In the twentieth century pentecost has become a source of confusion, embarrassment or division for christians, even as it has become a curiosity, if not an object of ridicule, for nonchristians. The book of acts is the story of all that jesus began to do and teach until the day that he was taken up to heaven 1. The events of this chapter begin as the 12 apostles 1. An account of persons from various countries who there present, and were astonished to hear the apostles. Galatians chapter 2 kjv king james version a snowball effect. Christ having ordered them not to depart thence, but to wait for the pouring out of the holy spirit. Also, numbered with the eleven apostles, as it stands at the end of acts 1, requires eleven apostles to be understood as the antecedent of they in acts 2. Therefore being by the right hand of god exalted, and having received of the father the promise of the holy ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. The apostles, along with the other followers of jesus gathered in an upper room in. Acts chapter 2 is the beginning of many great things. A chapter by chapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. Jews came to jerusalem from the far reaches of the roman empire to worship god for this oneday event.
And the lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one book with two volumes. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. The term was first used by christ when he told peter, upon this rock i will build my church matt. My brethren, do not hold the faith of our lord jesus christ, the lord of glory, with partiality.
The spirit comes from above, in his own power, to possess and fill the dwellingplace prepared for him. We will after the first of the year actually begin a verse by verse study of the book of acts. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. Acts chapter 2 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Partiality and discrimination in the family of god. The greek writers make use of this verb to signify that act by which cities, towns. Acts 2 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of the bible.
Acts 2 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Acts of the apostles 1, new living translation nlt the. Acts 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Peter summarizes his sermon with a powerful statement of certainty. But in this chapter the north wind and the south wind awake, and then they awake, and. The book of acts chapter 2 part 1 christian living. Naomi granted ruth permission, but that is about all we are told so far as the early verses of chapter 2 are concerned. The old testament prophecies of resurrection and exaltation provide evidence that overwhelmingly. The book of acts bible study guide chapter 2 part 2 youtube. Here is an account of his death and sufferings, which they witnessed but a few weeks before. Acts 2 is the second chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible.
Acts 2 commentary longnecker the spirits coming signals the essential difference between the jewish faith and commitment to jesus, for whereas the former is torah centered and torah directed, the latter is christ centered and spirit directed. As the israelites abided by the law, god blessed them. Preparation for the coming of the spirit, chapter 1 1. Acts 2 new international version niv the holy spirit comes at pentecost. The lord jesus christ at work by the holy spirit through the apostles in jerusalem, chapters 17 a. Acts 2 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Lessons on acts 114 appear not only on this website, but also in ed rickards in perils abounding.
The reader is now prepared for the grand opening of the kingdom in acts, chapter 2. It links the ministry of christ in the gospels with the teachings of the apostles in the epistles and it gives us the background for the pauline epistles. In the book of acts, the first use of the term church appears in acts 2. Imagine what it would be like if the book of acts wasnt in the bible. In this section of the book of acts we see that on the day of pentecost, the holy spirit enables a group of believers to speak in other tongueslanguages. Pentecost means fiftieth and refers to the feast of weeks exodus 34.
The god of glory appeared to our father abraham while he was still in mesopotamia, before he lived in harran. A key idea in the book of acts is that christians should be witnesses wherever they go. Acts 2 niv the holy spirit comes at pentecost bible. Your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your young people shall see visions, your old people dream dreams. When the day of pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. Ever since the israelites escaped slavery in egypt, god had dealt with his creation primarily through the law he gave moses. The initial experience of the filling of the holy spirit. Between the promise of the messiah even the latest of those promises and his coming many ages intervened. David guzik commentary on acts 2, where the holy spirit is poured out on the church. Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called malta. Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote. Acts 7, new international version niv the bible app. Acts of the apostles 2, new living translation nlt the.
This, which is a mystery to you, is the result of christs exaltation at the right hand of his father. I told you, theophilus, about everything jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the holy spirit. The instruments whom the lord first employed in spreading the christian religion, could have made no progress without this gift, which proved that their authority was from god. But it is more likely that theophilus was a real person. Today, we hope to discuss the preaching of pentecost.
Read all of acts 2 chapter 2 relates the fulfilment of this promise, in answer to the spirit of dependence manifested in their united prayers. Several of the quotes within the passage occur throughout the book of acts. Since the apostles were still in the city, they participated in the feast. Verse 1 luke referred to his gospel here as my first book. Acts 2, new international version niv the bible app. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. These proofs include his resurrection, his conference with the disciples, and the instructions that he left for them before he ascended into heaven. Luke mentions the city name five times in acts chapter 1. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament.
The very diverse crowd of people who gathered were amazed to hear about the wonders. Acts 2 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. If we carefully examine this verse in the greek text, seeking the truth with an open mind and proving all things, we can come to understand the true meaning of. In order to appreciate the importance of acts as a historical source, we must first confirm the fact that the book is the. Acts 2 commentary albert barnes notes on the whole bible. Nevertheless, it probably should be noted that ruth is the one who proposed that she go and glean in the barley harvest. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Fifty days after the resurrection of jesus christ from death and the grave, and ten days after he ascended up into heaven, a great event took place, the equal of which the world has not witnessed since. From this part, we learn how the good news reached samaria because of stephens death. This work, originally out in 1857, has proved helpful to many, though it is now far out of date as to literature commenting on acts. The day of pentecost being arrived, and the disciples assembled, the holy spirit descended as a mighty rushing wind, and in the likeness of fiery tongues sat upon them. Book of acts acts chapter 1 acts chapter 2 acts chapter 3 acts chapter 4 acts chapter 5 acts chapter 6 acts chapter 7 acts chapter 8 acts chapter 9 acts chapter 10 acts chapter 11 acts chapter 12 acts chapter acts chapter 14.
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called melita. At the day of pentecost a new era did manifestly break upon the world. It may take some diligent study to understand this scripture, but the truth is there because god has preserved it. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early. Acts, chapter 2 king james version christian answers webbible. The author says the book of acts is the key to understanding the new testament. Acts 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Chapter 2 the book of acts the book of acts is our most detailed primary source for the missionary career of the apostle paul. Acts 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Acts chapter 2 begins with the feast of pentecost, which was a religious custom that jews celebrated. Im not sure exactly which sunday marching into january, but we will do that. When out of fear of offending the jews from jerusalem, peter went back to following jewish traditions. Chapter 2 between the promise of the messiah even the latest of those promises and his coming many ages intervened. A good study bible we recommend the following features.
Apr 02, 20 9 les feldick bible study lesson 1 part 1 book 77 connecting the dots of scripture part 37 duration. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 2 and more. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. The holy spirit, through which jesus continued his works after leaving the earth, is mentioned in this chapter. Acts chapter 1 begins with a summary of proofs of the life of jesus christ. Acts 2 the holy spirit is poured out on the church a. James 2 a living faith in the life of the church a. It was the day on which the holy spirit made a unique visit to the earth. Peter stands and addresses the crowd in this section of the book of acts.
And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. Octavius winslow a devotional exposition of romans 8. Parthians parthia anciently included the northern part of modern persia. All of chapter 21 is about jerusalem, as are chapters 22, 23, and 24. Joseph a alexander acts commentary 1857, 1866 over pages. The former account i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach. Perhaps luke was using it to mean any christian reader. The believers triumph james smith a devotional exposition of romans 8. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. Like almost all the sermons recorded in the bible, what we have is a holy spirit inspired abridgment of a longer message.
Acts 2 presents the end of the age of the mosaic law and the beginning of the church age. It, the first chapter of church history, records the spread of the gospel, during a short thirtythree years period, from jerusalem, the capital city of the jewish. The work that he began was to be completed by his disciples, who were to be his witnesses both in jerusalem, and in all judea and samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth 1. This event is designated in the bible as the day of pentecost acts 2. The new testament parables stevens pauls song of songs john macduff a devotional exposition of romans 8. The fact that the antecedent of any pronoun is found by referring back to the nearest noun or pronoun with which it agrees in number etc. In the twentieth century pentecost has become a source of confusion, embarrassment or division for christians, even as it has become a. In the twentieth century pentecost has become a source of confusion. The book of acts is one of the new testaments most important books. Nov 09, 2017 book of acts chapter 2 part 2 summary acts chapter 2 summary and what god wants from us this is part 2 of a 2 part video series into the 2nd chapter of acts by patrick sipperly. They travel to jerusalem from different parts of the region to celebrate this feast. Wiersbe the calendar of jewish feasts in leviticus 23 is an outline of the work of jesus. Yet, that work was an act of holy, giving love for us, so that jesus himself did. For many basic details verse by verse, it still is of good value and often will help on word meaning and.
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