Bible Questions #4173- 4180
By Joyce Webb
Acts Chapter 10 Vs. 1-23
4173. In the town of Caesarea was a man named _________________.
He was a centurion. (A soldier in charge of 100 other soldiers. He was of the Italian band.
The Romans (from Italy) ruled over the area where the Jews lived—Judea. Their headquarters was in Caesarea.
4174. This man worshipped the God of the Jews—the God of heaven. Most Romans worshipped idols. So this man was different. He prayed always to God.
He was kind to the Jewish people. He gave a_________ (money) to the Jewish poor people.
4175. This man saw a v______________________ about the
n______________ hour (about 3 pm).
4176. Vs. 3-6 What did the man see? What was said in the vision? _________________________________________
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4177. Vs. 7, 8 What did the man do after the vision? ________
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4178. In Joppa, Peter was waiting for lunch time. The 6th hour was noon. He went up to the flat roof of the house to pray. He also saw a vision. What did he see? ___________________________
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4179. Peter did not want to eat those animals. Why? __________
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In the Old Testament, God had given them rules about what kind of animals they were allowed to eat. The four legged animals that they could eat—were animals that did not eat other animals—-they ate grass and plants. Which meant their meat would be cleaner from diseases and other problems—such a worms, etc.
The birds they were allowed to eat— ate seeds or bugs. They were not allowed to eat birds that ate dead animals—or caught animals.
The fish had to have fins and scales. They were not allowed to eat sea animals that were sea bottom feeders or the larger animals that caught other fish to eat.
Most fish eat smaller fish or minnows, etc.
Now in the vision, God was telling Peter to eat animals that had been on God’s “No” list.
Peter was in shock.
God was preparing Peter to go to the non-Jew Gentiles to tell them about Jesus. He would be expected to eat in their homes. They ate meats that the Jews did not eat. Most Jews would not even eat anything in a Gentile home.
If Peter was going to be a missionary to the Gentiles, he was going to be eating with them. So God let him know that it was okay to eat what they ate.
The rules God gave the Jews back in the Old Testament were the best way of eating meat that would be cleaner and free of disease.
But God was moving the disciples out into the world to be missionaries to tell about Jesus. They needed to be able to eat what was served to them by the people they were living with.
4180. Vs. 17-23 As soon as the vision ends, what happens?
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So, now Peter is going to a Gentile’s home to stay for a while and eat there. A new experience for him.