Welcomed for 3 Short Weeks, But Then Run Back Out of Town

Paul and Silas Well Received for 3 Short Weeks Before Being Run Out of Town

(Acts chapter 17, verses 1–12)

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Last week when we concluded Acts 16, Paul and Silas had just left Philippi, where they had been imprisoned for the previous 24 hours, and where they had been beaten with whips. But for Paul and Silas it was worth it all, considering how many people had been led to the Lord there. Moreover, the people of Philippi were so deeply moved and inspired by the two apostles’ resolute courage that they founded a church there. It was this very church to who Paul later wrote his letter to them, which ultimately was turned into the Book of Philippians, one of the most inspiring reads in all the New Testament. Having completed the first portion of their journey, they traveled east to Thessalonica, and then still further to Berea in the area around the border between Greece and Turkey today. And so as we begin part one of this week’s in-depth study of Acts 17, we find Paul and Silas arriving at Thessalonica.