Matthew Poole and continuators on Acts 9:6

6 And he trembling and astonished, said, Lord, What wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Saul being thorowly humbled, and brought to resign himself wholly to God, makes this question, giving up himself as a white paper, for Christ to write what he would upon: He had thought he had done God good service, (as 'tis said many persecutors should think so too, Iohn 16.2.) but he is now powerfully brought off from his obstinacy in that perswasion.

Damascus, which was near at hand; whether Christ revealed his Gospel now unto him, or in the three days in which he remained blind in Damascus, ver. 9. is not so certain; but it is certain that he was [non-Latin text not transcribed], taught immediately by Christ himself, as he testifies, Gal. 1.12. and in that without any farther instruction he was baptized, ver. 17, 18. yet many things might be left for Ananias to confirm him in; and God by this sending of him to Ananias, would honour his own Ordinance, and recommend the Ministry and use of means, which are the power of God unto Salvation, Rom 1.16. and thus, tho God could have instructed Cornelius by the Angel which appeared unto him, Chap. 10.3. yet he is commanded to send for Peter, and to hear from him what he ought to do, Chap. 10.6.

Marginal references: Luke 3.10 Chap. 2.37. and 16 30.