Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus (Acts 8:35).
The prophet Isaiah lived about 700 years before Christ’s birth. Yet, God’s inspiration led Isaiah to describe vividly the death of Jesus Christ and its saving purpose (Isaiah 53). Since Philip understood this, he began with the very passage the Ethiopian was reading. That and similar Scriptures led right into “the good news about Jesus.” We understand the Bible much better when we see where it is going. The Bible is like a journey towards a destination. The best question is not “what?” but “who?” The Ethiopian asked, “About whom does the prophet say this?” As we travel Scripture’s long road, who is the destination? As we climb the inspired mountain, who is the summit? The Bible’s emphatic answer is Jesus! Even if some passages puzzle us, we can safely understand this: Jesus is the point, the climax, of the Bible’s story