Acts 13 - Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Bible Study & Commentary

Introduction

A.M. 4049. A.D. 45.

In this chapter,

(1,) Paul and Barnabas are solemnly separated to preach the gospel among the Gentiles as well as the Jews, Acts 13:1-3 .

(2,) Beginning at Seleucia, they proceed from thence to Salamis and Paphos, in the isle of Cyprus, preaching the word, Acts 13:4-7 .

(3,) They strike Elymas, the sorcerer, with blindness, and convert Sergius Paulus, the Roman deputy there, Acts 13:8-12 .

(4,) Coming from Cyprus, by Perga in Pamphylia, they arrive at Antioch in Pisidia; where Paul, allowed by the ruler of the synagogue, having given an abstract of the history of their nation, from the deliverance out of Egypt to the time of David, takes occasion from thence to represent the crucified Jesus as risen again and exalted to glory, and as the only person through whom they could be saved, Acts 13:13-41 .

(5,) The substance of this discourse being repeated on the next sabbath, some were converted; but other Jews contradicting and blaspheming, Paul and Barnabas pronounce them obstinate unbelievers, and preached to the Gentiles with great success, Acts 13:42-49 .

(6,) Departing thence, they give solemn testimony against their persecutors, and come to Iconium, Acts 13:50-52 .

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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