Acts 12:1-25, 2 Corinthians 4:5-7

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 12:1-5

Herod Persecutes the Church at Jerusalem and is Punished by God. Acts 12:1-Lamentations : James beheaded, Peter imprisoned: v. 1. Now about that time Herod the, king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the Church. v. 2. And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. v. 3. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) v. 4. And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 12:6-10

The miraculous deliverance: v. 6. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and the keepers before the door kept the prison. v. 7. And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. v. 8. And the angel said unto him, Gird thy self, and bind on thy sandals. And... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 12:11-16

Peter in the house of Mary: v. 11. And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath sent His angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. v. 12. And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John, whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying. v. 13. And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 12:17-19

Peter leaves Jerusalem: v. 17. But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go show these things unto James and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. v. 18. Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers what was become of Peter. v. 19. And when Herod had sought for him and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 12:20-25

The judgment of God upon Herod: v. 20. And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon; but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's chamberlain, their friend, desired peace, because their country was nourished by the king's country. v. 21. And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. v. 22. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. v. 23. And... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Acts 12:1-25

SECTION VTHE PERSHE EXTENSION OF THE CHECUTION OF THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM BY HEROD, AND THE EXECUTION OF JAMES; PETER IS MIRACULOUSLY DELIVERED FROM PRISON, AND WITHDRAWS FROM JERUSALEM; THE PERSECUTION IS TERMINATED BY A JUDGMENT OF GOD, WHICH OVERTAKES THE PERSECUTORActs 12:01Now [But] about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands1 to vex [maltreat] certain [some] of the church. 2And he killed [caused] James the brother of John [to be executed] with the sword. 3And because he saw... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Acts 12:2

Acts THE MARTYRDOM OF JAMES Act_12:2 . One might have expected more than a clause to be spared to tell the death of a chief man and the first martyr amongst the Apostles. James, as we know, was one of the group of the Apostles who were in especially close connection with Jesus Christ. He is associated in the Gospels with Peter and his brother John, and is always named before John, as if he were the more important of the two, by reason of age or of other circumstances unknown to us. But yet... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Acts 12:5

Acts PETER’S DELIVERANCE FROM PRISON Act_12:5 The narrative of Peter’s miraculous deliverance from prison is full of little vivid touches which can only have come from himself. The whole tone of it reminds us of the Gospel according to St. Mark, which is in like manner stamped with peculiar minuteness and abundance of detail. One remembers that at a late period in the life of the Apostle Paul, Mark and Luke were together with him; and no doubt in those days in Rome, Mark, who had been... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Acts 12:7

Acts THE ANGEL’S TOUCH Act_12:7 , Act_12:23 . The same heavenly agent performs the same action on Peter and on Herod. To the one, his touch brings freedom and the dropping off of his chains; to the other it brings gnawing agonies and a horrible death. These twofold effects of one cause open out wide and solemn thoughts, on which it is well to look. I. The one touch has a twofold effect. So it is always when God’s angels come, or God Himself lays His hand on men. Every manifestation of the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Acts 12:11

Acts ‘SOBER CERTAINTY’ Act_12:11 . Where did Luke get his information of Peter’s thoughts in that hour? This verse sounds like first-hand knowledge. Not impossibly John Mark may have been his informant, for we know that both were in Rome together at a later period. In any case, it is clear that, through whatever channels this piece of minute knowledge reached Luke, it must have come originally from Peter himself. And what a touch of naturalness and evident truth it is! No wonder that the... read more

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