Acts 8:34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaks the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
Now, it is worthy of note that the Bible does not say exactly where Philip went from the passage in Isaiah to bring the eunuch to the point of baptism. But we may safely conclude that he used the line upon line, precept upon precept method which is mandated in the Bible, for the record says that he “Began” at that verse and preached unto him Jesus. The conversation between Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch couldn’t have lasted more than a few hours at the most.
Yet, because it took place in the context of the former rain the man was readied for baptism, as far as the Holy Ghost was concerned. There were no long studies and indoctrinations that were necessary, no evaluation of the eunuch’s past history, of what he did, or didn’t do, and he was not required to learn a number of dearly held doctrines, which most of us cannot remember anyway. The Eunuch was being prepared for baptism long before Philip had arrived on the scene.
And therefore Philip was brought there just to put on the finishing touches, or the icing on the cake, as it were. Three months’ worth of Bible studies, and tent meetings were therefore not needed. In fact, according to the sacred record, Philip wasn’t even permitted to remain for “Potluck” afterwards, because The Holy Ghost had other urgent business to do. The latter rain will guide us to dispose of the many unnecessary formats which we have become accustomed to over the years.
Acts 8:40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!