Providence: God rules over nations and empires as well as each sparrow that falls to the ground. In the good and the hard things of life, God is working out His eternal purposes, for the good of His people and His glory.
On leaving Athens, Paul comes to Corinth and finds a place to live, a place to work, and a place to preach. Perhaps discouraged at the thought of what awaited him, the Lord intervened by means of a vision.
The Greeks in Anthens had no Biblical foundation upon which Paul could build. His sermon masterfully illustrates how to reach a culture that embraces every new philosophy as truth. A message for our times.