Acts 16:6

“Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia, etc.] (See Gill on “<440210>Acts 2:10”) To which may be added, that this country had its name either from the river Phryx, as Pliny f766 observes, or from the word Phrygios, which signifies “dry”; this being a very dry and sandy country: it was famous for marble stone; hence we read f767 of Phrygian Stone or marble, of which pillars and statues were made: according to Josephus f768, the original of the Phrygians was Togarmah the son of Gomer, and grandson of Japheth, (<011003>Genesis 10:3), whom he calls Thygrammes, and his people from him, Thygrammeans, and who, adds he, as it seems by the Greeks, are called Phrygians. Herodotus f769 reports, that…”

“THEY BREAK NEW GROUND IN PHRYGIA AND GALATIA--THEIR COURSE IN THAT DIRECTION BEING MYSTERIOUSLY HEDGED UP, THEY TRAVEL WESTWARD TO TROAS, WHERE THEY ARE DIVINELY DIRECTED TO MACEDONIA--THE HISTORIAN HIMSELF HERE JOINING THE MISSIONARY PARTY, THEY EMBARK FOR NEAPOLIS, AND REACH PHILIPPI. (Act 16:6-12) Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia--proceeding in a northwesterly direction. At this time must have been formed "the churches of Galatia" (Gal 1:2; Co1 16:1); founded, as we learn from the Epistle to the Galatians (particularly Gal 4:19), by the apostle Paul, and which were already in existence when he was on his third missionary journey, as we learn from Act…”

“Throughout Phrygia - This was the largest province of Asia Minor. It had Bithynia north; Pisidia and Lycia south; Galatia and Cappadocia east; and Lydia and Mysia west. And the region of Galatia - This province was directly east of Phrygia. The region was formerly conquered by the Gauls. They settled in it, and called it, after their own name, Galatia. The Gauls invaded the country at different times, and no less than three tribes or bodies of Gauls had possession of it. Many Jews were also settled there. It was from this cause that so many parties could be formed there, and that so much controversy would arise between the Jewish and Gentile converts. See the Epistle to the Galatians. And…”

“And having gone through Phrygia - And spoken there what was sufficient, as well as in the region of Galatia, being forbid by the Spirit (probably by an inward dictate) to speak as yet in the proconsular Asia, the time for it not being come. Acts 16:7”

“16:6-10 God directed the missionaries’ travels: The Holy Spirit had prevented them from proceeding westward into the province of Asia, the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go north to Bithynia, and then Paul had a vision calling them to go northwest over the Aegean Sea to Macedonia. God’s Spirit guided his servants in Acts in a variety of ways, including divine visions (see also 9:10; 10:9-16; 22:18), direct intuition (cp. 8:29, 39; 10:19; 20:22), counsel with other believers (cp. 15:29), guidance through prayer (13:2, 4), insight through Scripture (28:25-27), and prophecy (11:28). Guidance by the indwelling Holy Spirit helped them to accomplish their mission to be Christ’s witnesses…”

“Phrygia: Act 2:10, Act 18:23 region: Act 18:23; Co1 16:1; Gal 1:2, Gal 3:1; Ti2 4:10; Pe1 1:1 forbidden: Act 16:7, Act 10:19, Act 11:12, Act 13:2-4, Act 20:28; Ch2 6:7-9; Isa 30:21; Amo 8:11, Amo 8:12; Co1 12:11; Heb 11:8 Asia: Act 19:10, Act 19:26, Act 19:27, Act 20:4, Act 20:16; Co2 1:8; Ti2 1:15; Pe1 1:1; Rev 1:4, Rev 1:11 Acts 16:7”