Acts 2:24 - Exposition

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 Hebrews 13:15 , compared with the " calves of our lips" of Hosea 14:2 . It is manifest that "loosed" applies better to cords than to pangs. It was not possible . Why, not possible?

1. Because of the union of the Godhead and manhood in the one Person of Christ.

2. Because of God's character, which makes it impossible that one who trusts in him should be forsaken, or that God's Holy One should see corruption.

3. Because the Scripture, which cannot be broken, declared the resurrection of Christ.