Acts 22 CEB (Common English Bible)

Paul gives a speech to the Jewish people in Aramac. He is listened to very closely and very intently until he puts the words in God‘s mouth go. I will send you far away to the Gentiles. To say that this would be like standing in the locker room of the Ohio State buckeyes during the game against Michigan and say I’m going to go play for the Wolverines is a giant understatement. Not only does it seem like God is put that Paul is putting on the lips of God that he is leaving the Jewish people, but that he is going over to their enemies. We cannot overlook the great betrayal that this feels like. There is a reason that they’re going nuts. There’s a reason that they are screaming that there is a reason that they are shrinking. There is a reason that they’re ripping off their clothes and fling dust end of the air. They are so beside themselves with anger. And here in this chapter, we also have Paul mentioning that he’s a Roman citizen again. This is another interesting topic that’s coming up heavily through the end of the book from here on we will read about Paul being a Roman citizen and the connections to that.