Acts 23:23-30
23 And he called for two centurions, saying, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at the third hour of the night; 24 and provide mounts to set Paul on, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.”… 29 I found out that he was accused concerning questions of their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving of death or chains. 30 And when it was told me that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him immediately to you, and also commanded his accusers to state before you the charges against him. Farewell.
Paul was escorted safely by 470 Roman soldiers to see the governor after the plot to kill him was found out. The commander wrote a letter to the governor explaining the mob and Paul's innocence. So Paul was given the chance to testify to the hope in him, and to have his Jewish accusers half accountable for their accusations and possibly even their actions. God rules over the rulers, sovereignly directing their hearts and history at all times, as we see here.
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