Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
So Philip started right there with that exact passage and told him all about Jesus.
Philip met him where he was and showed him how everything pointed to Jesus.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Acts, Philip, a deacon of the early church, encounters an Ethiopian eunuch who is reading from the prophet Isaiah while traveling in his chariot. This event takes place during the expansion of the early Christian movement, shortly after the persecution of the church in Jerusalem, as the gospel begins to reach beyond Jewish communities to include outsiders like this Gentile official. Philip seizes the moment to explain the scripture the eunuch is pondering, using it as a bridge to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ, resulting in the eunuch's immediate conversion and baptism.
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