Bible Commentary

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 20. that great and notable day ] Instead of notable we have in Joel terrible. The words of the N. T. are those of the LXX. The Hebrew verbs to fear and to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 2:20”

And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: 19. and I will shew wonders, &c.] By the figurative language of this verse the prophet teaches that even when the kingdom of Christ shall have come into the world, mighty troubles shall still … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 2:19”

And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 18. and on my servants, &c.] The conjunctions of the original demand a stronger rendering. Yea and, &c. and they shall prophesy ] See Act 19:6, where this is the result of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 2:18”

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 17. in the last days ] These words are an interpretation … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 2:17”

But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 16. by (or through) the prophet Joel ] Joel calls his prophecy “the word of the Lord that came unto Joel.” The passage is from Joe 2:28-32. The order of the clauses differs slightly from the Hebrew order, shewn in the A.V., but agrees … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 2:16”

For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is [but] the third hour of the day. 15. are not drunken ] Wine was drunk by the Jews with flesh only, and, founding the custom on Exo 16:8, they ate bread in the morning, and flesh in the evening, and so took no wine … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 2:15”

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all [ye] that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 14 21. St Peter’s Sermon. Refutation of the Mockers 14. But Peter, standing up, &c.] The twelve naturally take … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 2:14”

Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. 13. Others mocking, &c.] Better, But others mocking said; They are full of new wine. There is no Greek for the words these men, as is shewn by the italics of the A. V. The sight presented to the bystanders on this occasion was certainly … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 2:13”

And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? 12. they were all amazed, and were in doubt ] Rather, and were perplexed. The original means they did not know what to make of what they saw and heard. They had no doubt of the facts, for their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 2:12”

Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 11. Cretes ] Dwellers in the well-known island which lies south of the Cyclades in the Mediterranean, now called Candia. Christianity may perhaps have been spread in Crete also from the converts at Pentecost. Titus was made bishop of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Acts 2:11”