Acts 9 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. Acts 9 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. The importance of the book of acts the importance of this second of lukes twovolume work can. This chapter reveals the conversion of saul of tarsus, the mighty persecutor acts 9. All the awesome things he said and did and the super cool way he died and came back to life again. To find those of the way and bring them bound to jerusalem 2. Holy spirit baptism, though practiced in acts, had ceased by the time ephesians was written. Acts chapter 2 is the beginning of many great things. The lord jesus christ at work by the holy spirit through the apostles in jerusalem, chapters 17 a. Acts chapter 9 verse by verse bible commentary matthew.
It is plain, from what follows, that ananias regarded saul as a foe to christianity, and that he would have been apprehensive of danger if he were with him, acts 9. 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. Iscariot was saul of tarsus, chosen personally by the lord jesus christ galatians 1. There is no single chapter that does not exhibit gods power and wisdom in operation. Chapter 9 began with sauls damascus road vision and his subsequent conversion vv. The most solid arguments for the truth of christianity are afforded by the conversion of saul, acts 9. 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. 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. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. It might appropriately be called some of the acts of some of the apostles since it does not try to describe all of the acts of all the apostles.
This is a summary of the ninth chapter of acts, the most important verse, and what i think god is wanting us to do in response to it. Acts chapter 9 barnes notes on the new testament on. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Acts 7 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 7 in plain english. The theme or key to the book of acts is found in 1. He was born a jew, studied in jerusalem under gamaliel 22. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. The following outline is intended to be used while studying the book. In fact, the work is given in detail of only two of the apostles, peter and paul. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. While aggressive in persecuting disciples of the lord b. Anyhoo acts starts with jesus already back in black.
The book of acts records the beginning of the church, the birth of the church. Carefully, paragraph by paragraph, the book of acts has been evaluated in the following pages. We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3. Stephen being taken away, philip, his next colleague, not the apostle, rises in his place. Chapter 2 records the fulfillment of pentecost, peters sermon, and the primary church. A good study bible we recommend the following features. In the book of acts itself we find two important hints which are important to ascertain the time of writing. Already the church father ireneus ca 140202 mentions that luke is the author of the book of acts. But ye will receive power, the holy spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem and in all judaea and samaria and to the end of the earth. Acts 9, new international version niv the bible app. Then we have the story of pauls conversion chapter 9our text, followed by the story of peters vision, which resulted in his opening the doors of the church to the gentiles chapter 10. Fully come means that this was the fulfillment of the.
Various scholars have also pointed out that the style and the choice of words in luke and acts are very similar. A certain man using magic so there was such a thing as witchcraft once. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. The emphatic yet is intended to note the remarkable fact, that up to this moment his blind persecuting rage against the disciples of the lord burned as fiercely as ever. This gives us a full indication of the manner in which saul passed the three days mentioned in acts 9. Here is a bible study, commentary, and summary of acts chapter seven. A turning point in acts comes when saul of tarsus whose name is first given as paul later in acts. He arose from the earth, when christ commanded him, but probably not without help, the vision had made him so faint and weak, i will not say like belshazzar, when the joints of his loins were loosed and his knees smote one against another, but like daniel, when upon the sight of a vision. The acts of apostles gives us a unique insight into how the church began. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. It will help to keep the whole of the book before you as you work your way through each section. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. But ye shall receive power, after that the holy ghost is come upon you. This commentary has been through advanced checking.
He departs from a careful analysis of apostles experiences in jerusalem. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. The most prominent apostle throughout the first twelve chapters of the book of acts is peter. Acts 7 commentary acts chapter 7 commentary bible study. Acts 9 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary on. Since water baptism is essential for salvation, it must be the one baptism that continues today. David guzik commentary on acts 9 describes the conversion of saul of tarsus, who had been a persecuter of the church before. The book is called acts or the acts of the apostles because it contains an account of some of the apostles.
An overview of the book of acts the life of the early church is recorded and preserved for us in the book of acts and the epistles. Acts chapter 9 summary and what god wants from us youtube. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. This great chapter in the bible is one of the most studied, most taught, and often times the most wrongly taught. Acts spans a period of about 30 years, and takes us up to about a.
This commentary presents the book of acts in a format that allows those with the time to delve into some detail of the book, while those with less time can quickly see the main points and issues of the book. To make the picture abundantly clear, god has given us a hand picked record of the activities of the early church. Preparation for the coming of the spirit, chapter 1 1. Therefore they that were dispersed went every where these very words are reassumed, after as it were a long parenthesis, chap. Paragraphbyparagraph outline for the book of acts josh. Now, here we come to one of the great days in the history of the church, the conversion of saul of tarsus. Study of acts discussion notes chapter 9 introduction in chapter 9 of acts, luke begins to give a broader view of what is taking place in the new testament church. For example, the churches in galilee and samaria are barely mentioned acts 9. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations.
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