Acts 12:20-25

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 12:20

20. Herod was . . . displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon—for some reason unknown; but the effect on their commercial relations made the latter glad to sue for peace. their country was nourished by the king's country—See 1 Kings 5:11; Ezra 3:7; Ezekiel 27:17. Perhaps the famine (Acts 11:28) made them the more urgent for reconciliation. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 12:21

21. And upon a set day Herod . . . made an oration unto them—to the Tyrians and Sidonians especially. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 12:22

22, 23. the people gave a shout, &c.—JOSEPHUS' account of his death is remarkably similar to this [Antiquities, 19.8.2]. Several cases of such deaths occur in history. Thus was this wretched man nearer his end than he of whom he had thought to make a public spectacle. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 12:24

24. But the word grew, &c.—that is, Not only was the royal representative ignominiously swept from the stage, while his intended victim was spared to the Church, but the cause which he and his Jewish instigators sought to crush was only furthered and glorified. How full of encouragement and consolation is all this to the Christian Church in every age! read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 12:25

25. Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem—where, it thus appears, they had remained during all this persecution. when they had fulfilled their ministry—or service; that mentioned on Acts 11:29; Acts 11:30. took with them John . . . Mark—(See on Acts 12:1), not to be confounded with the second Evangelist, as is often done. As his uncle was Barnabas, so his spiritual father was Peter (Acts 12:1- :). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 12:1-24

4. The persecution of the Jerusalem church 12:1-24The saints in Jerusalem not only suffered as a result of the famine, they also suffered because Jewish and Roman governmental opposition against them intensified as time passed. Luke recorded the events in this section to illustrate God’s supernatural protection and blessing of the church, even though the Christians suffered increased persecution, and Israel’s continued rejection of her Messiah. Looked at another way, this section confirms... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 12:20

King Herod had become displeased with his subjects who lived in Tyre and Sidon on the Mediterranean coast north of Caesarea. Because these towns depended on Galilee, part of King Herod’s country, for their food supply, they were eager to get on his good side again. One writer pointed out parallels between King Herod and the King of Tyre in Ezekiel 27:17; Ezekiel 28:4. [Note: Mark R. Strom, "An Old Testament Background to Acts 12:20-23," New Testament Studies 32:2 (April 1986):289-92.] Blastus,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 12:20-23

The supernatural death of Herod Agrippa I 12:20-23Herod viewed Peter as the enemy of the unbelieving Jews, which he was not. Really Herod was the enemy of the believing Christians. Having set the innocent Christian leader free, God now put the guilty Jewish Roman leader to death. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 12:21-23

Josephus recorded this incident in more detail than Luke did. He added that Herod appeared in the outdoor theater at Caesarea. He stood before the officials from Tyre, Sidon, and his other provinces on a festival day dressed in a silver robe. When the sun shone brilliantly on his shiny robe some flatterers in the theater began to call out words of praise acclaiming him a god. Immediately severe stomach pains attacked him. Attendants had to carry him out of the theater, and five days later he... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 12:24

The continuing growth of the church 12:24In contrast to Herod and like Peter, the word of the Lord, the gospel, continued to grow and multiply through God’s supernatural blessing. Therefore the church continued to flourish in Jewish territory as well as among the Gentiles. This verse is another of Luke’s progress reports that concludes a section of his history (cf. Acts 6:7; Acts 9:31). Nothing seemed capable of stopping the expansion of the church. Corruption and contention in its ranks did... read more

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