“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.
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