Behind the Unknown God

“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.” – Acts 17:24,25 About 2,500 years ago, and 500 years before the Apostle Paul arrived on Mars Hill, a terrible plague struck Athens. The people tried everything—sacrifices, prayers, and offerings to their many gods—but nothing worked. At last, a poet from Cyprus named Epimenides offered a new idea. He suggested starving some sheep, then releasing them in a field to see what would happen. When the sheep, desperate for food, were finally set free, most began to graze—but a few simply lay down and refused to eat. This was strange, since they were hungry. Epimenides’ followers took this as