26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write. 27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him (Acts 25:26-27).
Festus had examined Paul and found no reason to have him condemned, but Festus was unwilling to release Paul and so Paul appealed to Caesar. Before being sent to Rome though King Agrippa asked to hear Paul. This may have been an effort to find actual charges against Paul or a genuine interest in hearing what Paul had to say. Either way what is clear is that these men could not thwart God’s purposes in all this. God’s will was for Paul to go to Rome to testify about the Gospel. So even though the charges brought against Paul were false and trumped up, Paul knew that his mission was to submit to God and preach the good news of the Gospel to all who would hear.
Festus had examined Paul and found no reason to have him condemned, but Festus was unwilling to release Paul and so Paul appealed to Caesar. Before being sent to Rome though King Agrippa asked to hear Paul. This may have been an effort to find actual charges against Paul or a genuine interest in hearing what Paul had to say. Either way what is clear is that these men could not thwart God’s purposes in all this. God’s will was for Paul to go to Rome to testify about the Gospel. So even though the charges brought against Paul were false and trumped up, Paul knew that his mission was to submit to God and preach the good news of the Gospel to all who would hear.
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