As Paul settled into ministry in the province of Asia, the Enemy once again stirred things up by creating a commotion. The silversmith and craftsmen who were losing business due to believers turning to worship the One True God instead of the idol Artemis. This escalated and grew into a loud mob in the Great Theater in Ephesus whose shouting was finally diffused by the calm speech of a city clerk. As Paul left for Macedonia, it once again showed that it seemed now was God's timing for him to go, rather than the ~9 months ago when he had originally planned to go. Now, he also had traveling companions from throughout the region of Asia and Greece, likely representing the churches that were sending financial support to Jerusalem.
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