Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Acts 2:1
The Day of Pentecost
SUMMARY OF ACTS 2: The Disciples Gathered Together. The Baptism of the
Spirit. The Apostles Speak as the Spirit Gives Utterance. The Gospel
Heard in Many Tongues. The Theory of the Scoffers. Peter's Sermon.
The Prophecy of Joel Fulfilled. Christ and the Resurrection
Preached. The Jews Convicted of Crucifying the Lord. The Inquiry of
Convicted Sinners. Peter's Reply. Three Thousand Baptized.
Continuing in the Apostles' Doctrine. The Progress of the Church.
When the day of Pentecost was fully come. The entire period between
it and the passover, the waiting period of the disciples, was filled
full. Pentecost, one of the three great annual festivals of the Jews,
lasted only one day, was on the fiftieth day from the morrow after the
passover Sabbath (Leviticus 23:15-22). The Savior, crucified on Friday,
was in the tomb on the passover Sabbath, and rose on Sunday, the day
from whence the count began. The Sunday following would be the eighth
day, and the fiftieth day would fall on Sunday, the first day of the
eighth week. Hence, the ancient church observed Pentecost on the first
day of the week. For fuller discussion, see Meyer, Howson and Milligan
on this passage. All agree that Pentecost come on Sunday. Pentecost
was the feast of the grain harvest, and was also held by the Jews to be
the anniversary of the giving of the law (Exodus 23:16 34:22,23).
They were all . . . in one place. Not only the apostles, but the
hundred and twenty disciples. They probably had an intimation that the
promised day had come.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 16:28
Acts 2:1
Titus 3:6
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