The crowd is so dramatic and vacillating–they listen, then they want to kill him. They throw their clothes and dirt into the air. Chaos. So the tribune wants to interrogate him. There’s some back and forth about legality of binding him since he’s a Roman citizen, but they still wanted clarification about why all the fuss. 23:6, Paul realizes he can divide his captors because Pharisees believe in resurrection but Sadducees don’t. He tells them he’s on trial concerning resurrection. Ambush to kill Paul thwarted.

He receives reassurance in a vision that he will continue on to Rome Paul receives comfort in the midst of uncertainty. 23:11 says that night the Lord stood near him and spoke words of encouragement to him.

That we too may have open ears to hear encouragement from the presence of God in the midst of our own discomfort and challenges !