lebanon) and thirty-five miles from Galilee. It was a one-day sail from Caesarea. Mentioned in Joshua 11:8 and 19:28 as a great city, Sidon was inhabited by Gentiles who had a history of oppressing Jews (Judges 10:12). In the Old Testament, Sidon was destroyed by God due to its pagan worship. But by Jesus' day, Sidon had recovered and was a thriving fishing town and trading center with prosperous glass and weaving shops and was famous for its art, commerce, and cedar trees (1 Kings 5:6 and 1 Chronicles 22:4). Today, Sidon is home to about 10,000 citizens and boasts many ancient ruins.
Tyre was a seaport city also located on the Mediterranean Sea in modern-day Lebanon. It lay thirty-five miles northwest of the Sea of Galilee, forty-seven miles north of Caesarea and twenty-five miles south of Sidon, and was populated mostly by Gentiles. Tyre dates back to the twenty-eighth century BC and was called Tyrus in the Old Testament (Ezekiel 26:2). Described as a beautiful city (Ezekiel 27:4), Tyre was a primary city known for its cedar trees (1 Chronicles 22:4), dye works, glassware, weaving, and other manufactured goods. Isaiah 23:8 tells us that Tyre was a "crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth." Tyre supplied cedarwood, carpenters, and masons to build the Temple in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:2-10; 2 Chronicles 2:3), but the city also had a reputation for wickedness. Its people turned against Israel and sold Hebrews into slavery (Joel 3:6-8). Tyre was destroyed in the Old Testament (Isaiah 23:1; Amos 1:9-10; Zechariah 9:3-4). But by Jesus' time, the city had been rebuilt and had one of the busiest harbors in the eastern Mediterranean. Ezekiel 27:3 describes Tyre as being "situate at the entry of the sea, a merchant of the people for many isles." Tyre's merchants shipped goods throughout the Roman empire and made the city wealthy. Today, Tyre is called Sur and inhabited by just a few thousand residents. Tyre is also mentioned extensively in Isaiah 23 and Ezekiel 26-28.
Study Tip:
When you come across important Bible verses, write them down, and ponder their meaning.
When you come across important Bible verses, write them down, and ponder their meaning.