“And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.”
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, 'Go south to the road - the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza' - an 'angel of the Lord' (angelos kyriou) redirects Philip from the city to 'a desert road' (hodos erēmos) between Jerusalem and Gaza. The 'road that goes down' (katabainōn) is geographically downward and theologically toward a boundary moment. Divine direction comes suddenly; Philip is available and obedient.
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