Acts 19:8-20
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TEACHING THE CITIZENS OF EPHESUS (19:8-10):
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Paul spent 3 months teaching in the synagogue at Ephesus.
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When the Jews became stubborn, He changed locations to the hall of Tyrannus.
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He taught for 2 years in the hall of Tyrannus and “all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord.”
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PAUL’S MIRACLES AND SCEVA’S SEVEN SONS (19:11-17):
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God was performing many miracles through Paul, including healings and the casting out of evil spirits.
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Some of the Jewish exorcists decided to try to use the name of Jesus to cast out spirits like Paul.
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Seven sons of a Jewish priest named Sceva attempted this on one occasion, but they failed to cast the evil spirit out of its host.
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The man with the spirit leaped on Sceva’s 7 sons, beat them up, and sent them running from the house “naked and wounded.”
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BOOK BURNING AND A REJECTION OF PAGAN MAGIC (19:18-20):
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Many of the believers who had once practiced the magic arts brought their books together and burned them.
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The value of the books was approximately 50,000 pieces of silver.
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