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Little wonder, then, that the healed man was ready not only to walk but to leap. He at once entered the temple with Peter and John and there continued his leaping, all the while giving praise to God. He, real ized that it was the Lord, and not the men, who had healed him, and to the Lord he gave his praise (v. 8). And all the peo ple “saw him walking and praising God” (v. 9). The people knew at once that there was evidence of miraculous visitation of the living God in their midst, and “they were filled with wonder and amazement” (v. 10). III. T he O utcome of the H ealing (4:8-12). ‘ The healing of this man had given Peter the opportunity to preach to the people.
His preaching had aroused the anger of the leaders o f the nation, and they had ordered the’ apostles arrested and placed in jail for that night. In the morning, the two apostles were brought forth for ex amination. This gave Peter the opportun ity to bear testimony once more to the na tion as represented in these leaders. Peter stood before them as the one accused, but he quickly became the accuser. He was “filled with the Holy Ghost,” and hence he spoke with boldness, self-possession, intel ligence, confidence, and power. His testimony concerned the fact of the death o f Christ, and he boldly charged these leaders with that death. He de clared, moreover, that although they had slain Jesus, God had raised Him from the
dead, and it was in the name of the cruci fied and risen Christ of Nazareth that the lame man had been healed and enabled to stand in their midst (v. 10). The Messiah of the Jews had been slain (cf. Acts 2:22; John 16:9-11). The One whom the nation had denied had been recognized and ac knowledged by God (Rom. 1 :4). And His presence and power were seen in the healed man. Finally, Peter made the crowning charge that this Jesus whom the people o f Israel had crucified—“the stone which was set at nought o f you builders” —had become the “head of the corner” (v. m j After thus accusing the people, Peter uttered the memorable words: “Neither is there salvation in any other” (v. 12). Sal vation could come only by Christ Jesus— not by religion, or education, or philoso phy, or in any other way. Only through the One whom Israel had rejected, whom God had received and acknowledged, could salvation be received. But that One was even then present, and was ready to for give their sins and to save them—even as He had healed the lame man, at once and forever, if they would receive Him. But as the sequel shows, the listeners spurned the offer and went on in their unbelief. Points and Problems 1. The teacher should read Acts 2:43 as an introduction to this week’s lesson. “Many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.” Out o f these “wonders and signs,” Luke selects one which is outstand ing for two reasons: First, because o f its public and irrefutable character; second, because it became the immediate antece dent and occasion o f the first persecution of the newly born church. 2., “ Peter and John went up together into the temple” (v. 1). The Greek verb is, an imperfect which should be rendered, "were going up .” That is, they were on the way into the temple when the lame man stopped them. The actual entrance into the temple is in verse 8. 3. “In the name o f Jesus Christ . . . rise up and walk” (v. 6). This formula is not the same as found in the great baptismal formula (Matt. 28:19). It means “by the authority of.” And the student should notice that it was not the name o f God, but the name o f Jesus, that got the apostles into trouble (4:17). The name o f our blessed Lord is still an offense to the world. 4. Verse 7 has three Greek words which were very commonly used by medical men o f that age, a remarkable trace, of the hand of a physician, which Luke was by occupation. The words are "feet,” "ankle bones," and "received strength." 5. “And they knew that it was he.” The American Revised Version translates it, “ They took knowledge of him, that it was he.” The Greek verb is epignosko, which refers to a knowing which is thorough. There was no chance o f mistaken identity; all the people recognized the healed man as the man who was well-known to them, the lame beggar. Thus the miracle was established as a public event which no one could deny (Acts 4:16). Golden Text Illustration Dwight L. Moody was preaching to a great crowd. . . . He was thinking more about the content o f his message and o f its effect upon the hearts o f men than about the precise literary form of it. There was a certain fastidious gentleman sitting on the platform that night, and at the close of the service he went to Mr. Moody and said, “ By the way, I noticed that you made
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