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1 Peter 1:11
searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, did signify when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, did signify when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
Verse 11. _THE GLORY THAT SHOULD FOLLOW._] Not only the glory of his resurrection, ascension, exaltation, and the effusion of his Spirit; but that grand manifestation of God's infinite love to the wo...
SEARCHING WHAT - That is, examining their own predictions with care, to ascertain what they meant. They studied them as we do the predictions which others have made; and though the prophets were the m...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE SUFFERING OF BELIEVERS AND EXHORTATIONS TO HOLY LIVING CHAPTER 1:1-21 _ 1. The introduction and doxology (1 Peter 1:1)_ 2. Suffering and the coming glory (1 Peter...
The section contains a deep and rich thanksgiving to God for the certainty of an eternal fellowship with Christ. This no sufferings can mar, nor death itself break. He is the unseen Friend, and since...
SEARCHING. Greek. _ereunao._ See John 5:39. WHAT. unto (App-104.) what. SPIRIT. App-101. OF Genitive of Relation. App-17. CHRIST. App-98. These words "of Christ" should come after "signify". SIGNI...
_searching what, or what manner of time_ The two words have each a distinct force, the first indicating the wish of men to fix the date of the coming of the Lord absolutely, the second to determine th...
1 Peter 1:3-13. THE HIGH PRIVILEGES AND DESTINY OF THE CHRISTIAN _Benediction_ 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for by raising Him from the dead He has begotten us, His othe...
ΕἸΣ ΤΊΝΑ Ἢ ΠΟΙ͂ΟΝ ΚΑΙΡῸΝ, searching (to discover) what or what manner of season _was pointed to_ (εἰς). If God withheld from them the precise time when His promises were to be fulfilled, they desired...
ΈΡΑΥΝΏΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΡΑΥΝΆΩ (G2045) искать. Part, образа действия. ΤΊΝΑ _асс. sing. от_ ΤΊΣ (G5101) кто? какой? ΠΟΊΟΣ (G4169) какого рода. Indef. _pron._ предполагает определенный период...
DISCOURSE: 2383 THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROPHECIES 1 Peter 1:10. Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: searching w...
THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST— It is well worthy of our notice, that the _Spirit_ which dictated to the prophets is called _the Spirit of Christ;_ which both proves his existence before his incarnation, and hi...
_3. DEEP CONCERN OF PROPHETS AND ANGELS 1:10-12_ 1 Peter 1:10-11 Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: searchi...
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. WHAT, [ eis (G151...
VERSE 11 SEARCHING WHAT OR WHAT MANNER OF TIME. Now, the Spirit of Christ that was in these prophets caused them to testify that the Christ would come, and of his sufferings and the consequent glory t...
1 Note the contrast between Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, and Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus. Peter proceeds on the ground of His present rejection on earth, Paul on His exaltation in heaven. 1...
GREETING IN THE NAME OF THE HOLY TRINITY. ENCOURAGEMENT TO HOPE IN FAITH AND OBEDIENCE 1, 2. To the strangers scattered throughout.. elect] RV 'to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in,' e...
STRANGERS (RV 'sojourners') AND PILGRIMS] from Genesis 23:3 and Psalms 39:12 cp. Hebrews 11:13. FLESHLY LUSTS] the desires of the body, which, though innocent when under restraint, were always a sourc...
MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD 1 PETER _HELEN POCOCK_ INTRODUCTION THE WRITER Peter wrote this letter. He was one of the 12 *apostles. His name was Simon, but Jesus changed it to Peter (John 1:42). ‘Pe...
These *prophets of God lived before the birth of Jesus Christ. The ‘Spirit of Christ’ is another name for Christ or *Messiah or the Spirit of God. (In Romans 8:9-10 Paul, too, uses all these names to...
(3-12) PANEGYRIC OF THE GOSPEL FROM A HEBREW POINT OF VIEW. — The Apostle thanks God for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. That fact is a regeneration of us, and a pledge of future glory, in view of w...
SEARCHING. — This further explains the “inquired and searched” above; it particularises the object of the inquiry. They knew that they spoke “concerning a salvation,” but they did not know the _detail...
CHAPTER 3 THE UNITY AND GLORIOUSNESS OF THE PLAN OF REDEMPTION 1 Peter 1:10 THE message of the Gospel unlocks the treasures of Old Testament revelation. Evangelists and Apostles are the exponents of...
The construction of εἰς τ. κ. π. καιρόν and of προμαρτ. is doubtful. ἐραυνῶντες takes up ἐξεζήτησαν κ. τ. λ. (10); the run of the sentence seems to naturally connect τὰ … δόξας with προμαρτ. and εἰς …...
_Benediction of the Name_. The mention of God is followed by the Benediction of the Name as Jewish piety prescribed; the formula _the Holy One, blessed be He_, being amplified by the Christian appreci...
The ancient prophets prophesied concerning the grace which was destined for you and enquired diligently about this salvation. They were the unconscious instruments of the revelation of God and their f...
OUR IMPERISHABLE INHERITANCE 1 Peter 1:1 _ Scattered strangers_! The designation is true of us all. Note the reference to the Trinity involved in the opening sentence. Our inheritance is prepared and...
Like the letter of James, the purpose of this was to establish those who were passing through a period of suffering and testing. In his introduction the apostle used the name Jesus had given him, "Pet...
THE PROPHETS LONGED TO UNDERSTAND SALVATION'S PLAN Jesus may have referred to the prophets' desire to know about God's plan for the salvation of man when he spoke in Matthew 13:16-17 and Luke 10:23-24...
Searching into what time, or manner of time. The ancient prophets with longing and ardent desires, obtained to know of the Holy Ghost, the spirit of Christ, the time and the glory that followed those...
Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: (11) Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was...
The epistles of Peter are addressed to the elect Jews of his day, believing of course on the Lord Jesus, and scattered throughout a considerable portion of Asia Minor. The apostle takes particular car...
11. And what they inquired is pointed out when he adds_, Searching what, or what manner of time _There was a difference between the law and the gospel, a veil as it were being interposed, that they mi...
The First Epistle of Peter is addressed to believers among the dispersed of Israel found in those provinces of Asia Minor Which are named in the first Verse; the Second Epistle declares itself to be a...
SEARCHING WHAT, OR WHAT MANNER OF TIME,.... The prophets made a very diligent inquiry into the exact time when Christ should come to work out the salvation of his people; to whom it was made known tha...
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Ver. 11. _Searching...
_Of which salvation_ That is, concerning the nature and extent of it, and the way and means of attaining it, namely, by believing and obeying the gospel, to be preached among all nations: (see the mar...
WHAT; what time in respect to its distance from them. WHAT MANNER OF TIME; in respect to the character of the events belonging to it....
Peter writes with apostolic authority and though it is directly to the dispersed Jewish Christians (strangers both because Jews among Gentiles, and because Christians separated from Jewish relatives),...
_ 1 Peter 1:11 ‘seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow'_ “SEEKING TO KNOW” - Apart from...
10-12 Jesus Christ was the main subject of the prophets' studies. Their inquiry into the sufferings of Christ and the glories that should follow, would lead to a view of the whole gospel, the sum whe...
SEARCHING WHAT? Whether near or farther off, or what particular part of time. This may relate particularly to Daniel's weeks, DANIEL 9:1. WHAT MANNER OF TIME; whether peaceable or troublesome, when th...
Tertullian On Baptism Let none think it was with some other, because no other exists, except that of Christ subsequently; which at that time, of course, could not be given by His disciples, inasmuch...
1 Peter 1:11 searching G2045 (G5723) what G1519 G5101 or G2228 manner G4169 time G2540 Spirit G4151 Christ...
THE GREAT PRIVILEGE AND BLESSING THAT IS THEIRS AS GOD'S ELECT WHICH EVEN ANGELS DESIRE TO LOOK INTO (1 PETER 1:3). The result of God's foreknowing of us, and of the sanctifying work of the Spirit is...
THIS SALVATION IS WHAT THE PROPHETS SAW BEFORE ITS TIME AS THEY PREPARED THE WAY FOR HIS COMING (1 PETER 1:10). Peter now stresses that what the prophets saw ahead in previous centuries was pointing t...
‘Searching what time or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point to, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of (or ‘unto') Christ, and the glories that should follow t...
1 Peter 1:11. SEARCHING WHAT, OR WHAT MANNER OF TIME, or better, _searching with reference to what_ (_season_) _, or what kind of season._ This participial clause, introduced by the simple form of the...
The paragraph which now follows deals with the relation of the prophets to the salvation of which they prophesied. The salvation itself, however, continues to be the foremost thing. The notice of the...
SEARCHING (εραυνωντες). Present active participle of εραυναω, late form for older ερευναω (both in the papyri), uncompounded verb (John 7:52), the compound occurring in verse 1 Peter 1:10 above.WHA...
1 Peter 1:11 The Suffering which Fruits in Glory. I. The sufferings of Christ. From what source did they spring? What was their deepest and most essential characteristic? There will be many answers....
1 Peter 1:1. _Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through...
1 Peter 1:1. _Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,_ It must have been very pleasant to his heart to write those words, not «Peter, who denied his Master,» not Peter, «full of imperfections and infirmit...
1 Peter 1:1. _Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through...
1 Peter 1:1. _Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through...
1 Peter 1:1. _Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ._ These are his credentials from him who is Prince of the kings of the earth. _To the strangers scattered_ abroad, of whose tragic dispersion we have spo...
THIS WAS THE TIME. The prophets of the Old Testament spoke by means of the Spirit of Christ = Holy Spirit. But their message was partial, and they could only guess at how these things would come true....
_Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently._ SALVATION-THE CENTRAL SUBJECT OF STURDY I. The prophets as examples to us in the study of salvation. 1. The intensity of thei...
1 PETER—NOTE ON 1 PETER 1:10 The OT PROPHETS did not know when their prophecies would come true, but they did foretell that Christ would suffer and then be glorified. See Overview of the Bible....
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 Peter 1:3. BLESSED BE.—A characteristic Jewish recognition of God’s mercy. Compare with 2 Corinthians 1:3; Ephesians 1:3. ABUNDANT.—πολὺ, much. BEGOTTEN US.—The choic...
EXPOSITIONS 1 PETER 1:1 PETER. It is the Greek form of the name, which the Lord Jesus himself had given to the great apostle; first, by anticipation, in the spirit of prophecy (John 1:42); and again...
Tonight let's turn to First Peter chapter one. Of the many disciples that were following Jesus, He chose twelve to be apostles. One of the twelve that was chosen as an apostle was Simon Peter. Simon P...
1 Peter 3:18; 1 Peter 3:19; 2 Peter 1:21; Acts 26:22; Acts 26:23;...
Did signify [ε δ η λ ο υ]. Imperfect tense : better, was declaring, all along through the prophetic age, in successive prophets. See the same verb in 1 Corinthians 3:13; 2 Peter 1:14. When it testifi...
JOY UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL OF GLORY 1 Peter 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As Peter opens his First Epistle he speaks of the strangers scattered throughout certain countries, then he goes on to tell us some...
STRENGTHENING THE BRETHREN 1 Peter 1:10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction we wish to emphasize the concluding message of our last sermon. 1 Peter 1:7 tells us of the trial of faith. It is de...
THE BOOK OF BOOKS 1 Peter 1:10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is said on one occasion, when Sir Walter Scott was sick, he called his son requesting him to bring him THE book. His son said, "Your library is...
Searching what time — What particular period. And what manner of time — By what marks to be distinguished. The glories that were to follow — His sufferings; namely, the glory of his resurrection, asce...