When the dispute became violent, the commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by them and ordered the troops to go down, rescue him from them, and bring him into the barracks.
Pastor Stuart McAlpine presents a sermon on the parable of the friend at midnight (or of the Importunate Neighbour) in obedience to Luke 11:5–8...
"As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him."Psalm 103:13 (ESV)
A theory of natural causes for the plagues does not do justice to the clear statements of the text. A particular order would be...
