Arrival and Reception of the Messengers at Joppa, 17-23.

Acts 10:17. While Peter doubted in himself. Again we should give close attention to the coincidence of time. It is manifestly intended that we are to see here the marks of a providential pre-arrangement. The messengers who had been ‘drawing nigh to the city' when the apostle's trance began (Acts 10:9) were now actually at the gate, having inquired their way to the house, where Peter, at the close of the vision, was in anxious perplexity concerning its meaning.

Before the gate. This was the outside door or gate which led, according to the fashion of eastern dwellings in all ages, into the inner court of the house (see Acts 12:13-14).

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