Paul Transferred to Caesarea—Acts 23:23–35 Open It 1. If you could select only one form of protection for your home, what kind would you want? 2. *What safety precautions do you take when you go out at night? 3. When or where do you feel most safe and protected? Explore It 1. Why was Paul sent to Caesarea? (23:23) 2. Why was the apostle escorted from Jerusalem at night? (23:23) 3. *What orders did the commander give to get Paul away from danger? (23:23–24) 4. How did the commander protect Paul? (23:23–24) 5. To whom did the tribune write a letter? (23:26) 6. *Who wrote a letter to whom? Why? (23:25–30) 7. Why did Claudius Lysias send a letter along with Paul? (23:25–30) 8. What did the tribune say in his letter to Governor Felix? (23:25–30) 9. In his letter, how did the commander bend the truth? (23:27) 10. What important fact did Claudius omit from the record? (23:25–30) 11. What important declaration did the commander make concerning Paul? (23:29) 12. Where did the soldiers take Paul the first night? (23:31) 13. Who escorted Paul the rest of the journey? (23:32) 14. *When the cavalry and Paul arrived, what did the governor do? (23:33–35) 15. After Felix learned that Paul was from Cilicia, what did the governor determine to do? (23:34–35) Get It 1. What kind of reputation did Paul have? 2. Why did the commander provide such elaborate protection for Paul? 3. What did Paul’s citizenship have to do with the just treatment he received? 4. Why is it that the legal system protects some people but not all? 5. How do you think the conspirators felt once they discovered that Paul was gone from Jerusalem? 6. How protected would you feel in a court of law? 7. What is your attitude toward civil authority? 8. *How did God protect Paul? 9. *What “human means” does God use to protect His people? 10. How can we show support for the government’s civil authority? 11. What injustices in our legal system should Christians challenge? How? Apply It 1. *As a Christian, what is one way you can protect the rights of the poor and weak? 2. How can you show your support for the government’s civil authority?