Acts 9:43

And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner. AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT HE TARRIED MANY DAYS IN JOPPA - no doubt taking advantage of the opening for His Master's work which the miracle on Dorcas created, as well as imparting further instruction to the disciples. WITH ONE SIMON A TANNER - a trade regarded by the Jews as half unclean, and consequently disreputable, from the contact with dead animals and blood which was connected with it. For this reason, even by other nations, it was usually carried on at some distance from towns; accordingly, Simon's house was "by the sea side" (). Peter's lodging there shows him already to some extent above Jewish prejudice. Remarks: (1) It is greatly to be regretted that some able critics, even among the orthodox and believing-with the view, ap...

43.When as he saith that Peter dwelt with a tanner, we may hereby gather of what manner of men the church of Joppa did consist, for if the chieftains of the city had been converted to Christ, some one of them would have lodged Peter; for it had been too cruel a thing to suffer an apostle of Christ to be so despised. Therefore, the Lord did gather together there, as every where, a church of the common sort of men, that he might throw down the pride of the flesh; and also thereby appeareth Peter’s courtesy, in that he vouchsafeth to lodge with a man of that calling; although it seemeth that he was rather a merchant of some good estimation, than one of the basest sort of workmen. For Luke will say afterwards that there were there some which ministered unto Peter, whereby it appeareth that he was well and honestly used....

36-43 Many are full of good words, who are empty and barren in good works; but Tabitha was a great doer, no great talker. Christians who have not property to give in charity, may yet be able to do acts of charity, working with their hands, or walking with their feet, for the good of others. Those are certainly best praised whose own works praise them, whether the words of others do so or not. But such are ungrateful indeed, who have kindness shown them, and will not acknowledge it, by showing the kindness that is done them. While we live upon the fulness of Christ for our whole salvation, we should desire to be full of good works, for the honour of his name, and for the benefit of his saints. Such characters as Dorcas are useful where they dwell, as showing the excellency of the word of truth by their lives. How mean then the cares of the numerous females who seek no distinction but out...

Verse Acts 9:43. _HE TARRIED MANY DAYS IN JOPPA_] Taking advantage of the good impression made on the people's minds by the miracle, he preached to them the great truths of Christianity, and thus established them in the faith. _SIMON A TANNER._] Whether the original word βυρσευς signifies a _tanner_ or a _currier_, is of little consequence. The person who dealt in the hides, whether of _clean_ or _unclean_ animals, could not be in high repute among the Jews. Even in Joppa, the trade appears to have been reputed _unclean_; and therefore this Simon had _his_ _house by the sea side_. See Acts 10:6. Of the trade itself the Talmudists speak with great contempt; they reckon it among _blemishes_. See proofs in _Schoettgen_. 1. THUS

EXPOSITION ACTS 9:1 _But _for _and, _A.V.; _breathing _for _breathing out, _A.V.; _threatening _for _threatenings, _A.V. THREATENING AND SLAUGHTER. The phrase ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς κ.τ.λ., is rather a difficult one, and is variously explained. Schleusner takes the genitives in "threatening and slaughter" as genitives of the thing desired, "punting after threatening and slaughter" (comp. Amos 2:7). Meyer explains it "out of the threatenings and murder [in his heart] breathing hard at the disciples"—an expression indicating passion. Alford, taking nearly the sense of the A.V., makes "threatenings and slaughter" to be as it were the very material of his breath, whether breathed out or breathed in. Considering that ἐμπνέω means "to br

AND IT CAME TO PASS,.... Or so it was; THAT HE TARRIED MANY DAYS IN JOPPA; conversing with the saints, confirming the disciples, and preaching the Gospel, to the conversion of sinners; and his abode WAS WITH ONE SIMON A TANNER; it seems as if persons of this trade used to dwell in towns near the sea, as fit for their business; so we read of some at Sidon, a city on the sea coast, as Joppa was; "it happened at Sidon that a certain בורסי, "tanner", (the same word here used, adopted into the Hebrew language,) died, and he had a brother a tanner, c. r'' where the Gemara s distinguishes between a great tanner and a little tanner the latter, the gloss says, is one that is poor and has but few skins: which of these Simon was, cannot be said. This business was very contemptible with the Jews; they say t, "woe to him whose trade is a tanner:'' and further observe u that they never make one...

ACTS 9:43 h`me,raj i`kana.j mei/nai There are three variant readings: h`me,raj i`kana.j mei/nai (î53 a* B 3 209* 216 1175 1739 geo), auvto.n h`me,raj i`kana.j mei/nai (î74 ac A E 18 81 181 242 323 328 429 441 920 2298 _al_), and h`me,raj i`kana.j mei/nai auvto,n (C L P most minuscules, followed by the Textus Receptus). A majority of the Committee preferred h`me,raj i`kana.j mei/nai as the most difficult reading (it is also the earliest attested reading — î53 is third century, a and B are fourth). In...

CHAPTER 9 __ 1. The vision of Glory on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1). 2. Instructions given to Ananias (Acts 9:10). 3. Saul filled with the Spirit, is baptized and preaches that Jesus is the Son of God (Acts 9:17). 4. Saul persecuted and back in Jerusalem (Acts 9:23). 5. Further Acts of Peter (Acts 9:32). The previous chapter must be looked upon in its main part as a parenthesis. The record now leads us back to the close of the seventh, and the person who was connected with the great tragedy enacted there is prominently brought n

DORCAS. This story is like that of the raising of Jairus-' daughter (Mark 5:22; Mark 5:35; Luke 8:41 f., Luke 8:49). Tabitha (in Gr. _Dorcas,_ Eng. _Gazelle;_ though the Gr. equivalent for the name is given, the woman was called Tabitha by Peter (Acts 9:40) and was a disciple); the nature of some of her good deeds and alms appears in the sequel. Her burial does not follow hard on her death as with Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:6;...

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