"They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia" (16:6). Uh, what? The Holy Spirit actually tells people not to spread the gospel to certain places? I don't really get this. This relates to Sue's point about certain Jews having their hearts hardened and eyes closed by the Spirit. Is the Spirit just trying to create conflict or is "the Spirit" just a convenient excuse for failed attempts at evangelism?
That's probably a little harsh, but it seems equally harsh for God to exclude specific groups of people. Perhaps something is lost in translation or Luke is trying to sugar-coat something but to write that the Spirit forbade them is different then saying that the Spirit called them in a different direction.
Its also interesting that right after Paul's vision, Luke starts using the term "we" and "us." The first person language comes quickly and then disappears again. Is Luke a part of the group for a period?
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