Paul Arrested in Jerusalem – Acts 21:27 - 22:29

The Story in a nutshell

Paul was nearing the end of his purification ritual when a great mob stirred up against him.  They accused him of teaching against the Jews and telling everyone to disobey the Jewish laws.  They accused him of speaking against the Temple and making it dirty by bringing gentiles into it.  The city was overwhelmed by the accusations and a great riot followed.  Paul was dragged from the Temple and the people tried to kill him, but the local Roman commander jumped in and rescued him.  He was rescued from being killed, but he wasn’t free.  He was arrested and put in chains.

Paul spoke to the commander privately, and the commander allowed him to speak to the angry crowd.  It surprised the crowd when he spoke to them in their own language which was Aramaic.  Paul told the crowd his story – how he had persecuted Christians, how he was struck down and blinded, and how he came to know and follow Jesus.  Everything seemed to be going fine until Paul mention that had been sent to convert Gentiles to follow Jesus.  At that point the crowd grew angry again and demanded that he be killed. 

The Roman commander was about to take action when Paul asked “Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn’t been tried?”  It wasn’t, and that scared everyone.  The soldiers quickly stopped what they were doing, and the commander became frightened because he had ordered Paul, a Roman citizen, to be whipped.

Do you remember the story?  Can you answer the questions below?  If you need help, go to the story as found in the Bible (Acts 21:27 - 22:29).

1. What was Paul doing when a mob stirred up against him?
2. What was Paul accused of?
3. What happened to Paul when a great riot occurred?
4. How was Paul rescued?
5. What happened to Paul after he was rescued?
6. Why was the crowd surprised when Paul spoke to them?
7. Everything was going fine as Paul spoke to the crowd.  Then something happened that angered the crowd.  What was it?
8. What did the crowd demand?
9. What stopped the Roman commander from taking action?

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