Lesson 4647

 (Lesson 4647)(10-24-24) Acts 11:25-30 

 

  Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.” 

 

   Today’s quote describes how Barnabas went to Tarsus to seek Saul (Paul), and together they returned to Antioch, where they taught a large number of people for a year. It was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians. During this time, prophets from Jerusalem came to Antioch, and one of them, Agabus, predicted a great famine throughout the Roman Empire. The disciples in Antioch decided to send financial aid to the believers in Judea, and they did so by sending their contributions through Barnabas and Saul.~