seekeroftruth
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Acts 23:12 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13 More than forty men were involved in this plot. 14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. 15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”
16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.” 18 So he took him to the commander.
The centurion said, “Paul, the prisoner, sent for me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”
19 The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?”
20 He said: “Some Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him. 21 Don’t give in to them, because more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”
22 The commander dismissed the young man with this warning: “Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
Visions of Paladine [Have Gun Will Travel] or Josh Randall [Wanted Dead or Alive] come to mind. The prisoner is doomed. Is the Sherriff [commander in this story] honest? Will he protect the accused or will he let the mob hang the prisoner outside of town.... saving the town the expense of the riot.I went to the commentary. It's just like a western too.
Suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him: The assassins wanted the chief priests and elders to lie to Roman commander, pretended they wanted another meeting with Paul.
i. Their lie was a sin; and men who should have been committed to the law of God were instead happy to sin against Him. They were zealous, but still willing to lie and sin to accomplish their supposedly godly goals.
In the western, Josh or Paladine would be counting on the Sherriff to hold Paul in jail until the judge could get there from another territory. The hearing would take place in the Saloon [the Temple in this case] of course. In the western, Paul would tell Josh or Paladine [the commander in this case] .... "you'll never get me to town.... they will hang me first". To which Josh or Paladine [the commander in this case ]... "I'll handle that."
Paul's sister's kid warned them.
The plot is afoot!
