Postulasagan 16:9

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9 Um nóttina birtist Páli sýn: Maður nokkur makedónskur stóð hjá honum og bað hann: "Kom yfir til Makedóníu og hjálpa oss!"

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a vision: Acts 2:17, Acts 2:18, Acts 9:10-12, Acts 10:3, Acts 10:10-17, Acts 10:30, Acts 11:5-12, Acts 18:9, Acts 18:10, Acts 22:17-21, Acts 27:23, Acts 27:24, 2 Corinthians 12:1-4, 2 Corinthians 12:7

Macedonia: Acts 18:5, Acts 19:21, Romans 15:26, 2 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Corinthians 8:1, 2 Corinthians 9:2, 2 Corinthians 11:9, 1 Thessalonians 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 1:8, 1 Thessalonians 4:10

Come: Acts 8:26-31, Acts 9:38, Acts 10:32, Acts 10:33, Acts 11:13, Acts 11:14, Romans 10:14, Romans 10:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 46:2 - in the visions Deuteronomy 30:13 - Who shall Psalms 17:3 - thou hast Song of Solomon 8:8 - what Ezekiel 40:2 - the visions Micah 5:7 - tarrieth Matthew 9:37 - The harvest Luke 10:2 - are Acts 10:5 - send Acts 19:22 - Macedonia 1 Corinthians 14:36 - came Galatians 2:2 - by

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night,.... Either in a dream, or, it may be, when he was awake:

there stood a man of Macedonia; an angel in the form of a man; the Syriac version reads, "as a man of Macedonia", and who might appear in a Macedonian habit, or speak in the Macedonian language; or the apostle might conclude him to be so, from his making mention of Macedonia, as the place where he requested him to come, and assist:

and prayed him, saying, come over into Macedonia; Macedonia was a very large country in Europe; which formerly consisted, as Pliny o says, of a hundred and fifty people, or nations, and was called Emathia; it took its name of Macedonia from Macedo, a son of Jupiter, and of Thyd, a daughter of Deucalion: according to Ptolomy p it had on the north Dalmatia, superior Mysia and Thracia; on the west, the Ionian sea; on the south Epirus; and on the east, part of Thracia, and the gulfs of the Aegean sea. It had formerly other names besides Emathia and Macedonia, as Mygdonia and Edoma, and is now called Albania or Ronnelli. Troas, where the apostle now was, when he had this vision, was just by the Hellespont, over which he must go to Macedonia; and therefore the Macedonian prays him to "come over", adding,

and help us; by praying and preaching, to pull down the kingdom of Satan, to destroy superstition and idolatry, to enlighten the eyes of men, and turn them from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, and save them from utter ruin and destruction. This shows what a miserable condition this country was in; and that God had some chosen people among them to gather in, whose time was now come; and of what use and service the angels, Christ's ministering spirits, are, who are helpful in weakening the kingdom of Satan, and advancing the interest of Christ, and in spreading his Gospel, and particularly in directing the ministers of it where to preach it; though it follows not from hence, that this angel presided over the whole country, and was their tutelar angel, as some think.

o Hist. Nat. l. 4. c. 10. p Geograph. l. 3. c. 13.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And a vision - See the notes on Acts 9:10.

There stood a man - etc. The appearance of a man who was known to be of Macedonia, probably by his dress and language. Whether this was in a dream, or whether it was a representation made to the senses while awake, it is impossible to tell. The will of God was at different times made known in both these ways. Compare Matthew 2:12; note, Acts 10:3. Grotius supposes that this was the guardian angel of Macedonia, and refers for illustration to Daniel 10:12-13, Daniel 10:20-21. But there seems to be no foundation for this opinion.

Of Macedonia - This was an extensive country of Greece, having Thrace on the north, Thessaly south, Epirus west, and the Aegean Sea east. It is supposed that it was populated by Kittim, son of Javan, Genesis 10:4. The kingdom rose into celebrity chiefly under the reign of Philip and his son, Alexander the Great. It was the first region in Europe in which we have any record that the gospel was preached.

And help us - That is, by preaching the gospel. This was a call to preach the gospel in an extensive pagan land, amid many trials and dangers. To this call, notwithstanding all this prospect of danger, Paul and Silas cheerfully responded, and gave themselves to the work. Their conduct was thus an example to the church. From all portions of the earth a similar call is now coming to the churches. Openings of a similar character for the introduction of the gospel are presented in all lands. Appeals are coming from every quarter, and all that seems now necessary for the speedy conversion of the world is for the church to enter into these vast fields with the self-denial, the spirit, and the zeal which characterized the apostle Paul.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 16:9. A vision appeared to Paul in the night — Whether this was in a dream, or whether a representation made to the senses of the apostle, we cannot tell. A man of Macedonia appeared to him, and made this simple communication, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

Some suppose that the guardian angel of Macedonia appeared to St. Paul in a human shape; others, that it was a Divine communication made to his imagination in a dream.