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So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense… Acts 26: 1-11 Once again, Paul is given the opportunity to defend himself, this time, before king Agrippa, of Judea. This is in line with Jesus’ command to Paul to speak of the gospel…

Psalm 84-86 My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith.[a] A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 84 How lovely is your dwelling place,    O Lord of hosts!2 My soul longs, yes, faints    for the courts of the Lord;my heart and flesh sing for joy    to the living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home,    and the swallow a nest for herself,    where she may lay…

…Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus. Acts 25: 13-27 Paul, still being held by Festus in Caesarea, is waiting for the order to travel to Rome to make his appeal before Caesar. King Agrippa and Bernice, his wife, come to Caesarea to greet Festus and welcome him to the area.…

Psalm 81-83 Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith.[a] Of Asaph. 81 Sing aloud to God our strength;    shout for joy to the God of Jacob!2 Raise a song; sound the tambourine,    the sweet lyre with the harp.3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon,    at the full moon, on our feast day. 4 For it is a statute for…

But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.” Acts 25: 1-12 In his first week of governorship, Festus travelled to Jerusalem. Festus met with the religious leaders and the religious leaders made their case against Paul who had already been in custody…

Psalm 79-80 How Long, O Lord? A Psalm of Asaph. 79 O God, the nations have come into your inheritance;    they have defiled your holy temple;    they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.2 They have given the bodies of your servants    to the birds of the heavens for food,    the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth.3 They have poured out their blood like water    all around Jerusalem,    and there was no…

Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs. Acts 24: 22-27 Luke writes that Felix had “a rather accurate knowledge of the Way.” So, Felix delayed the proceedings until Lysias, the tribune in Jerusalem…

Psalm 77-78 In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. 77 I cry aloud to God,    aloud to God, and he will hear me.2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;    in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;    my soul refuses to be comforted.3 When I remember God, I moan;    when I…

…the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. Acts 24: 1-21 After Paul was held five days by Felix, Ananias, the high priest, came to Felix with some Jewish elders and a spokesman named Tertullus. Tertullus spoke on behalf of the Jewish leaders, first speaking kind words to curry Felix’s…

Psalm 74-76 Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause A Maskil[a] of Asaph. 74 O God, why do you cast us off forever?    Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?2 Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old,    which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage!    Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt.3 Direct your steps to the perpetual ruins;    the enemy has destroyed everything…