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מעשי השליחים 8:29
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ויאמר הרוח אל פילפוס גשה והלוה על המרכבה הזאת׃
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Acts 10:19, Acts 11:12, Acts 13:2-4, Acts 16:6, Acts 16:7, Acts 20:22, Acts 20:23, Isaiah 65:24, Hosea 6:3, 1 Corinthians 12:11, 1 Timothy 4:1
Reciprocal: Luke 2:27 - by
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then the Spirit said unto Philip,.... Not the angel, a ministering Spirit, as in Acts 8:26 but the Holy Spirit, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, the same with the Spirit of the Lord, Acts 8:39 who spoke unto him, either by an articulative voice, such as was the Bath Kol among the Jews; or inwardly, by a secret impulse upon him, he directed him, saying:
go near, and join thyself to this chariot; he bid him make up to the chariot, he saw driving on the road at such a distance, and follow it, and attend it closely; and not leave it, till an opportunity of conversing with the person in it offered.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The Spirit - See the notes on Acts 8:26. The Holy Spirit is evidently intended here. The thought in Philipâs mind is here traced to his suggestion. All good thoughts and designs have the same origin.
Join thyself - Join him in his chariot. Go and sit with him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 29. Then the Spirit said unto Philip — This holy man having obeyed the first direction he received from God, and gone southward without knowing the reason why, it was requisite that he should now be informed of the object of his mission: the Spirit said unto him, go near, and join thyself, c. The angel who had given him the first direction had departed and the influence of the Holy Spirit now completed the information. It is likely that what the Spirit did in this case was by a strong impression on his mind, which left him no doubt of its being from God.
