June 12

1 Kings 9:1-10:29
Acts 8:14-40
Psalm 130:1-8
Proverbs 17:2-3

New Testament: Acts 8:14-40

Summary: Simon the Magician Believes, Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship
~ Acts 8:27

eunuch. This can refer to one who had been emasculated, or generally, to a government official. It is likely he was both since Luke refers to him as a eunuch and as one who held a position of authority in the queen’s court—that of treasurer, much like a minister of finance or secretary of the treasury. As a physical eunuch, he would have been denied access to the temple (Deuteronomy 23:1) and the opportunity to become a full proselyte to Judaism. ~ John MacArthur

Do you ever wonder whether there is still a chance for certain people to be saved? Philip was sent by the angel of the Lord with the good news about Jesus, and the eunuch believed and was saved and baptized. There are many self-made eunuchs in our day that need to know Jesus’ saving grace. May God help us to share this good news with them. ~ David Campbell

It is reported of this eunuch, that after his conversion he preached the Gospel to the inhabitants of Zeylan and Arabia Felix, and in the island of Traprobane in the Red Sea, and at last suffered martyrdom. ~ John Gill

Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.” And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.

~ Acts 8:32-35