Acts 2 - Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Bible Study & Commentary

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A.M. 4037. A.D. 33.

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(1,) The day of pentecost being come, and the apostles and other disciples assembled, the Holy Spirit descends on them with the sound as of a mighty wind, and cloven or distinct tongues, as of fire, rest upon each of them, an emblem of the gift of tongues now conferred on them, Acts 2:1-4 .

(2,) Multitudes of people, now collected at Jerusalem from different countries, come together on the occasion, and are astonished to hear the apostles, whom they understood to be Galileans, declare the works of God in their respective languages, Acts 2:5-12 .

(3,) Some deride, and are confuted by Peter, who shows that this was the effusion of the Spirit promised by Joel, and now bestowed in consequence of the death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ, Acts 2:13-36 .

(4,) By his sermon three thousand are convinced of the truth, converted to Christ, and united to the gospel church, Acts 2:37-41 .

(5,) These converts continue steadfast in the faith, and are remarkable for their piety and mutual affection, through which, and the many miracles of the apostles, a further increase of the church is produced, Acts 2:42-47 .

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments

One of the most eminent of the early Methodist ministers in England, Joseph Benson was born at Melmerby, in Cumberland, Jan. 25, 1748. At sixteen he became a Methodist and was converted. In 1766 Mr. Wesley appointed him classical master at Kingswood School. He devoted himself closely to philosophy and theology, studying constantly and zealously.Joseph Benson became a Methodist circuit rider in 1771. A close associate of Wesley, he was chosen to be a member of the Legal One Hundred who governed the Conference at Wesley's death and he was president of the Conference two times. As one of post-Wesley Methodism's most popular preachers, he sometimes addressed crowds of over twenty thousand. Wesley established an extensive organization, including the circuit riding system and a media or press to showcase books, pamphlets, and a monthly magazine. After the death of John Wesley, Joseph Benson took over the Methodist/Wesleyan movement and the organization that Wesley created.During the Bristol dispute of 1794 he led the conservative Church Methodists and was against moves which suggested that the Methodists were breaking ties with the Church of England; he was one of the last leaders to contend for the methods and philosophy of eighteenth-century Wesleyan Methodism. The circulation of The Methodist Magazine rose from ten thousand to twenty-four thousand per issue on his watch, and it was one of the most widely read periodicals in pre-Victorian England. He was an able writer, serving as apologist against Joseph Priestley, as biographer of John Fletcher, and as author of a multi-volume commentary on the Bible.Benson was influential in Methodism, and through the press, especially the magazine, he was able to extend his influence to non-Methodists as well. He and other Methodist leaders, through preaching and publication, disseminated their conservative social and political credo and may be credited in part with creating a climate in which the seeds of Victorianism could thrive.... Show more

One of the most eminent of the early Methodist ministers in England, Joseph Benson was born at Melmerby, in Cumberland, Jan. 25, 1748. At sixteen he became a Methodist and was converted. In 1766 Mr. Wesley appointed him classical master at Kingswood School. He devoted himself closely to philosophy and theology, studying constantly and zealously.... Show more

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