Acts 9:10-12

Acts 9:10-12

[10] And  a certain  disciple  at  Damascus,  named  Ananias;  and  to  him  said  the Lord  in  a vision,  Ananias.  And  he said,  Behold,  I  am here, Lord.  [11] And  the Lord  said unto  him,  Arise,  and go  into  the street  which  is called  Straight,  and  enquire  in  the house  of Judas  for one called  Saul,  of Tarsus:  for,  behold,  he prayeth,  [12] And  in  a vision  a man  named  Ananias  coming in,  and  his hand  on  him,  that  he might receive his sight. 

What does Acts 9:10-12 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Evidently Ananias was not a refugee from Jerusalem ( Acts 22:12) but a resident of Damascus. Hebrews , too, received a vision of the Lord Jesus ( Acts 9:17) to whom he submitted willingly (cf. 1 Samuel 3:4; 1 Samuel 3:10). Jesus gave Ananias specific directions to another man"s house in Damascus where he would find Saul. Straight Street is still one of the main thoroughfares running through Damascus east and west. Saul had been preying on Christians, but now he was praying to Christ. Saul, like most Pharisees, was a man of prayer, and he continued to give prayer priority after his conversion (cf. Acts 16:25; Acts 20:36; Acts 22:17). Luke recorded that Jesus was also a man of prayer ( Luke 3:21; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:18; Luke 9:28; Luke 11:1; Luke 22:41). The Lord sovereignly prepared both Ananias and Saul with revelations of Himself so when He brought them together they would have no doubt about His personal dealings with them (cf. Philip and the Ethiopian in Acts 8:26-40; Peter and Cornelius in Acts 10:1-23).
"The point of all the visions and the miracle is to make clear that God is in control of and directing all these events so that Saul will undertake certain tasks God has in mind." [1]