Do you remember the 80’s television show “Simon and Simon”? Well, maybe not, but here in Acts chapter nine the Bible gives us our own version of “Simon and Simon.”
If we know the rest of Acts we know what is going on here, God is getting ready to expand the church outside of Judaism to the “uttermost parts of the earth.” He starts this by sending Simon Peter to stay in the house of Simon the Tanner. Here I have to give credit to John Macarthur for his note that reminded me that dealing with dead bodies was frowned among by the Jews and was considered an unclean trade. No proper Jew would spend his time with a tanner, but Peter went and dwelt in Simons home.
There is a temptation sometimes for us to see some parts of society as unclean and unapproachable. In God’s eyes there is no one too low, or too high to hear the gospel. Are few days ago we considered the story of Philip and the eunuch. Now we see Peter with an unclean tradesman.
God is no respecter of a persons place in society. From the highest to the lowest and the “cleanest to the uncleanest” He cares for all.
Look around. Are there any Simon the tanners that we are overlooking because of they place in society?
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