Acts 12:12-25 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:19

Guards for keepers, A.V.; tarried there for there abode, A.V. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:20

Now he for and Herod, A.V. and T.R.; and for but, A.V. ; they asked for for desired, A.V. ; fed from for nourished by, A.V. Highly displeased ( θυμομαχῶν ) ; only here in the New Testament, but used by Polybius, as well as the kindred word ψυχομαχεῖν , in the sense of having a hostile spirit against any one, maintaining a strong resentment. It describes a state of feeling which may exist before war, during war, and after war when only a hollow peace has been made. Tyro... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:20-23

Human pride and Divine retribution. The main lesson which this incident conveys is the folly of human presumption. But there are side truths which the narrative suggests. 1. The interdependence of one nation on another: "Their country was nourished by the king's country" ( Acts 12:20 ). One land has metals in abundance; another has corn; another, cotton; another, timber, etc. It was clearly the intention of the Father of all that all peoples should live in close friendship and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:20-23

Judgment on the royal persecutor. I. THE WORLDLY POLICY , AND WHAT IT LEADS TO . Idolatry. Blasphemy. The atmosphere of corruption attacks the vitals. The man lives in a moral pest-house. He himself is at last devoured by the filth of his own sins. Examples in all history. The French king in eighteenth century. Napoleon III . II. THE CERTAINTY OF DIVINE PROTECTION . He takes away the evil man. He disperses the dark cloud. Blessed are those that wait on his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:20-25

The death of Herod. I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES . In the height of his power and haughtiness be is suddenly cast down. While raising himself arrogantly against the Majesty on high, by that Majesty he is brought low and put to shame. Also it is while he is being sought by petitioners, and hailed by the flattering voice of the multitude as a god. These features have all the elements of the most solemn tragedy. The messenger of Divine judgment smites him straightway, and he perishes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:21

Arrayed himself for arrayed, A.V.; and sat for sat, A.V. and T.R.; on the throne for upon his throne, A.V. On the throne. βῆμα does not mean "the king's throne," and is nowhere so rendered in the A.V. but here. It means any raised stage or platform upon which a judge, or an orator, or any one wishing to address an assembly, stands. Here it means a high platform in the theatre at Caesarea, from whence the king, raised above the rest of the audience, could both see the games and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:21-23

Hollow grandeur exposed. There is no doubt that the time of our Savior and the apostles was a time which witnessed some of the worst, the lowest, and the most malign forms of bodily disease. Similarly the time owned to some of the most monstrous types of moral deformity. The same chapter that tells us of the kindly, pitiful, "very present help in time of trouble" that the innocent and God-fearing Peter found, records, as if for telling contrast's sake, the judgment that was divinely aimed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:22

Shouted for gave a shout, A.V.; the voice for it is the voice, A.V. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:22-23

The sin of accepting Divine honors. The explanation of this incident is given in the exegetical portion of this Commentary. Several points of interest come out upon comparison of the Scripture narrative with that given by Josephus. The Jewish historian is fuller on the adulation offered to Herod than is St. Luke. He notices the remarkable silver garment which Herod wore on the occasion, and the effect it produced on the people, adding that "presently his flatterers cried out, one from one... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:23

An angel for the angel, A.V. ( Acts 5:19 , note). read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:20-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:20-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:20-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:21-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:22-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:23

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