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Stoning—Act_7:58 Stoning to death was the ordinary capital punishment among the Jews, just as much as hanging is with us, decapitation in France and Germany, and strangulation in Spain. In the Law it is assigned to such offenders as blasphemers, false prophets, and the like; but it was not confined to them, and stoning is … Continue reading ““752. STONING—ACTS 7:58””

Theudas and Judas—Act_5:36-37 Let us this evening return to the speech of Gamaliel, for one purpose of bestowing more particular attention upon the historical circumstances to which he refers. “For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; … Continue reading ““749. THEUDAS AND JUDAS—ACTS 5:36-37””

Murmurs—Act_6:1-6 Although the first converts to Christianity were all Jews, they were Jews of two distinct classes. First, the natives of Palestine, who spoke the vernacular Aramean dialect, and including perhaps the Jews from the east, by whom the same dialect was in use; and, second, the western Jews, who, being settled in the different … Continue reading ““750. MURMURS—ACTS 6:1-6””

Ananias and Sapphira—Act_4:36 to Act_5:11 The sacred writer gives two instances of the practice which we last evening inquired into—one an example, another a warning. The first case is that of Joses, a man who, from his excellent qualities and amiable manners, acquired the surname of Barnabas, or “son of consolation.” This name, which afterwards … Continue reading ““746. ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA—ACTS 4:36-5:11””

Peter’s Shadow—Act_5:12-26 There is evidence that the death of Ananias and Sapphira attracted much public attention at Jerusalem, but it does not seem to have been formally inquired into by the authorities. In Eastern cities many things pass without notice, which would not fail to be fully investigated in communities such as our own; and … Continue reading ““747. PETER’S SHADOW—ACTS 5:12-26””

Gamaliel—Act_5:27-42 When the apostles appeared before the Sanhedrin, the high-priest charged them with contumacy, seeing that they still taught the people “in this name,” though they had been strictly forbidden to do so. He recognized the rapid progress of their doctrines among the people—“Ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine;” and accused them as designing … Continue reading ““748. GAMALIEL—ACTS 5:27-42””

All Things Common—Act_2:41-47; Act_4:32-35 Before the day of Pentecost, there were at least one hundred and twenty disciples at Jerusalem—that day added three thousand to the church; and many of those who “heard the word,” after the miracle at the Beautiful Gate, believed, to the number of about five thousand. This makes altogether eight thousand … Continue reading ““744. ALL THINGS COMMON—ACTS 2:41-47; 4:32-35””

Acts 4-7 : Forty-First Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

The Beautiful Gate—Act_3:1-2 There were many gates to the temple. Those in the extent of the outer wall were surrounded by gate-houses thirty cubits high, and therefore rising five cubits beyond the wall itself, which was twenty-five cubits feign. The breadth of these gate-houses was half the height; and the entrance itself was twenty cubits … Continue reading ““742. THE BEAUTIFUL GATE—ACTS 3:1-2””

The Lame Beggar—Act_3:3 to Act_4:31 We have already been told in general, that “many signs and wonders were done by the hands of the apostles;” and a particular instance is now given, not perhaps as the most remarkable in itself, but as one from which important consequences resulted. This was the case of that lame … Continue reading ““743. THE LAME BEGGAR—ACTS 3:3-4:31””