Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, etc.--"The whole description is so picturesque and striking that it could only come from an eye-witness" [OLSHAUSEN]. The suddenness, strength, and diffusiveness of the sound strike with deepest awe the whole company, and thus complete their preparation for the heavenly gift. Wind was a familiar emblem of the Spirit (Ezekiel 37:9; John 3:8; John 20:22). But this was not a rush of actual wind. It was only a sound "as of" it.
DESCENT OF THE SPIRIT--THE DISCIPLES SPEAK WITH TONGUES--AMAZEMENT OF THE MULTITUDE. (Acts 2:1-13)
when the day of Pentecost was fully come--The fiftieth from the morrow after the first Passover sabbath (Leviticus 23:15-16).
with one accord--the solemnity of the day, perhaps, unconsciously raising their expectations.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Song of Solomon 2:9
Song of Solomon 4:16
Song of Solomon 6:12
Ezekiel 3:12
Haggai 2:6
Acts 2:1-4
2 Peter 1:21
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