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F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Acts 12:1-12

Loosened Bonds Acts 12:1-12 This Herod was the grandson of Herod the Great. He courted the goodwill of the Jews, though he was dissolute, cruel, and unscrupulous. How wonderful that God can spare from His work men like James, whom it has taken him so long to train!-but doubtless other and higher service awaits them. A quaternion numbered four: the total number of soldiers that guarded Peter, therefore, would be sixteen, exclusive of prison officials. But a praying household is stronger than... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Acts 12:1-25

Again persecution broke out in Jerusalem, and the first of the apostolic band suffered martyrdom at the hands of Herod. A revealing sentence concerning Herod is that which declares that when "he saw that it [the killing of James] pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also." This, however, was not permitted by the divine overruling. The prayer of the assembled Church was heard and answered. It may remain to us a perplexing question why James was slain and Peter delivered. There is no... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Acts 12:1-11

Herod Kills James Acts 12:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There had come a time of comparative peace after the persecution which arose about Stephen, had subsided. Not long, however, could Satan fold his hands with the work of the Lord Jesus going forward with leaps and bounds. An unabated and even a growing hatred toward the Church possessed the Jews; but they felt themselves unable to cope with the mighty manifestations of the Spirit of God. Every time they stretched forth their hands against the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:7

MAN’S EXTREMITY, GOD’S OPPORTUNITY‘And his chains fell of from his hands.’ Acts 12:7 How was prayer answered for St. Peter, and when? Not till the last moment. St. Peter was at the last extremity; a few hours more and all would have been over; he was to have been executed in the sight of all men the very next day. God’s help came late; it often does, but it never comes too late. ‘Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.’ Christ comes in the fourth watch—in the darkest hour, but it is darkest... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 12:1-24

The Activity of Peter Results in Gentiles Being Welcomed And Welcoming The Lord, But The Rejection Of The Messiah Is Confirmed By Jerusalem Who Commence a Process of Elimination of His Chief Representatives (9:32-12:24). The first part of this section is all positive as God’s work moves forwards with signs and wonders and the raising of the dead through Peter, God revealing that it is His desire that the Good News goes to the Gentiles through Peter, that desire being vindicated when carried... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 12:1-25

The Expansion of The Church As A Result of Persecution (8:1-12:25). How thrilled the Apostles must have been at this stage at the progress of the church. Through the first few years of the infant church they had suffered a few minor discomforts, but they had come through those triumphantly, and the church had continued to grow and grow. Jerusalem was ‘filled with their teaching’ and the work of caring for all the true people of God was now being successfully administered. And then came the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 12:6-7

‘And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door kept the prison. And behold, an angel (or ‘messenger’) of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell, and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, “Rise up quickly.” And his chains fell off from his hands.’ The night arrived prior to the day when Peter was to be brought out, the night following the Sabbath of the seventh day... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 12:1-17

Acts 12:1-Esther : . Persecution of the Church by Herod Agrippa. Peter’ s Escape from Prison.— On Agrippa, see p. 610 . His persecution of the Christians was according to his general policy. The persecutions of the faithful have been hitherto from the Jews acting through their local courts or the Sanhedrin. Now there is a civil ruler, also a Jew, minded to injure them, and persecution becomes more deadly. Acts 12:1 . about that time: this must be before the death of Herod in A.D. 44 ; it... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 12:6

Brought him forth, to be put to death. The same night: this is a night to be remembered, as that in which God delivered his Israel out of Egypt: when both were come to the utmost extremity, and at the pit’s brink, then so God does his marvellous work of deliverance, that it ought to be had in remembrance, Psalms 105:5. Peter was sleeping: innocency hath this advantage, and a good conscience acquiesces in the providence of God; it hath God to its friend; and if he be for us, who can be against... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 12:7

The angel of the Lord, whose office it is to minister for the heirs of salvation, Hebrews 1:14, and who willingly fulfil this will of the Lord. Came upon him, as Luke 2:9, suddenly and unexpectedly. A light shined in the prison; whether this light was from the bright body the angel assumed, or from some other cause, we are not told, and therefore it is not necessary for us to know; but it was a light only to Peter, but darkness to his keepers; as the pillar of fire enlightened only the... read more

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Acts 12:1-12

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Acts 12:1-25

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Acts 12:1-11

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 12:7

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 12:1-24

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 12:1-25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 12:6-7

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 12:1-17

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 12:6

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 12:7

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