His account of events was similar to that which he gave to the Jewish mob in Jerusalem two years earlier, but with an occasional change of emphasis to suit the present audience. Paul was pleased at last to have the opportunity to put his case before a ruler who had a good knowledge of the Jewish religion (26:1-3). He did not know what accusations the Jews brought against Paul or why they wanted him executed (23-27). Festus’ problem was that he had to send Paul to Caesar for trial, but he had no idea what to say to Caesar about the case. He was, however, an expert on Jewish affairs (see 26:3,27,31), and Festus was quick to seek his advice on Paul’s case (14-22). He was Rome’s appointed ruler over certain areas in the far north of Palestine, but he had no power in the region governed by Festus. This man was the son of Herod Agrippa I (the governor mentioned in 12:1-4,20-23) and the brother of Bernice and Drusilla (13 cf. Paul again declared innocent (25:13-26:32)Īmong those who came to Caesarea to pay their respects to the new governor was Herod Agrippa II. When the right hand was stretched out, the left remained under the cloak, which being thrown off the right shoulder, to give the arm the fuller liberty, it then rested on the left: under these circumstances, the hand could be stretched out gracefully, but was confined to no one attitude, though the third and fourth fingers were generally clenched. From knowing, partly by descriptions, and partly by ancient statues, how orators and others who address a concourse of people stood, we can easily conceive the attitude of St. Then Paul stretched forth the hand - This act, as we have already seen on Acts 21:40, was merely to gain attention it was no rhetorical flourish, nor designed for one. The council breaks up, and they all pronounce him innocent, Paul's affectionate and elegant address to him on this On which, Agrippa confesses himself almost converted to Which charge he modestly refutes with inimitable address, andĪppeals to King Agrippa for the truth and correctness of his Him to be mad through his abundant learning, 24
While he is thus speaking, Festus interrupts him, and declares His obedience to that call, and his success in preaching the Gives an account of his miraculous conversion, 12-16 States his persecution of the Christians, 9-11 Shows that the Jews persecuted him for his maintaining the Gives an account of his education from his youth up, 4, 5
Paul answers for himself before Agrippa, to whom he pays a trueĬompliment, in order to secure a favourable hearing, 1-3
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