Dublin, OH
Commentaries and Other Bible Study Helps - Prayer Tents - Prayer Tents
25:13-22 Festus Presents the Case to King Agrippa II. A visit to Caesarea by the Jewish King Agrippa II afforded Festus an opportunity for a hearing to formulate charges against Paul.
25:13 Agrippa the king was Agrippa II, son of Herod Agrippa I (see notes on 12:1; 24:24), and great-grandson of Herod the Great (see note on Matt. 2:1). He ruled over several minor, primarily Gentile territories. The emperor Claudius had conferred on Agrippa II rule over the temple in Jerusalem and the right to appoint the high priest (see Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 20.222, 223). Bernice was his half sister and constant companion.
25:18 Festus's statement that the Jews brought no charge . . . of such evils as I supposed indicates his conclusion that Paul had broken no Roman laws. To Festus, this was merely a religious dispute--a judgment Luke as the author of Acts wants the reader to appreciate.
