<p>4:36 <i>And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (we say Son of exhortation)- </i>An example of the Biblical record going along with the incorrect perceptions of faithful men is to be found in the way the apostles nicknamed Joseph as &lsquo;Barnabas&rsquo; &ldquo;under the impression, apparently, that it meant &lsquo;son of consolation&rsquo;. On etymological grounds that has proved hard to justify, and the name is now generally recognized to&hellip; mean &lsquo;son of Nabu&rsquo;&rdquo;. Yet the record &lsquo;goes along&rsquo; with their misunderstanding. In addition to this, there is a huge imputation of righteousness to human beings, reflected right through Scripture. God sought them, the essence of their hearts, and was prepared to overlook much ignorance and misunderstanding along the way. Consider how good king Josiah is described as always doing what was right before God, not turning aside to the right nor left- even though it was not until the 18th year of his reign that he even discovered parts of God&rsquo;s law, which he had been ignorant of until then, because the scroll containing them had been temporarily lost (2 Kings 22:2,11).</p><p><i>A Levite, a man of Cyprus by race</i>- Levites weren't supposed to own property; so they owned land outside the territory of Israel. He realized that this was just getting around God's intention. But how quickly he managed to sell it is remarkable. Perhaps he sold the title deeds for a knockdown price to someone in Jerusalem. Note that although Barnabas was Jewish, he is identified as &quot;a man of Cyprus by race&quot;. This explains why there were devout Jews, Hebrew speakers, living in Jerusalem- who spoke of how they heard the Gospel in their own languages in which they were born.</p>