Acts 7:41 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Bible Study & Commentary

Verse 41

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

And they made a calf — In imitation of Apis, the Egyptian god: and rejoiced in the works of their hands - In the god they had made42.

God turned — From them in anger; and gave them up - Frequently from the time of the golden calf, to the time of Amos, and afterward.

The host of heaven — The stars are called an army or host, because of their number, order, and powerful influence.

In the book of the prophets — Of the twelve prophets, which the Jews always wrote together in one book.

Have ye offered — The passage of Amos referred to, chap. v, 25, etc., Amos 5:25 consists of two parts; of which the former confirms verse41, Acts 7:41,42of the sin of the people; the latter the beginning of verse42, concerning their punishment.

Have ye offered to me — They had offered many sacrifices; but God did not accept them as offered to him, because they sacrificed to idols also; and did not sacrifice to him with an upright heart. Amos 5:25.

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield. In contrast to George Whitefield's Calvinism, Wesley embraced the Arminian doctrines that were dominant in the 18th-century Church of England. Methodism in both forms was a highly successful evangelical movement in the United Kingdom, which encouraged people to experience Jesus Christ personally.Wesley's writing and preachings provided the seeds for both the modern Methodist movement and the Holiness movement, which encompass numerous denominations across the world. In addition, he refined Arminianism with a strong evangelical emphasis on the Reformed doctrine of justification by faith.Wesley was a logical thinker and expressed himself clearly, concisely and forcefully in writing. His written sermons are characterised by spiritual earnestness and simplicity. They are doctrinal but not dogmatic. His Notes on the New Testament (1755) are enlightening. Both the Sermons (about 140) and the Notes are doctrinal standards. Wesley was a fluent, powerful and effective preacher. He usually preached spontaneously and briefly, though occasionally at great length.... Show more

Produced between 1754 and 1765, Wesley's commentary on the whole Bible has stood the test of time.... Show more

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