Acts 16:14

Acts 16:15 →

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

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Interpretation

The removals of ministers, and the dispensing the means of grace by them, are in particular under Divine conduct and direction. We must follow Providence: and whatever we seek to do, if that suffer us not, we ought to submit and believe to be for the best.

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This thought runs through Acts 16:14-15.

Acts 16:14 Acts 16:15

Glossary

City People: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
Thyatira Place: A city of Asia Minor, on the borders of Lydia and Mysia. Its modern name is Ak-hissar, i. e., “white castle. ” Here was one of the seven churches ( Rev. 1:11 ; 2:18-28 ). Modern identification: Akhisar.