Note 2 at Ac 8:27: Philip was in the midst of a great revival, yet he willingly obeyed the Lord's command to leave and go approximately 100 miles into the desert. He knew there was a mighty move of God in Samaria, but there was no indication that he had any promise of what was going to happen in Gaza. This characteristic of obedience to the Lord is surely one of the reasons the Lord was able to use Philip so mightily.

Note 3 at Ac 8:27: The Ethiopia mentioned here was located north of modern-day Ethiopia. This Ethiopia corresponds to ancient Nubia, the region from Aswan in southern Egypt to Khartoum in Sudan.

Note 4 at Ac 8:27: The man that the Holy Ghost led Philip to was a very influential man in the government of Ethiopia. He was in charge of all the queen's treasures and thereby exercised great authority. He had come to Jerusalem to worship, showing that he was already worshiping the God of Israel. He was reading the Old Testament scriptures when Philip approached him, and he was easily converted to Christianity. He apparently used his great authority to share the Gospel with his people, since this region of eastern Africa is still a Christian kingdom today.