CHAPTER 3 THE CHURCH OF CHRIST ENTERING ON ITS MISSION—THE FIRST APOSTOLIC MIRACLE § 1. The Beautiful Gate of the Temple; or, the healing of a Lame Man (Acts 3:1). § 2. Solomon’s Porch; or, Peter’s Second Sermon (Acts 3:11). 1. The Secret of the Miracle explained (Acts 3:11). 2. The People com... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 3:1. PETER AND JOHN.—The old companionship which had existed between these two disciples before the crucifixion (John 1:20; Matthew 17:1), and was resumed after the resurrection (John 20:2), is here continued. A peculiar affinity of nature as well as of grace appears to have... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 3:11. For THE LAME MAN WHICH WAS HEALED the best codices read _he_. THE PORCH (or portico) THAT IS CALLED SOLOMON’S ran along the eastern wall of the temple on both sides of the gate of Susa, and overlooked the Valley of Jehoshaphat. It had three rows of columns fifty feet h... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 3:18. ALL HIS HOLY PROPHETS.—Best taken as a collective phrase for the prophets as a whole. Most of the Books of the Old Testament foretell distinctly the sufferings and death of the Messiah (Hackett). Acts 3:19. THAT YOUR SINS MAY BE BLOTTED OUT.—According to Isaiah 53:12,... [ Continue Reading ]