(Thuesday January 3, 2017)

Acts 28 : 2 & 5 & 8 31 Preaching the Kingdom of GOD, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding Him. (4)

ISAIAH 55: 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an Everlasting Sign that shall not be cut off. (4)

1 & 4 & 7

Acts 28 : 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: (8)

27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the Salvation of GOD is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

ISAIAH 55: 8 For My Thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My Ways, saith the LORD. (8)

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My Ways higher than your ways, and My Thoughts than your thoughts.

10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

1 & 4 & 7

Acts 28 : 17 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. (8)

18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

1 & 4 & 7

Acts 28 : 8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. (8)

9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

1 & 4 & 7

Acts 28 : 23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the Kingdom of GOD, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. (5)

24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

ISAIAH 55: 5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy GOD, and for the Holy One of Israel; for He hath Glorified thee. (5)

6 Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near:

7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and He will have Mercy upon him; and to our GOD, for He will abundantly pardon.

1 & 4 & 7

Acts 28 : 14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. (5)

15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked GOD, and took courage.

16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

1 & 4 & 7

Acts 28 : 5 And he shook off the Beast into the Fire, and felt no harm. (5)

6 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

1 & 4 & 7

Acts 28 : 29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. (2)

30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

ISAIAH 55: 11 So shall My Word be that goeth forth out of My Mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. (2)

12 For ye shall go out with Joy, and be led forth with Peace: the Mountains and the Hills shall break forth before you into Singing, and all the Trees of the Field shall clap their hands.

1 & 3 & 8

Acts 28 : 20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. (2)

21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.

22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

1 & 4 & 7

Acts 28 : 11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. (2)

12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:

1 & 4 & 7

Acts 28 : 1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

2 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. (2)

3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a Viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

ISAIAH 55: 1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

2 . Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (2)

3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with you, even the sure Mercies of David.

4 Behold, I have given Him(Jesus) for a Witness to the people, a Leader and Commander to the people.

1 & 4 & 7