THE SOURCE OF PAUL'S PREACHING (VV. 1B–2) o "where there was a synagogue of the Jews...Paul went in, as was his custom" o "he reasoned with them from the Scriptures" (see 2 Tim. 3:15–17)
THE METHOD OF PAUL'S PREACHING (VV. 2–3) o "he reasoned with them" (v. 2) o "explaining..." (v. 3) o "proving..." (v. 3)
THE CONTENT OF PAUL'S PREACHING (VV. 3) o "that it was necessary for the Christ ["anointed one"] to suffer and to rise from the dead..." (v. 3) • To suffer • To rise o "this Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ" (v. 3)
THE RESULTS OF PAUL'S PREACHING (VV. 4–15)
Thessalonica o "some of them [Jews]were persuaded...as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women" (v. 4) o "But the Jews [cf. v. 4, these are most likely leadership] were jealous...taking some wicked men...they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason...they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities" (vv. 5–6) o "These...have turned the world upside down...acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus" (vv. 6–7)
Berea o "The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea...they went into the Jewish synagogue" (v. 10) o "these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so" (v. 11) o "Many of them...believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men" (v. 10) o "But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed...at Berea...they came...agitating and stirring up the crowds" (v. 13)
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Rev. Daniel R. Hyde (B.A., M.Div., Th.M.) is the church planter and pastor of the Oceanside United Reformed Church in Carlsbad/Oceanside, CA. Rev. Hyde is the author of over 100 articles as well as 8 books: Jesus Loves the Little Children (Reformed Fellowship, 2006), The Good...
