Acts 2:22-32 NLT,NIV,ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:22-36

The connection of the Christian events. All history has an inner logic and meaning, contained in the person and the love of God. The secret links of events may be in part traced by us. I. THE LIFE OF JESUS . 1. His simple and homely humanity. "Jesus of Nazareth," a name of scorn to many, of unpretentious lowliness to all. 2. His gracious, divinely attested career. Though poor and despised of men, the favor of God was upon him. And the proof was in the energy which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:23

Delivered up for delivered, A.V.; by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay for have taken and by wicked hands have crucified and slain, A.V. and T.R. The determinate counsel . God's counsel, that Christ should suffer for sins, was not a vague, indistinct purpose, leaving much to accident and the fluctuating will of man; it was determinate and defined in respect of time and manner and the instruments used for carrying it out. Foreknowledge is coupled with counsel or will, perhaps in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:24

Raised for hath raised, A.V.; pangs for pains, A.V. Pangs . St. Luke follows the LXX ., who render the תוֶםָ or ילֵבְחֶ of Psalms 18:5 , Psalms 18:6 ; Psalms 116:3 , by ὠδῖνες θανάτου , as if the Hebrew word were לבֶחֵ , the pains or pangs of a woman in childbirth, whereas it really is לבֶחֶ , a cord, as it is rendered in the margin of Psalms 18:5 , meaning the snare of the fowler. The variation is very similar to that of the " fruit of our lips" in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:25

Saith for speaketh, A.V.; he held for foresaw, A.V. The sixteenth psalm is ascribed to David in the title prefixed to it in the Hebrew and the LXX . Without pronouncing the titles to be infallible, we must confess that they carry great weight with them in the absence of any strong internal evidence against them. Meyer speaks of the psalm as "certainly later than David," and Ewald and others ascribe it to the time of the Captivity; but Hitzig thinks the internal evidence is in favor... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:25-28

The parable of the Resurrection in David's psalm. The apostle quotes one of the few utterances in the Old Testament which yield with any distinctness the hope of a life after the grave. But, speaking generally, the psalms, as the choicest expressions of the spiritual life of Israel, are "dark sayings" and "parables" of higher relations than those to which they immediately refer. In this psalm we find— I. THE IMMEDIATE SENSE OF THE PRESENCE OF THE LIVING GOD . And... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:26

My heart was glad for did my heart rejoice, A.V.; rejoiced for was glad, A.V.; my flesh also for also my flesh, A.V.; dwell for rest, A.V. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:27

Hades for hell, A.V. ; give thy Holy One for suffer thine Holy One, A.V. , surely not so good a rendering. Hades . The "hell" of the A.V. is the exact English representative of ᾅδης . The article in the Creed, "He descended into hell," is based upon this text especially, the other two alleged in support of it ( Ephesians 4:9 ; 1 Peter 3:18 , 1 Peter 3:19 ) being less conclusive (see Pearson on the Creed, art. 5.). It is a pity to lose the word "hell" in its true meaning.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:28

Madest for hast made, A.V.; unto for to, A.V.; gladness for joy, A.V. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:29

Brethren for men and brethren, A.V.; I may say unto you freely for let me freely speak unto you, A.V.; both died and was buried for is both dead and buried, A.V.; tomb for sepulcher, A.V. Brethren ; literally, men who are my brethren. Observe how gentle and conciliatory the apostle's language is; how exactly in accordance with his own precept ( 1 Peter 3:8 , 1 Peter 3:9 ), "Not rendering railing for railing," etc. In addressing them as brethren, he silently claims the good will and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:29-36

The first argument for the Resurrection. The apostles distinctly witnessed to the facts of the Resurrection, as having come within their own personal knowledge. But they also argued from Scripture, that the Lord's resurrection was the natural and necessary completion of Messiah's earthly mission. In the above passage is given the first specimen of such argumentation; and it should be carefully noted that it is fitted to Eastern rather than to Western modes of thought. The late Dr. Robert... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:22-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:25-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:29-36

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