The Ethiopian Eunuch. 

In Acts 8:26. Phillip is sent to meet an Ethiopian Eunuch. 

The Eunuch is in charge of the queens treasury. He was sent to meet and worship the Messiah yet was returning home confused and intently studying Isaiah to see if he missed something. 

Key points: eunuchs were not allowed in the congregation of Israel, so why would he be sent to Jerusalem to worship? 

what was he expecting? 

Why is him being in charge of the treasury important? 

Why was this individual so important to God that he supernaturally sends Phillip to teach him what happened? 

I believe the answers to these questions lie in the location of the Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy seat of Christ. I believe he was sent by the queen to verify the Messiah had arrived as was reported to her (prior to Christs crucifixion) so that she could deliver the Ark and Mercy seat to Him. This would explain why he left confused as he wasn’t expecting the Messiah to be crucified. There’s a legend that Solomon and the Queen of Sheba had a son who was raised by the priest till he was 19 and took the Ark to Ethiopia with him and left a relic. This kept the Ark safe during the numerous conquering of Jerusalem that would follow. 

While this legend isn’t biblical (causing most scholars to dismiss this) there is another way the Ark may have ended up in Ethiopia. 

However when Manasseh was doing his rampages, The Levites snuck the Ark out of the temple and sought protection under Pharaoh Neco of Egypt (1 Kgs 21) and Josiah seeking the return of the Ark fought Pharoah Neco. Josiah dies fighting Neco. And then the Ark is transferred to the Elephantine islands 

So was the Ethiopian treasurer on an errand from his queen to see if it was time to present the Ark and Mercy seat? Did God sent Phillip to teach and reassure the Ethiopian Eunuch that Christ resurrected and would come a second time?