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ACTS 5:37 lao,n {A}
This verse provides a clear example of a growing text. Dissatisfied
with the unadorned account that Judas the Galilean “drew away some
of the people after him” (avpe,sthsen lao.n...
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Verse 37. _JUDAS OF GALILEE_] Concerning Judas of Galilee, Rabbi
Abraham, in _Jucasin_, fol. 139, writes thus: "In this time there were
three sects: for, besides the _Pharisees_ and _Sadducees_, _Jud...
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JUDAS OF GALILEE - Josephus has given an account of this man (Antiq.,
xvii. 10, section 5), and calls him a “Galilean.” He afterward
calls him a “Gaulonite,” and says he was of the city of
“Gamala” (A...
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CHAPTER 5
_ 1. Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1)._
2. Signs and wonders by the Apostles (Acts 5:11).
3. The second arrest of the Apostles and their Deliverance (Acts
5:17).
4. Before the Council ...
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A HOSTILE ENCOUNTER WITH THE JEWISH AUTHORITIES. This account closely
resembles that in ch. 4; the imprisonment is at the hands of the same
men, extends over one night, and Peter's two declarations (A...
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TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...
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When they heard this they were torn with vexation and planned to
destroy them. But a certain Pharisee called Gamaliel stood up in the
Sanhedrin, a teacher of the law held in honour by all the people,...
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AFTER. Greek. _meta._ App-104.
THIS MAN. this one.
JUDAS OF GALILEE. His revolt is recorded by Josephus, _Antiquities_
xviii. 1,1.
TAXING. Greek. _apographe._ Only here and Luke 2:2, which see.
DR...
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_Judas of Galilee_ With this account agrees the history of Josephus
(_Antiq_. xviii. 1. 1), except that, as has been already noticed, he
calls Judas a _Gaulonite_, but as when speaking of the same man...
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_TRUTH CUTS TO THE HEART ACTS 5:33-42:_ Even those that will not
receive truth may be cut to the heart by truth. When the accusers of
the apostles heard the resurrection message they wanted to kill th...
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ΑΝΈΣΤΗ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 5:6.
ΆΠΈΣΤΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΦΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G868)
поднимать мятеж, сбивать с верной
дороги (DJG, 688-98; DPL, 812-19; ВВС),
ΆΠΏΛΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΆΠΌΛ...
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AND ALL—AS MANY AS OBEYED HIM,— Dr. Lardner has justly observed,
that the word rendered _dispersed,_ by no means implies that these
men, were _destroyed._ Gamaliel's reason will for ever hold good
aga...
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ON SOLOMON'S PORCH. Acts 5:21 a
Acts 5:21
And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak,
and taught.
ACTS 5:21 A As the sun broke over the eastern horizon of the hills of
Jud...
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See notes on verse 34...
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After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing,
and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even
as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
AFTER THIS MAN ROSE UP...
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36 The fact that this Theudas is not mentioned in profane literature
is no reason for doubting the truthfulness and accuracy of the
narrative. Josephus, in his Antiquities, hints at many disturbances...
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THE APOSTLES AGAIN IMPRISONED
1-16. The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was not keeping back part of the
price, which they had a perfect right to do (Acts 5:4), but pretending
that the money which they of...
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Second imprisonment of Peter and John. Speech of Gamaliel.
17. The Sadducees] see on Matthew 3:7; Acts 4:1....
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JUDAS OF GALILEE] raised an important rebellion in the days of the
taxing, or 'enrolment' by Quirinius (6, 7 a.d.)....
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 5
ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA, 5:1-11
V1 But there was a man whose name was Ananias. He and his wife,
Sapphira, sold a building and some land. The bui...
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JUDAS OF GALILEE. — In one passage Josephus (_Ant._ xviii. 1) calls
him a Gaulonite — _i.e.,_ of the country east of Galilee. Had this
stood alone, St. Luke might have been charged here also with
inac...
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Ἰούδας ὁ Γαλ.: here too an inaccuracy might have been
charged against St. Luke, but it is to be noted that while Josephus
speaks of Judas as a Gaulonite in one passage, Jos., _Ant._, xviii.,
1, 1, he...
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FOLLY OF FIGHTING AGAINST GOD
Acts 5:27-42
The high priest and his party could not forget the imprecation of
Matthew 27:25. It haunted them. Compare Peter's description of the
Cross as _the tree_ wit...
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Here we have a terrible story. The account of Ananias and Sapphira
stands in vivid contrast to that of Barnabas. The sin was dishonest
dealing with the Holy Spirit. The judgment was swift and terrible...
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Gamaliel's Counsel
Peter's words accusing the council of murdering Jesus enraged them to
the point of being prepared to murder the apostles as well.
But they could take no such action without the sup...
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DIVINE INTERVENTION
33-42. Now they reach a grand culmination. The Preachers in charge and
the official board are signally defeated, _“cut through,”_ so they
are counseling to kill the apostles. They...
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Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which
is the sect of the Sadducees), and were filled with indignation, (18)
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the co...
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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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Alas! evil shews itself there also (Chapter 5). If the mighty Spirit
of God is there, the flesh also is there. There are some who wished to
have the credit of devotedness which the Holy Ghost produces...
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AFTER THIS MAN ROSE UP, JUDAS OF GALILEE,.... Of whom Josephus thus
says k:
"there was a man of Galilee, by name Judas, who led his countrymen
into rebellion, declaring it an evil, should they suffer...
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After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and
drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, _even_ as
many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
Ver. 37. _Rose up Juda...
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_Then stood up one in the council, a Pharisee_ And as such believing
the immortality of the soul and the resurrection; _named Gamaliel_ He
is said to have been the son of good old Simeon, mentioned Lu...
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DAYS OF THE TAXING; the taxing of the Jews by the Roman government.
DREW AWAY MUCH PEOPLE; he contended that the taxing of Jews by a
heathen government was unlawful, and many followed him....
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The counsel of Gamaliel:...
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AFTER THIS MAN ROSE UP JUDAS OF GALILEE IN THE DAYS OF THE TAXING, AND
DREW AWAY MUCH PEOPLE AFTER HIM; HE ALSO PERISHED, AND ALL, EVEN AS
MANY AS OBEYED HIM, WERE DISPERSED.
The address of Peter, in...
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Where God is working, however, the opposition of Satan soon becomes
apparent. The evil begins (as evil always does) in an underhand
manner, but is quickly exposed by God. Ananias and Sapphira certainl...
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AFTER THIS MAN, JUDAS OF GALILEE ROSE UP IN THE DAYS OF THE CENSUS,
AND DREW AWAY MANY PEOPLE AFTER HIM. HE ALSO PERISHED, AND ALL WHO
OBEYED HIM WERE DISPERSED.
1. Judas of Galilee -
1. In the days...
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After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the enrolment,
and drew away some of the people after him: he also perished; and all,
as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.
'JUDAS OF GA...
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34-42 The Lord still has all hearts in his hands, and sometimes
directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the
persecutors. Common sense tells us to be cautious, while experience
and...
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JUDAS OF GALILEE; whether this was the same Judas who was called
Gaulonite, from the place of his birth, a town in or near Galilee, and
Galileus, from the province itself in which he was born, it is n...
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Acts 5:37 After G3326 man G5126 Judas G2455 Galilee G1057 up G450
(G5627) in G1722 days G2250 census...
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“For before these days rose up Theudas, giving himself out to be
somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined
themselves, who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were
dispersed...
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THE THIRD ARREST AND SECOND APPEARANCE BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN (5:26-40).
Having previously receive their official warning not to preach in the
name of Jesus the second appearance before the tribunal was...
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Acts 5:37. AFTER THIS MAN AROSE. These words determine pretty closely
the date of the failure of the pretensions of Theudas. The attempted
rising of Judas of Galilee, related in this verse, was a well...
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OF THE ENROLMENT
(της απογραφης). Described by Josephus (_Ant_. XV. 1, 1).
The same word used by Luke of the first enrolment started by Augustus
B.C. 8 to 6 (Luke 2:2). See the discussion on Luke 2:...
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CONTENTS: Sin and death of Ananias and Sapphira. The second
persecution and answer of apostles to their persecutors. Warning of
Gamaliel. Apostles beaten.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Ananias, Sapph...
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Acts 5:3. _Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the
Holy Ghost._ These words not only indicate that Ananias was a minister
of the word, but that he for once had yielded his heart to th...
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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO. Good advice! (1) Think! (2)
Impostors will fail. (3) You cannot defeat God! [Theudas and Judas
were well known to the Council, but we cannot accurately identify
th...
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_When they heard that they were cut to the heart._
CUT TO THE HEART
The strict meaning of the verb describes the action of a saw, as in
Hebrews 11:37. Used figuratively, it seems to imply a more lace...
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_Before these days rose up Theudas._
THEUDAS: AN ANCIENT PERSONAGE WITH MODERN LESSONS
Who Theudas was I do not know, and have carefully refrained from
inquiring. Biographical details are of small im...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 5:36 Gamaliel cited two examples of failed
movements. The first was a revolutionary named THEUDAS, and the second
JUDAS THE GALILEAN, who is said to have come “after him.” Judas
the...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 5:33. CUT TO THE HEART.—Lit. _sawn asunder_, torn in pieces,
_sc_. in their hearts. Compare Acts 7:54—a much stronger expression
than that used in Acts 4:2 or...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 5:1
ANANIAS (Ἀνανίας) In Nehemiah 3:23 the Hebrew name
היָנְנַעֲ (God covers or protects) is thus rendered in the
LXX. But the name occurs nowhere else. The very common name
היָנְנ...
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Chapter 5, the book of Acts.
At the end of the fourth chapter we have the second mention of the
early pure communism that was practiced in the first church. Where
those who had possessions sold them,...
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Job 20:5; Luke 13:1; Luke 13:2; Luke 2:1; Matthew 26:52;...
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Obeyed. Note the word for obeyed [ε π ε ι θ ο ν τ ο],
implying the persuasive power of Theudas' boasting. See on ver. 29.
Taxing [α π ο γ ρ α φ η ς]. See on Luke 2:1; Luke 2:2.
Much people. The best...
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Does Luke make a mistake concerning Theudas and Judas?
PROBLEM: In Acts, a Pharisee named Gamaliel makes mention of a Theudas
and Judas of Galilee. Yet, the 1st century Jewish historian Josephus
also...