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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 3:12-26

Peter’s Second Proclamation to the People (3:12-26). As in his first message Peter first refers back to the past, but this time it is to ‘the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob’, the ones who had received from God the promise of blessing (compare Acts 3:25). He wants the people to know that they bring no new god. Jesus’ God is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the One Who delivered His people from Egypt (Exodus 3:6). Then he goes on to describe Jesus as the Servant of God referred to by... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 3:19-21

“Repent you therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ who has been appointed for you, even Jesus, whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, of which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets that have been from of old.” Now comes the familiar call to repent. They must have a change of heart and mind. They must ‘turn again’, turning to... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 3:12-26

Acts 3:12-Ezekiel : . Speech of Peter. Acts 3:12-Nehemiah : . The Facts.— The idea and arrangement of the speech closely resemble that of Acts 2:14-Zephaniah :; it exhibits the style of controversy with the Jews. The hearers are addressed as “ men of Israel” ; appeal is made to their history and beliefs as such. The apostles have not performed the cure by any power of their own nor merited it by their piety; the cure is due to the new act of God which has taken place in the old religion. God... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 3:19

Repent ye therefore, and be converted; this is the true end, use, and application, both of the preceding miracle and sermon, to persuade unto repentance and conversion. That your sins may be blotted out; alluding to the manner of writing upon tables in those times, and not much disagreeing from what is in use amongst us, who write upon paper or parchment. There is a book of remembrance, and a record of all our sins kept: The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 3:20

To remove all evils and miseries from his people; when that Sun shines all clouds and mists are scattered. This refers especially to Christ’s second coming, which is here promised, to encourage us to do good, and to deter us from doing evil; as also to move us to repentance, and to comfort us when penitent. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Acts 3:17-26

CRITICAL REMARKSActs 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, Christ’s death was to be the meritorious cause of forgiveness. When the times of refreshing shall come, should be in order that times or seasons of refreshing may come. These “seasons of refreshing” have... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 3:1-26

Acts 3:0 The Lame Man Healed We are reminded by this incident: I. That there are some things more valuable than money. Peter with his gift of healing was of infinitely greater service to this lame man than if he had possessed the riches of Croesus. The moment wealth becomes an end to be sought simply for its own sake, it ceases to be a blessing. II. That fidelity is the true kindness in the end. Mark how pointedly Peter here addresses the multitude. He charges home upon them, in unmistakable... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 3:12-26

Acts 3:12-26 The speech of Peter may be regarded in four aspects: I. As showing the false method of looking at human affairs. "As though through our own power of holiness we had made this man to walk." II. As showing the true method of regarding the most extraordinary events. "God hath glorified His Son Jesus." III. As showing the only method of setting man right with God. "Repent ye therefore and be converted." IV. As showing the sublime object of Jesus Christ's Incarnation. "To bless you, in... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 3:19

Acts 3:19 , Acts 3:21 The Restitution of All Things will be: I. A clearing away of suffering. Earth shall be restored to its original beauty; its face shall be wiped from tears; its scarred and stained countenance shall be radiant again with a more than Eden loveliness: for it is one of those "all things" which must receive restitution when the heaven which has received Him shall send Jesus back. II. We pass to a thought not less bright, and far more practical, when we say that man, his soul... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Acts 3:19

DISCOURSE: 1744REPENTANCE ENCOURAGEDActs 3:19. Repent and be converted, that your sins may be blotted our, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.REPENTANCE is thought, by many, to be a legal rather than an evangelical duty. But it belongs properly to the Gospel: and our chief encouragements to it are derived from the Gospel. The Forerunner of our Lord, and our Lord himself, exhorted men to it, from the consideration, that “the kingdom of heaven was at hand [Note:... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 3:12-26

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 3:19-21

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 3:12-26

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 3:19

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 3:20

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Acts 3:17-26

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 3:1-26

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 3:12-26

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 3:19

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Acts 3:19

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