Acts 24-26

Paul’s accusers come before Felix in Caesarea, however nothing comes of it, and he is kept there under house arrest for another 2 years.  Felix talks with him a lot, but he is primarily hoping to get a bribe from Paul, but that never happens.  After 2 years a Felix is replaced by Festus as Roman Governor, and the Jews attempt to gain his help in condemning Paul, but that doesn’t work out for them.  Eventually Paul appeals for a hearing before Caesar, which is his right as a Roman citizen, so Festus makes plans for him to be sent to Rome.  Meanwhile, King Agrippa and his wife make a visit to Festus, and he gives the king an opportunity to hear Paul’s case.  Agrippa was the grandson of King Herod the Great, and he was knowledgable about the Jews and the scriptures, since he was an Idumean (a descendant of Esau), and his grandfather (Herod) had funded the expansion of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem.  Paul attempts to win Agrippa over to Christ, but it doesn’t seem to be successful, and so Paul ends up with the final decision to be sent to Rome, so that he can appeal to Caesar.