Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 2]
"Jesus," but he means the one already called "the Nazarene"
(verse 22) and foretold as the Messiah in Ps 16 and raised
from the dead by God in proof that he is the Messiah (2:24,32),
"this Jesus whom ye crucified" (verse 36). Other terms used of
him in the Acts are the Messiah, verse 31, the one whom God
"anointed" (Ac 10:38), as in Joh 1:41, Jesus Christ (9:34).
In 2:36 God made this Jesus Messiah, in 3:20 the Messiah
Jesus, in 17:3 Jesus is the Messiah, in 18:5 the Messiah is
Jesus, in 24:24 Christ Jesus. {Whereof} (\hou\). Or "of whom."
Either makes sense and both are true. Peter claims the whole 120
as personal witnesses to the fact of the Resurrection of Jesus
from the dead and they are all present as Peter calls them to
witness on the point. In Galilee over 500 had seen the Risen
Christ at one time (1Co 15:6) most of whom were still living
when Paul wrote. Thus the direct evidence for the resurrection of
Jesus piles up in cumulative force.
2:33 {By the right hand of God} (\t•i dexi•i tou theou\). This
translation makes it the instrumental case. The margin has it
"at" instead of "by," that is the locative case. And it will make
sense in the true dative case, "to the right hand of God." These
three cases came to have the same form in Greek. Ro 8:24
furnishes another illustration of like ambiguity (\t•i elpidi\),
saved by hope, in hope, or for hope. Usually it is quite easy to
tell the case when the form is identical. {Exalted}
(\hups•theis\). First aorist passive participle of \hupso•\, to
lift up. Here both the literal and tropical sense occurs. Cf.
Joh 12:32. {The promise of the Holy Spirit} (\t•n epaggelian
tou pneumatos tou hagiou\). The promise mentioned in 1:4 and
now come true, consisting in the Holy Spirit "from the Father"
(\para tou patros\), sent by the Father and by the Son (Joh
15:26; 16:7). See also Ga 3:14. {He hath poured forth}
(\execheen\). Aorist active indicative of \ekche•\ the verb used
by Joel and quoted by Peter already in verses 17,18. Jesus has
fulfilled his promise. {This which ye see and hear} (\touto ho
humeis kai blepete kai akouete\). This includes the sound like
the rushing wind, the tongues like fire on each of them, the
different languages spoken by the 120. "The proof was before
their eyes in this new energy from heaven" (Furneaux), a
culminating demonstration that Jesus was the Messiah.
2:34 {Ascended not} (\ou--aneb•\). It is more emphatic than that:
For not David ascended into the heavens. Peter quotes Ps 110:1
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