Conversation in the book of acts chapter 5 commentary

Let us listen well to the words of our text, and let us seek to learn what the jerusalem council meant for those in that day, as well as for christians today. And there were dwelling at jerusalem jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 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. And seeing the multitudes, he went up on a mountain, and when he was seated his disciples came to him. If you just had this story in acts 5, without the rest of the bible without everything else god tells us about sin, about temptation, about man it might seem to be unjust. Be ready to get the conversation going with your own response. Bible commentary produced by tow project the deaths of ananias and sapphira acts 5. We can perceive a mixed bag of ananias and sapphiras sins involved in this tragedy. Acts 5 comme tary edited by gle pease ananias and sapphira 1 ow a man named ananias, together with his wife sapphira, also sold a piece of property. Study acts 5 using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better. 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.

With extensive research and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of actssociological, historical, and theological. Retribution is not less a divine act because it comes, through the working of. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. The unity of the spirit felt by the first christians when the. Being assembled together with them namely, at jerusalem, to which place they had gone to prepare themselves for the feast of pentecost, or rather, in obedience to christs command, who, after he had met them in galilee, had appointed them to meet him there, that he might spend his last days on earth in that once holy city, doing this last honour to the place where god had. A good study bible we recommend the following features.

He was actually a descendant of hillel, probably his grandson, 8 and he was the grandfather of another famous rabbi. Adam clarkes bible commentary acts 5 acts 4 acts 6 help fb twitter gr videos gr forums gr youtube. Many will do an evil thing with daring, yet cannot bear to hear of it afterward, or to have it charged upon them. Look at verse 3, and notice peter is directing the question to ananias, but it is about what satan did. I connect the commencement and the close, because i think that the juxtaposition throws great light upon the purpose of the writer, and suggests some very important lessons. You can find the best commentary on acts for you using the tools on the right side. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. Acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament. Acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament kindle edition by bock, darrell l download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. Acts 11 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 11 in plain english.

The two, a married couple, sell a piece of property and publicly give the proceeds to the community. Acts chapter 5 questions for discussion the living. Read acts 5 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. A free bible version and commentary on the book of acts in easyenglish.

Here is a bible study, commentary, and summary of acts chapter five. Ad 50, who counseled the sanhedrin to proceed cautiously. The conversation of paul with festus and agrippa 26. It is against this beautiful backdrop that we come to verse 1 of chapter 5 and are introduced to the first recorded hypocrites in the church, ananias and sapphira. What two people sold a possession and kept back part of the price and lied about it to peter. In this part, luke describes how the gospel spread through more countries. Lukes devoting so much space to the narrative of a single conversion indicates the importance of it. Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. We cannot expect to be redeemed and healed by christ, unless we give up ourselves to be ruled by him. This commentary on acts 5 treats the sin of ananias and sapphira, as well as the second attempt of the sanhedrin to stop the church. 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. They are talking about the great things that god has done. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

A full video version is available with scenery from the pacific nw. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 5 and more. We wouldnt know what had happened if it werent for this book. Commentary on the book of acts bible study notes and comments by david e. But a certain man named ananias, with sapphira his wife, sold a possession. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy.

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. We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. However, neither is there any evidence in scripture that peter was ever in literal babylon see notes on 5.

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. 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 scope of this chapter is to prosecute the exhortation given to israel in the close of the foregoing chapter to prepare to meet their god. The first trace of a shade upon the bright form of the young church. However, they secretly hold back a portion of the money for themselves. It is likely that the book of revelation refers to rome figuratively as babylon in chapters 14, 17, 18. Nkjv new king james version rsv revised standard version. Acts 5 bible commentary matthew henry complete christianity. Acts 5 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. The sin and punishment of ananias and sapphira, who, for lying to the holy ghost, were struck dead at the word of peter. Acts chapter 6 as the number of disciples increased, a conflict began between the hellenistic jews and the hebraic jews. This chapter recounts the tragic fall of ananias and sapphira acts 5.

Acts is a transitional book in the sense that it gives us the record of the way god moved in the minds and hearts of men to found and establish the church and begin its great work in the world today. Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on acts in this latest addition to the acclaimed becnt series. Acts 5 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary on. In the first chapter of the book of acts, the crucified and risen jesus commissions his followers. Acts 5 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of acts chapter 5 in plain english. What affect did the above incident have on the church. This commentary on acts 5 treats the sin of ananias and sapphira, as well. 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. Acts 5 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. Faith takes the saviour in all his offices, who came, not to save us in our sins, but to save us from our sins. So, the christians became stronger in the faith and more people joined the churches daily.

The sin and punishment of ananias and sapphira, who. This is the third account of pauls conversion in acts. Acts 5 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Two successive chapters tell of problems in the church, and both were. Most prominent among disciples of hillel at the time of acts 5 was the same gamaliel, known as gamaliel i died c. The former group thought that their widows were being treated unfairly because they were not receiving the same amount of food as other widows. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. We learn of a shift in meaning right at the beginning, in the very first chapter of. Acts chapter 9 is an historical account, written by luke. The sin and punishment of ananias and sapphira, who, for lying to the holy ghost, were struck dead at the word of peter v.

Pride and desire for acclaim motivated the couple to give a gift but without the honesty or sacrifice exhibited by barnabas and others. Have a group member read the bible passages to be studied aloud. An angel bearing this name informed joseph that the child conceived in mary was immanuel matt. We learn from this part how the good news about jesus reached europe. The hypocrisy of ananias and his wife sapphira, and their awful death, 111.

This is a paraphrase of the kjv of the book of acts and includes text. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament. The church was enjoying a time of harmony and a sense of sharing seldom equaled on earth. The flourishing state of the church, in the power that went along with the preaching of the gospel v. Amos chapter 5 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. Luke, the author of the book of acts thus presents peter and his first church rather. Prejudices deeplyingrained over many centuries had been neutralized during a single conversation about the love of god being poured out on the lost.