Introducing the book of acts chapter 5 commentary

The first trace of a shade upon the bright form of the young church. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Acts chapter 6 as the number of disciples increased, a conflict began between the hellenistic jews and the hebraic jews. Acts 5 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Acts chapter 5 coffmans commentary of the new testament. And seeing the multitudes, he went up on a mountain, and when he was seated his disciples came to him. This commentary is one of the best for cultural background material for reading acts and has been the first off the shelf for me for several years. This approach stands in contrast to recent texts that concentrate more on literary form, rhetorical criticism, and historical parallelstopics the authors dont minimize, but instead think are better given extended. The purpose of the observation stage is to maintain focus on the text at hand within the normative rules of language, context and logic. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. In the acts of the apostles luke continues the account of christianity begun in the gospel which bears his name. Im not sure exactly which sunday marching into january, but we will do that. So, the christians became stronger in the faith and more people joined the churches daily.

Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. Study acts 5 using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better. The book of acts is unique because it is the only book of church history in the new testament. We learn from this part how the good news about jesus reached europe. Acts introduction scofield reference bible commentary. A full video version is available with scenery from the pacific nw. The events described in acts occurred over a period of about 30 years about a. The context chapters 15 serve as a preface to the book of isaiah, introducing the major themes of the book. He knew that satan was trying to plant sin in the church so that the holy spirit would withdraw his aid, which was essential for the church to be effective in preaching the gospel. Nkjv new king james version rsv revised standard version. This commentary on acts 5 treats the sin of ananias and sapphira. With extensive research and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of actssociological, historical, and theological.

A good study bible we recommend the following features. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. Study guide for acts 5 by david guzik blue letter bible. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 5 and more. We find them clearly evident in every chapter of acts. Going to thessalonica transferred the ministry of the gospel to western civilization. Wright on the book of acts p5 temple, heavenly control. William neil, the acts of the apostles, the new century bible commentary. The sin and punishment of ananias and sapphira, who.

Acts 8 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. May 30, 2011 this is a paraphrase of the kjv of the book of acts and includes text. Wherever the established believer is driven, he carries the knowledge of the gospel, and makes known the preciousness of christ in every. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. This is, as it were, a continuation of that discourse, but with an increase of severity. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles feet. The earliest date for the book of acts is the two year imprisonment which is recorded in acts 28. With extensive and current research from major works written in the last 15 years and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock covers all aspects of the book of actssociological, historical, and theologicalfor a deeper understanding of acts. But the angel of the lord opened the prison doors in spite of all the locks and bars that were upon them, and without giving any alarm to the keepers, or any of the other prisoners. Next chapter of acts the book of acts, chapter 5 we hope that you find the content of the book of acts, chapter 5 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. 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. But a certain man in the previous chapter the historian had given an account of. Never in the book of acts do we find a man who is called a deacon, and never after chapter 6 do we find a man who appears to be an officeholder with deaconlike responsibilities.

The abrupt ending of acts allows for an early date around the time of the events, but could. Other passages must have a relationship with the context at hand, such as a scriptural quotation or reference in the passage at hand. Acts chapter 10 coffmans commentary of the new testament. This chapter is concerned exclusively with the conversion of cornelius, the same event also being under consideration in acts 11. We learn of a shift in meaning right at the beginning, in the very first chapter of. Feb, 20 welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. In the beginning of chapter 5 luke provides an example that showed the church to. In this part, luke describes how the gospel spread through more countries. There are a number of good commentaries on the book of acts. Acts 5 bible commentary matthew henry complete christianity.

Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. Acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament. This is a paraphrase of the kjv of the book of acts and includes text. This was the beginning of spreading the gospel from the continent of asia to the continent of europe. Without the book of acts, our knowledge of the early history of the church would be limited to the small amount provided by the new testament epistles.

May 29, 2012 this commentary is one of the best for cultural background material for reading acts and has been the first off the shelf for me for several years. Wright on the book of acts p3 new creation, temple. An introduction to the new testament focuses on special introduction that is historical questions dealing with authorship, date, sources, purpose, destination, and so forth. The continuity of the new testament with the old testament stands out remarkably in st. Probably among the new christians a kind of holy rivalry had sprung up, every one eager to place his means at the disposal of the apostles olshausen. Study guide for esther 10 chapter recounts the tragic fall of ananias and sapphira acts 5.

Verses 14 though persecution must not drive us from our work, yet it may send us to work elsewhere. The book of acts is a fragmentary, incomplete book. The former group thought that their widows were being treated unfairly because they were not receiving the same amount of food as other widows. Acts 5 commentary albert barnes notes on the whole bible. Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries. The book of job is rightly understood to be a masterpiece of hebrew poetry and western literature. The sin and punishment of ananias and sapphira, who, for lying to the holy ghost, were struck dead at the word of peter, acts 5. Attempts to prove that the office of deacon existed in the early church get no help outside of two pauline passages, yet these leave little doubt that both the office.

Witherington provides some exegetical commentary, although the general reader will have no problem reading the commentary since this is not the main thrust of the book. The value of this book is found in the fact that it is an indepth explanation of the gospel by the converted rabbi, saul of tarsus, called to be an apostle to the gentiles cf. Acts 5 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. David guzik commentary on acts 5 describes how ananias and sapphira hold. Commentary on the book of acts bible study notes and comments by david e. This chapter recounts the tragic fall of ananias and sapphira acts 5. The book of job begins by introducing its central character and the man who perhaps wrote the book by recording his own experiences. Acts 5 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible.

The story of ananias is to the book of acts what the story of achan is to the book. Chapter 10 of the book of acts covers a kaleidoscope of christian teaching in the story of the conve. 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. Acts 5 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary on. For each new testament document, the authors also provide a summary of that books content and discuss the books theological contribution to the overall canon. The following are the five that i have found to be the most helpful. The church was enjoying a time of harmony and a sense of sharing seldom equaled on earth. Without acts, the actions of the early church would be unknown to us except for a few facts we could glean from the writings of paul. In the former treatise he tells what jesus began both to do and teach. Black underlined words match words in the bible text. 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. A verse by verse study guide for the book of proverbs.

Wright on the book of acts p4 temple, new heaven and earth. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. Paul apples summary of jesus teaching on hypocrisy. Then peter in the name of all the apostles, said he does not now give them the titles of honour, which he did before, acts 4. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. The latest date for the book of acts is in the second century writings of the church fathers.

He wrote the gospel according to luke and the book of acts. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter by chapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of acts sociological, historical, and theological. Acts of the apostles chapter five objectives in studying this chapter 1 to examine the sin of ananias and sapphira in lying to the holy spirit 2 to note the amazing signs and wonders that were done by the apostles, in which all were healed 3 to consider the apostles response when government seeks to stifle the preaching of the gospel. The study of acts is a challenge partly because of its length. Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on acts in this latest addition to the acclaimed becnt series. Darrell bock provides a thoroughly evangelical commentary on acts in this volume. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations.

Acts 5 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. The rest were afraid to join the group who held everything in common acts 4. In the conceptual sense we can say that it is still continuing, as it ushers in the church, the ecclesia, the calledout ones, and this is continuing. Study guide for job 1 by david guzik blue letter bible.

Wright on the book of acts p2 israel and gods purpose. Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the sadducees came upon them, being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in jesus the resurrection from the dead. Acts 5 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. Everyone was filled with the holy spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the spirit enabled them. As the first poetic book of the english bible, job introduces the reader to the idea of hebrew poetry, which involves the repetition and combination of ideas more than sounds. The author, date, and place of the book of job are all uncertain. Chapter 1 introduced the prophet and his enterprise 1. Lukes devoting so much space to the narrative of a single conversion indicates the importance of it. This chilling account of the sudden deaths of ananias hebrew, the lord is gracious and sapphira aramaic, beautiful makes us face the fact that god deals with sin, especially church members deceit and lack of integrity. But a certain man named ananias, with sapphira his wife, sold a possession. It traces the first decades in the history of the church after the resurrection of christ, focusing in particular on the work of peter and paul. We will after the first of the year actually begin a verse by verse study of the book of acts.