Lydia
Lydia
Lydia - HER NAME SIGNIFIES THAT
She Was a Woman of Lydia, a Region in Asia Minor
| HER CHARACTER: | A Gentile adherent of Judaism, she was a successful businesswoman who sold a type of cloth prized for its purple color. As head of her household, she may have been either widowed or single. So strong was her faith hat her entire household followed her example and was baptized. She extended hospitality to Paul and his companions, even after their imprisonment. |
| HER SORROW: | To see Paul and Silas beaten and thrown into prison or the sake of the gospel she had embraced. |
| HER JOY: | That God’s Spirit directed Paul and his companions to Macedonia, enabling her and others at Philippi to hear he gospel for the first time. |
| KEY SCRIPTURE: | Acts 16:6 – 40 |
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