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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:19-22

The new convert proving his sincerity. I. THE GRACE OF GOD ELEVATING THE NATURAL MAN . Characteristics of Saul appearing in the new phase of his life. 1. Intelligence. He is ready to grapple with subtle antagonists, lie seizes the great central truth of the gospel—the Messiahship of Jesus. He employs his vast knowledge of the Old Testament Scriptures. 2. Boldness and energy. Not even waiting for opportunity, but making it; entering the synagogues, producing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:19-25

Saul at Damascus. I. HIS PREACHING . In those very synagogues where he had determined to make victims of the followers of Jesus, he was found owning and proclaiming his Name. And his proclamation was that Jesus was the Son of God. This was, perhaps, a new truth to the Christian Church—or at least in the clear recognition and definite expression it has now—and must have come with extraordinary power from lips that were learned and eloquent and charged with the profound conviction... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:19-30

The texture of human life. Of how many threads is this human life woven! Through what changeful experiences do we pass, even in a short period of our course! In the brief period—possibly three years—covered by our text, we find Paul undergoing various fluctuations of good and evil. It is suggestive of the nature and character of our common human life. We may gather them up thus— I. THE PLEASANT . Paul had the pleasure of: 1. Congenial fellowship. He was "with the disciples … at... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:20

In the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus for he preached Christ in the synagogues, A.V. and T.R. The preponderance of manuscript authority, and the ὄνομα of Acts 9:21 , and the ὅτι οὖτός ἐστιν ὁ χριστός of Acts 9:22 , seem conclusive in favor of Jesus rather than Christ . As regards the expression straightway , we must understand it as descriptive of Saul's action upon his return from Arabia. Is it possible that St. Luke uses it with the same meaning as he may have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:20

Saul's first sermons. Revised Version, "And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God." "The point to which all the effort of the apostle was first directed was naturally the Messiahship of Jesus, and that in the higher view in which Christianity exhibits the Messiah, namely, as the Son of God" (Olshausen). Very different ideas are entertained as to the advisability of encouraging young converts to begin preaching at once. The difficulty arose in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:21

And for but, A.V.; that in Jerusalem made havoc of for that destroyed them (which called on this Name) in Jerusalem, A.V.; and he had come hither for this intent for and came hither for that intent, A.V., differently stopped; before for unto, A.V. The chief priests . The plural seems to mark how the high priesthood at this period was passed from one to another. Caiaphas, Annas, Jonathan, and Theophilus would all be included under the term. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:21

Amazement's opportunity. The amazement of the disciples of Jesus, and- of others also who heard Saul preaching at Damascus, may be pronounced natural enough under any circumstances and in any view of it. Yet distinct and emphatic mention of it asks for a somewhat more careful observation and scrutiny of its nature and peculiar features. Notice— I. THE CAUSE OF THIS AMAZEMENT . 1. That Saul, a bitter opponent heretofore of Christ and his truth, now preaches Christ, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:22

The Christ for very Christ, A.V. The repetition of the phrase ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ( Acts 9:20 and Acts 9:22 ) is remarkable. As already observed, it presupposes the mention of Jesus, of whom it is thus predicated that he is both "the Son of God" and "the Christ" (comp. Acts 2:32 , Acts 2:36 ; Acts 4:11 , etc.). Observe the incidental proof of the general expectation of the Jews that Christ should come in this description of the apostolic preaching as directed to the one point... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:23

When for after that, A.V.; took counsel together for took counsel, A.V. The phrase many days is quite elastic enough to comprehend whatever time remained to make up the three years ( Galatians 1:18 ) which St. Paul tells us intervened between his conversion and his visit to Jerusalem (see Acts 9:43 ; Acts 18:18 ; 37:7; Acts 14:3 ). Luke frequently uses ἱκανός for "many" ( Luke 7:11 ; Luke 8:27 ; Luke 23:8 ). So in Hebrew, מיבַּרַ מימִיָ , many days, is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:23-24

The new faith exposed to trial. All manifestations of God's Spirit stir up the opposition of the evil one. The bold faith drives back the enemy into ambush. Conspiracy against truth always means confession of weakness. The false Church takes counsel to kill. But God knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations. I. CONSIDER THE EFFECT UPON SAUL HIMSELF —On his faith, on his future, on his spirit, as preparing him for suffering and humiliation for Christ. We never know... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:19-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:19-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:19-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 9:23-24

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