“And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,”
The Lord told him, 'Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.'—divine omniscience is on display (Jesus knows Saul's location, his prayer posture, his city of origin), yet the command requires human obedience for the divine purpose to unfold. 'Straight Street' (Hē hodos hē dialekos) is the main east-west thoroughfare; the name's significance (correctness, directness) may carry symbolic weight. Saul's prayer indicates his openness to the divine word that has confronted him.
Church Fathers on Acts 9:11
What may be the reason that He neither drew any one of high authority and importance, nor caused such to be forthcoming for the purpose of instructing Paul? It was, because it was not meet that he should be induced by men, but only by Christ Himself: as in fact this man taught him nothing, but merely baptized him; for, as soon as baptized (φωτισθείς), he was to draw upon himself the grace of the Spirit, by his zeal and exceeding earnestness. And that Ananias was no very…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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