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Acts 11:1-21 a Grace Notes course The Acts of the Apostles an expositional study by Warren Doud Lesson 210: Acts 11:1-21 Grace Notes 1705 Aggie Lane, Austin, Texas 78757 Email: [email protected] ACTS, Lesson 210, Acts 11:1-21 Contents Acts 11:1-21 ................................................................................................................. 3 Acts 11:1 .......................................................................................................................... 3 Acts 11:2 .......................................................................................................................... 3 Acts 11:3 .......................................................................................................................... 4 Acts 11:4 .......................................................................................................................... 5 Acts 11:5 .......................................................................................................................... 5 Acts 11:6 .......................................................................................................................... 7 Acts 11:7 .......................................................................................................................... 7 Acts 11:8 .......................................................................................................................... 8 Acts 11:9 .......................................................................................................................... 9 Acts 11:10 ........................................................................................................................ 9 Acts 11:11,12 ................................................................................................................... 9 Acts 11:13 ........................................................................................................................ 9 Acts 11:14 .......................................................................................................................10 Acts 11:15 .......................................................................................................................10 Acts 11:16 .......................................................................................................................10 Acts 11:17 .......................................................................................................................11 Acts 11:18 .......................................................................................................................11 Acts 11:19 .......................................................................................................................13 Acts 11:20 .......................................................................................................................16 Acts 11:21 .......................................................................................................................17 Uncleanness in the Levitical System .......................................................................... 17 The Acts of the Apostles Page 3 ACTS 210, Acts 11:1-21 a Grace Notes study And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem Acts 11:1-21 Soon after leaving Cornelius in Caesarea, Peter Acts 11:1 returned to Jerusalem, where his first task is to 11:1 And the apostles and brethren that report to the other apostles and the church about 1 were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had the whole incident. also received the word of God. (Some manuscripts have an expanded text which apostles and brethren indicates that Peter spent a long time on his way to Jerusalem, although we don’t know how long that The people referred to here are the other 11 was.) apostles and all of the other Christian brethren in the churches of Judea. Topic: Chronology Topic: Jerusalem in Judea (kata thn Ioudian) “throughout all Judea”, probably meaning all of they that were of the circumcision Palestine. There were many churches in the Some commentators interpret the phrase “those region by this time, as the witness was going out who were circumcised” to refer to some separate steadily farther and farther from Jerusalem. party of Judaizers in the Christian church. that the Gentiles had also received the word of Later, in Acts 15:5 Luke will refer to a group of God Christian Pharisees who were insisting on circumcision for Christians; but there is nothing to When the Samaritans were reached for Christ, suggest these people are meant here. during the ministry of Philip, this was certainly good news; but the Samaritans were, at least, half Luke uses this phrase simply to refer to Jewish Jewish. Cornelius, and his family and friends, Christians. In fact, he had used the same phrase in were Roman, not Jewish at all! So this sensational Acts 10:45 to refer to the six Jewish men who news spread like wildfire (given the modes of accompanied Peter to Caesarea. communication in those days: mail and travelers). Topic: Circumcision At this point in the study, you should re-read contended with him chapter 10 and the accompanying notes, to review how this event unfolded. The phrase “contended with him” comes from the Imagine the various kinds of reaction among the same word translated “doubting nothing” in Acts 2 Jewish Christians. 10:20 and 11:12. It means “to make a difference”. When we study the situation on Crete when the This is a word that bears careful study, because we Jewish and Greek Christians were trying to co- want to know as much as we can about the attitude exist in the local churches there (Epistle to Titus), of the men who were questioning Peter. Were we see what the legalistic Judaizers there were these men being confrontational? Were they trying to promote. From Titus 1 and Titus 3 we see severely criticizing Peter because of what he had that some really confrontational Jewish believers done with Cornelius? Or were they open minded, were teaching Jewish fables and traditions. The expressing sincere doubts, asking honest questions situation was so bad that Paul told Titus that he about this extraordinary situation? might have to excommunicate some people, if they Gill says, “They “litigated the point, disputed the would not listen to Titus’s grace teaching. matter with him, and quarreled with him…” Acts 11:2 1 11:2 And when Peter was come up to Baker, Acts 11 Jerusalem, they that were of the 2 circumcision contended with him, Bible Exposition Commentary, Acts 11. The Acts of the Apostles Page 4 ACTS 210, Acts 11:1-21 a Grace Notes study Barnes goes farther: They “disputed; reproved confrontational, they readily accepted Peter’s him; charged him with being in fault.” explanation without any further doubt. And Clarke is the strongest of all: “He is now Acts 11:18 When they heard these things, called to account for his conduct, which they they held their peace, and glorified God, judged to be reprehensible…” saying, Then has God also to the Gentiles But – the definition and common usage of this granted repentance unto life. word does not demand that we take it in these Acts 11:3 strong terms. There is no need to think that the Jewish leaders were reproving Peter or judging 11:3 Saying, You went in to uncircumcised him for some wrongdoing. men, and did eat with them. “contended” is diakrinonto, imp. mid. indic. 3p you went in to uncircumcised men, of diakrinw , used in the following ways in the This is an honest question asked by open-minded New Testament: men. Several commentators state that this is a (1) as evaluating the difference between things contentious issue raised by hard-line Judaizers. discern, distinguish, differentiate. Vincent says that this is an indignant expression. Matt. 16.3, “And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and A. T. Robertson says that the expression is lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern “contemptuous”, and further that “it was the same the face of the sky; but can ye not discern complaint in principle that the Pharisees had made the signs of the times?” against Jesus when he ate with publicans and sinners. (2) as making a distinction between persons by evaluation make a difference, decide Luke 15:1,2, “Then drew near unto him all between, pass judgment on. Acts 15:9, the publicans and sinners to hear him. And the “And put no difference between us and Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This them, purifying their hearts by faith.” man receives sinners, and eats with them.” (3) as a legal technical term for arbitration Yes it is a similar complaint, but not in principle. judge a dispute, settle a difference. The Pharisees hated Christ and were His mortal 1 Cor. 6:5, “I speak to your shame. Is it so, enemies; Peter was being questioned by his close that there is not a wise man among you? friends and colleagues. no, not one that shall be able to judge The Christian leaders are seeking the truth; and between his brethren? when we read about their immediate acceptance of (4) in the aorist tense, the middle sense is Peter’s explanation, in verse 18, we see any idea conveyed with the passive form; of contention drop away. (a) as debating an issue dispute, contend, You can see true contention in passages like Luke argue, Acts 11:2, 15:12, where the Pharisees are in bitter contention (b) as being undecided within oneself with the Lord Jesus over issues like these. doubt, hesitate, waver. James 1:6, “But let NOTE that the Jewish Christians in Jerusalem, him ask in faith, nothing wavering (NAS: even though they have
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