Philippians 4:2-23
Lesson 383
Read both the "King James Bible" and the "New Living Translation."
In this lesson:
"Christ is all we need."
Rejoice in the Lord (4:4).
Look for the commands in verses 4:8-9.
Paul's thank you (4:10-19).
Paul's Farewell (4:21-23).
Euodias and Syntyche
By an unknown artist.
By an unknown artist.
Where was -
Thessalonica -
A port city of over 200,000 people. It lay south of Lake Balbe at the head of the Thermaic Gulf in Macedonia (modern-day Greece), thirty-five miles west of Apollonia and a ninety-five-mile walk from Philippi. Named after Alexander the Great's sister, Thessalonica was the seat of Roman government, the second largest commercial city (after Corinth) in Macedonia, and one of the wealthiest cities in the province. Because the Thessalonians had been helpful in one of Rome's wars, the city was given great political power and allowed to rule itself via their seven democratically elected politarch's (city rulers) and a senate (Demas). Thessalonica sat on the Roman-built highway, the Egnatia way that ran from Rome to the Orient, and it had an excellent port on the Aegean Sea. The city took advantage of these two assets and became a bustling trade center. Paul founded the church at Thessalonica on his second missionary journey in AD 49-50 (Acts 17:1-4). Soon after establishing the church, Paul was forced to flee the persecution and riots organized against him (Acts 17:5-10). He traveled forty-five miles southwest to Berea and began preaching again. When his enemies in Thessalonica learned where he was, they had him run out of Berea, too (Acts 17:13-14). In AD 51, while in Corinth on his second missionary journey, Paul wrote 1 Thessalonians. Several months later, in AD 52, he penned 2 Thessalonians, making them two of the earliest writings in the New Testament. During World War Two, the entire Jewish population of Thessalonica was sent to the death camps in Nazi-occupied Poland. Thessalonica still exists today and is called Salonika.
Thessalonica -
A port city of over 200,000 people. It lay south of Lake Balbe at the head of the Thermaic Gulf in Macedonia (modern-day Greece), thirty-five miles west of Apollonia and a ninety-five-mile walk from Philippi. Named after Alexander the Great's sister, Thessalonica was the seat of Roman government, the second largest commercial city (after Corinth) in Macedonia, and one of the wealthiest cities in the province. Because the Thessalonians had been helpful in one of Rome's wars, the city was given great political power and allowed to rule itself via their seven democratically elected politarch's (city rulers) and a senate (Demas). Thessalonica sat on the Roman-built highway, the Egnatia way that ran from Rome to the Orient, and it had an excellent port on the Aegean Sea. The city took advantage of these two assets and became a bustling trade center. Paul founded the church at Thessalonica on his second missionary journey in AD 49-50 (Acts 17:1-4). Soon after establishing the church, Paul was forced to flee the persecution and riots organized against him (Acts 17:5-10). He traveled forty-five miles southwest to Berea and began preaching again. When his enemies in Thessalonica learned where he was, they had him run out of Berea, too (Acts 17:13-14). In AD 51, while in Corinth on his second missionary journey, Paul wrote 1 Thessalonians. Several months later, in AD 52, he penned 2 Thessalonians, making them two of the earliest writings in the New Testament. During World War Two, the entire Jewish population of Thessalonica was sent to the death camps in Nazi-occupied Poland. Thessalonica still exists today and is called Salonika.
Study Tip:
Make yourself a better person. Apply biblical lessons to your life.
Make yourself a better person. Apply biblical lessons to your life.
