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ACTS 4:28 boulh, @sou#
The word boulh, without sou is read by A* B E*vid 945 1704 1739 itgig
vgmss _al,_ whereas boulh, sou is read by a A2 D Ec vid P...
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FOR TO DO ... - See the notes on Acts 2:23; Acts 3:18. The facts which
are brought to view in these verses are among the most remarkable on
record. They are briefly these:
* That the Jewish rulers w...
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CHAPTER 4
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1. Their Arrest (Acts 4:1).
2. The Result of the Testimony (Acts 4:4).
3. Peter and John before the Rulers and Elders (Acts 4:5).
4. Peter's bold witness ...
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RETURN OF THE APOSTLES TO THEIR OWN PEOPLE. The Christians are spoken
of as if they lived together (_cf. Acts 1:14_, Acts 2:44) or at least
had a hall where they could all meet. The prayer (Acts 4:24)...
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When they had been released, they came to their own people and they
told them all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. When
they had heard the story, with one accord, they lifted up the...
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ARREST (Acts 4:1-4)...
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COUNSEL. App-102. Compare Acts 2:23.
DETERMINED BEFORE. Greek. _proorizo._ Generally translated
"predestinate". See Romans 8:29; Romans 8:30;...
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_for to do_, &c. God made the passions, which the enemies of Jesus
indulged, to be the instruments for working out His will. So men when
they suppose they are choosing their own way, have the ends the...
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ΠΟΙΗ͂ΣΑΙ, _to accomplish_. God made the passions, which the
enemies of Jesus indulged, to be the instruments for working out His
will. So men, when they suppose they are choosing their own way, have
t...
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THE APOSTLES RELEASED. THEIR PRAYER AND ITS ANSWER...
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_THE APOSTLES IN THEIR OWN COMPANY ACTS 4:23-37:_ When the apostles
came back to their own company they: (1) reported what commands and
injunctions their accusers had lain upon them, (2) reported what...
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ΠΟΙΉΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать.
_Inf._ цели,
ΠΡΟΏΡΙΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΡΟΟΡΊΖΩ (G4309)
определять заранее, заранее намечать
границы, предопределять, решать
заранее (TDNT; EDNT;...
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DISCOURSE: 1750
CHRIST’S SUFFERINGS FORE-ORDAINED
Acts 4:27. _Of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast
anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the
people of Is...
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FOR OF A TRUTH AGAINST THY HOLY CHILD JESUS, &C.— We must here
observe, that _the hand of God_ most frequently in the Old Testament
relates not so much to his power, as to his wisdom, and providential...
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8. IN THE UPPER ROOM. Acts 4:28, Acts 5:11.
a.
The Prayer Service. Acts 4:23-31.
Acts 4:23
And being let go, they came to their own company,
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See notes on verse 23...
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For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be
done.
FOR TO DO WHATSOEVER THY HAND AND THY COUNSEL DETERMINED BEFORE TO BE
DONE - meaning, 'to do what His counsel determined...
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5 This was the supreme spiritual judiciary in Israel. It comprised the
heads of the twenty-four courses of priests, the scribes, and elders,
said to have been in all seventy-one. The names of the chie...
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ARREST OF PETER AND JOHN
1-22. Arrest of Peter and John. Peter's speech before the Sanhedrin.
The proceedings of the Apostles displeased the authorities, (1)
because they taught the people (Acts 4:2)...
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PRAYER OF THE APOSTLES ON THEIR RELEASE. 24. WITH ONE ACCORD] The
prayer was probably led by St. Peter, the others repeating the words
after him....
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THY COUNSEL] There is a theological difficulty here. God is said to
have foreordained the iniquitous proceedings of the scribes and
Pharisees who condemned Jesus. The explanation is that God is said t...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 4
THE *JEWISH LEADERS ARREST PETER AND JOHN, 4:1-4
V1 Peter and John were speaking to the people. As they spoke, the
priests, the captain of th...
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TO DO WHATSOEVER THY HAND.... — The great problem of the relation of
the divine purpose to man’s free agency is stated (as before in Acts
1:16; Acts 2:23), without any attempt at a philosophical solut...
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ποιῆσαι, infinitive of purpose, see on Acts 3:2; but even this
purpose was overruled by God to the accomplishment of His will, _cf._
Luke 22:22; Luke 24:26, συνῆλθον μὲν γὰρ
ἐκεῖνοι ὡς ἐχθροὶ … ἐποίου...
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HELP FROM ON HIGH
Acts 4:23-35
Like draws to like; Judas went to his own place, and the Apostles to
their own company. The best answer to threats is prayer. The Apostles'
one petition just then was...
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Opposition to apostolic preaching and work seems to have originated
mostly from the influence of the Sadducees. The preaching of the
apostles contradicted all the cardinal elements in the Sadducean
ph...
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Compelled to Preach
Peter and John made it clear that in their view the Sanhedrin had no
authority to countermand a command from God. Further, they felt
compelled, by the power of the things they had...
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For to (m) do whatsoever (n) thy hand and thy counsel determined
before to be done.
(m) The wicked execute God's counsel, even though they think nothing
of it, but they are not therefore without faul...
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SECOND PENTECOST
23-31. During the imprisonment and trial of Peter and John the one
hundred and eighteen, with quite a host of the Pentecostal converts,
are pushing the battle for God and souls on the...
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And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all
that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. (24) And when
they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accor...
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First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among
the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ
Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
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28._That they might do. _I have already declared to what end this is
spoken; that the kingdom of Christ was so far from being overrun by
that conspiracy, that in truth it did then flourish. Notwithsta...
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In a word, they are invited to return by repentance, and enjoy all the
promises made to Israel. The Messiah Himself should return from heaven
to establish their blessing. The whole nation is here addr...
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FOR TO DO WHATSOEVER THY HAND,.... It was not the end of their
gathering together against Christ, or it was not their intention and
design, to fulfil the purposes and decrees of God, but to fulfil the...
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For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be
done.
Ver. 28. _For to do whatsoever, &c._] _Divinum consilium dum
devitatur, impletur. Humana sapientia dum reluctatur, comprehe...
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_And being let go_ Being dismissed from their examination by the
rulers; _they went to their own company_ Who, probably, were at this
time met together, praying for them; _and reported all that the ch...
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DETERMINED BEFORE; ACTS 2:23; Acts 3:18. The enemies of God, in all
their efforts to obstruct the progress of his cause, are doing only
what he, for the wisest and best reasons, determined to suffer t...
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FOR TO DO WHATSOEVER THY HAND AND THY COUNSEL DETERMINED BEFORE TO BE
DONE.
By the power of the Spirit's testimony through the mouth of the
apostles the enemies had been vanquished. The two disciples...
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THE PRAYER AND THE FURTHER ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONGREGATION.
The report of the apostles and the prayer:...
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The religious leaders were greatly agitated by the public speaking of
the apostles, and the Sadducees particularly, for one of their
cardinal doctrines was the denial of any resurrection. They were
ev...
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TO DO WHATEVER YOUR HAND AND YOUR PURPOSE DETERMINED BEFORE TO BE
DONE.
1. God is still in charge. God remains in control of His world.
2. Song: "This is our Father's world, He is ruler yet"
3. Dan...
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to do whatsoever thy hand and thy council foreordained to come to
pass.
Points to Note:
'They were gathered together for the purpose of executing their own
will, as they thought, but really to fulfi...
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23-31 Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is their own
company. It encourages God's servants, both in doing work, and
suffering work, that they serve the God who made all things, and
t...
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Acts 4:28 do G4160 (G5658) whatever G3745 Your G4675 hand G5495 and
G2532 Your G4675 purpose G1012 before...
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GOD'S RESPONSE TO THE WARNINGS OF THE SANHEDRIN (4:23-31)....
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“For in truth in this city against your holy Servant Jesus, whom you
anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the
peoples of Israel, were gathered together, to do whatever your h...
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Acts 4:28. TO DO WHATSOEVER THY HAND AND THY COUNSEL DETERMINED BEFORE
TO BE DONE. These important words must be connected closely with the
foregoing clause, thus: ‘Herod and Pontius Pilate, etc., wer...
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_The Apostles with their own People after their Release,_ 23-31.
The prayer of the Church of Jerusalem to God to support and defend the
threatened and persecuted followers of His Son, and the answer...
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FOREORDAINED
(προωρισεν). First aorist active indicative of
προοριζω, "They rise above sight and seem to see the Hand
which 'shapes men's ends, rough hew them how they will'" (Furneaux)....
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DETERMINED
Predestination, translated, predestinated. (Romans 8:29); (Acts 4:28);
(Ephesians 1:5); (Ephesians 1:11)....
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Acts 4:23
I. The whole Church is interested in the proceedings of its individual
members.
II. The right method of treating opposition to the Kingdom of Christ.
III. The spiritual and social results...
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Acts 4
Before the Council
From this section of Apostolic history we may draw the following
practical inferences:
I. We may learn that if we are Christ's disciples we may expect to
encounter antagon...
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Peter and John were summoned before the priests to give an account for
having healed the lame man, and for having preached in the name of
Jesus of Nazareth. In the eighth verse we read:
Acts 4:8. The...
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CONTENTS: The first persecution. Peter's address to the Sanhedrin.
Preaching in Jesus' name forbidden. Christians again filled with the
Spirit. State of the Church at Jerusalem.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesu...
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Acts 4:1. _The captain of the temple_ was the captain of the watch,
and saw that the levites performed their duty day and night. He beat
them and set fire to their garments, if he found them asleep on...
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27-28. THEY GATHERED TO DO EVERYTHING. God had already decided what
would be done, but this does not say that God decreed that Herod,
Pilate, etc., would be the ones who would do this. They "volunteer...
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_And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor to
teach in the name of Jesus._
CHRISTIAN COURAGE
I. Its test. The apostles did not wish to separate themselves from the
Jewish Churc...
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_And being let go, they went to their own company._
BEING LET GO
We do not know what we or other people are until the restraint is
taken off. We call ourselves free, but there is not an absolutely f...
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_Why do the heathen rage._
OPPOSITION TO THE GOSPEL
I. Its characteristics.
1. Furiousness, “rage,” a word signifying the neighing or snorting
of highly excited horses--Like the prancing war-horse...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 4:24 The believers prayed, quoting Psalms 2:1, a
messianic prophecy.
⇐...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 4:23. THEIR OWN COMPANY.—Not the apostles merely, but their
friends in the faith generally.
Acts 4:24. O LORD!—Addressed not to Christ, as in Acts 1:24, who,
however, is also...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 4:1
THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE. Only here and Acts 5:24, and Luke 22:4,
Luke 22:52 in the plural some
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Now as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the
temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being grieved that they
taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection...
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1 Peter 2:7; 1 Peter 2:8; Acts 13:27; Acts 2:23; Acts 3:18;...
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Thy hand. Thy disposing power....
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THE RESULTS OF A FAITHFUL TESTIMONY
Acts 4:13
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
A real problem presented itself to the rulers of the Jews. They were
greatly perturbed by the preaching of the disciples, and by the...
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The sense is, but they could do no more than thou wast pleased to
permit, according to thy determinate counsel, to save mankind by the
sufferings of thy Son. And what was needful for this end, thou di...