Miracles of Peter
32 As Peter was traveling from place to place,
he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.
33 There he found a man named Aeneas,
who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.
34 Peter said to him,
“Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed,”
and immediately he got up.
35 So all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
Believers can address needs in the name of Jesus.
Note four sets of characters who figure into the story:
Briefly discuss the role each of them played in this account.
the Christian life requires action and faith.
think about whether you are or have been
prayers, doers, observers, or recipients
when it comes to faith.
consider how God might be wanting you to move to a different category
as you grow closer to Him.
Lydda
Located on the Plains of Sharon
a few miles east of Joppa,
the town of Lydda was also known as “Lod” and was originally built
by descendants of Benjamin (see 1 Chron. 8:12).
The city sat along some important trade routes from Egypt to Babylon,
which added to its significance in the first century.
After the exile in Babylon, returning Jews resettled the city,
and it eventually became one of the more prominent cities in Samaria.
The city still exists today under Jewish control,
though about a one-third of its population is Arab.