When the day of pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. Read acts 2 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. This commentary has been through advanced checking. Acts 2 the holy spirit is poured out on the church a. Acts chapter 2 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. And when the day of pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. This holy spirit of god fell on all the 120, male and female, and empowered them to be ministers of god. This great chapter in the bible is one of the most studied, most taught, and often times the most wrongly taught. When the day of pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Acts 2 commentary albert barnes notes on the whole bible. It was the day on which the holy spirit made a unique visit. As the israelites abided by the law, god blessed them. Gods purpose is to get as many people as will come, into the kingdom of god. Acts of the apostles chapter 2 bible study duration.
The initial experience of the filling of the holy spirit. Acts 1 jesus ascends to heaven, a new apostle chosen a. What was the state of the 120 on the day of pentecost. The former account i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach. Between the promise of the messiah even the latest of those promises and his coming many ages intervened. Acts 2 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary by albert barnes, a dedicated student of the bible, continues to be very popular even today. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Acts chapter 2 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Acts 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. The term was first used by christ when he told peter, upon this rock i will build my church matt. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. The presence and working of the holy spirit is the dominating mark of the book of acts.
The day of pentecost being arrived, and the disciples assembled, the holy spirit descended as a mighty rushing wind, and in the likeness of fiery tongues sat upon them. This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. The unity of the spirit felt by the first christians when the.
We all need to answer biblically, in light of the context, what is the meaning of pentecost. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. Jews came to jerusalem from the far reaches of the roman empire to worship god for this oneday event. Acts 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Acts 2 presents the end of the age of the mosaic law and the beginning of the church age.
Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. A better title would be the acts or the workings of the holy spirit, because he is the real main character of the book. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one. Acts 2 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. Study of the book of acts chapter 2 ivy baptist church. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. In the twentieth century pentecost has become a source of confusion, embarrassment or division for christians, even as it has become a curiosity, if not an object of ridicule, for nonchristians. Acts 2 commentary pentecost is a transliteration of the greek word pentekoste from pente five, cf pentateuch first five books and literally means fiftieth, because this feast is to take place annually 50 days after passover. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament.
In the book of acts, the first use of the term church appears in acts 2. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts. The book of acts course a, lesson 2 free bible study. Personal repentance and new life through baptism must lead to a committed group of believers who share their property and wealth, and take care of each other. Acts 2 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 2 in plain english. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand. The events of this chapter begin as the 12 apostles 1. This event is designated in the bible as the day of pentecost acts 2. Acts 2 new international version niv the holy spirit comes at pentecost. Fifty days after the resurrection of jesus christ from death and the grave, and ten days after he ascended up into heaven, a great event took place, the equal of which the world has not witnessed since.
The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Pentecost is used only three times in the nt acts 2. Acts 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. There is something which i forestalled discussing in the opening segments of this series, and that is an exposition of the ancient manuscripts which attest to the antiquity and the content of the book of acts. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. Acts chapter 2 is the beginning of many great things. Verses 5, 6 now there were dwelling at jerusalem jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And the lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Book of acts chapter 2, part 1 christogenea internet radio 050320.