Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 9:41
41. he gave her his hand, and lifted her up—as his Lord had done to his own mother-in-law ( :-). read more
Acts 9:1-43 Bsb
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 9:42
40-43. Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down—the one in imitation of his Master's way ( :-; and compare 2 Kings 4:33); the other, in striking contrast with it. The kneeling became the lowly servant, but not the Lord Himself, of whom it is never once recorded that he knelt in the performance of a miracle. opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up—The graphic minuteness of detail here imparts to the narrative an air of charming reality. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 9:43
43. with one Simon a tanner—a trade regarded by the Jews as half unclean, and consequently disreputable, from the contact with dead animals and blood which was connected with it. For this reason, even by other nations, it is usually carried on at some distance from towns; accordingly, Simon's house was "by the seaside" ( :-). Peter's lodging there shows him already to some extent above Jewish prejudice. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:1-2
Since Stephen’s martyrdom (cf. Acts 8:3), Saul had been persecuting Jews who had come to believe that Jesus was the Messiah. [Note: See Appendix 1, "Sequence of Paul’s Activities," at the end of these notes.] "The partitive genitive of apeiles [threats] and phonou [murder] means that threatening and slaughter had come to be the very breath that Saul breathed, like a warhorse who sniffed the smell of battle. He breathed on the remaining disciples the murder that he had already breathed in from... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:1-9
Saul’s conversion on the Damascus road 9:1-9"Without question, the story of Saul’s ’conversion’ is one of the most important events, if not the most important event, that Luke records in Acts." [Note: Timothy J. Ralston, "The Theological Significance of Paul’s Conversion," Bibliotheca Sacra 147:586 (April-June 1990):303.] "In this passage we have the most famous conversion story in all history." [Note: Barclay, p. 71. Cf. Neil, p. 125.] "The conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch was in a chariot;... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:1-19
1. Saul’s conversion and calling 9:1-19aLuke recorded the conversion and calling of Saul of Tarsus to demonstrate the supernatural power and sovereign direction of God. Saul’s conversion was one of the most miraculous and significant instances of repentance that took place during the early expansion of the church. His calling to be God’s main missionary to the Gentiles was equally dramatic. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:1-31
C. The mission of Saul 9:1-31The writer focused our attention next on a key figure in the spread of the Christian mission and on significant events in the development of that mission to the Gentiles. Peter’s evangelization of Cornelius (ch. 10) will continue to advance this theme. Luke has given us three portraits of significant individuals in the evangelization of Gentiles: Stephen, Philip, and now, climactically, Saul. He stressed that Saul’s conversion and calling to be an apostle to the... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:3-4
Other passages throw more light on the details of Saul’s blinding vision. It took place about midday when the sun would usually have been shining its brightest (Acts 22:6; Acts 26:13). What blinded Saul was not the sun, however, but a revelation of Jesus Christ (Acts 9:17; Acts 9:27; Acts 22:14; Acts 26:16; 1 Corinthians 9:1; 1 Corinthians 15:8). He saw the same person Stephen had seen as Saul witnessed Stephen dying (Acts 7:55). Jesus spoke to Saul from heaven addressing him by his Jewish name... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:5-6
In what sense did Saul address Jesus as Lord (Gr. kyrios)? It seems from Saul’s reaction to this vision and his descriptions of it later that he realized the person addressing him was God. "Lord" therefore seems to be more than a respectful "Sir." Yet God was Saul’s master already, even before he became a Christian, so he probably addressed the voice as his personal master as well as God. The identity of the voice was not completely clear to Saul. When Stephen had a similar vision, he... read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 9:40
40-43. Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down—the one in imitation of his Master's way ( :-; and compare 2 Kings 4:33); the other, in striking contrast with it. The kneeling became the lowly servant, but not the Lord Himself, of whom it is never once recorded that he knelt in the performance of a miracle. opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up—The graphic minuteness of detail here imparts to the narrative an air of charming reality. read more