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The healing of the paralytic at the Gate Beautiful. 1. ( Acts 3:1-3) The request of the paralyzed beggar. Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from ...
Richard Pervo connects another symbolic meaning with the Acts 3:8 allusion to the Isaiah 35:6 prophecy of the day in which “the lame man [shall] leap as an hart,” noting that this prophecy of the restoration of Israel would be reinforced by the observation that the man had been disabled for at least forty years (see Acts 4:22).
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- (11-12) Introduction: Why Do You Think We Have Done Something Great?
- (13-15) Peter Preaches Jesus.
- (16) How The Man Was healed.
- (17-18) Explaining The Sufferings of Jesus.
- (19-21) Peter Calls Them to repentance.
- (22-26) Peter Warns of The Danger of Rejecting Jesus.
Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed. So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?” a. H...
“The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which ...
And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. a. And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong: Peter said that it was in the name of Jesus that this man has been made whole. This me...
Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers. But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.” a. Yet now, brethren: Though Peter spoke boldly to them about their sin, he didn’t hate them. He didn’t say, “Yet now, you filthy disgusting wret...
“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the worl...
“For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow,...
Nov 28, 2021 · 1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. (Acts 3 ESV)
- We are not told. All we can assume is that the man was like all during the entire ministry of Jesus coming and going from the temple. That is, depi...
- In my view when it says that the man was over fourty years of age with blindness, it possibly tells us that even in an advanced age, he could be he...
- For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.What does Acts 4:22 mean by referring to the age of the man that was healed? The a...
- To get the answer, it's necessary to go back to Acts 3:1 and read through to verse 11. There's too much to copy here, so in summary this was Peter...
- Providing the man's age functions to add two elements to the miracle. Magnify the nature of the miracle. Add symbolic meaning to the miracle. Magni...
- What does Acts 4:22 mean by referring to the age of the man that was healed? As OzzieOzzie's answer points out, the man was "lame from birth". (Act...
- I am wondering the same thing, so I have no absolute knowledge, but a thought I had was that 40 is a common number when there has something to do w...
- Is it possible that the statement of 'about 40 years' has to do with the possibility that for 40 years other means of trying to heal him had been t...
Acts 3:1-10 meaning. Peter and John encounter a lame beggar in the temple courtyard. He asks them for money, but instead of giving him silver or gold, Peter heals the man of his disability in the name of Jesus. The man leaps about and follows Peter and John, praising God. Nearby crowds see this miracle. Now Peter and John were going up to the ...
Explore the transformative tale where Peter heals a Lame Beggar, revealing the power of faith and resilience. Uncover the symbolic meanings and lessons learned from this biblical narrative. Understand the significance of community, compassion, and gratitude in effecting positive change.
And what Peter decides to do is say, quite boldly, “What you just saw is the person you killed (Jesus) healing this lame man.” In doing this, Peter certainly understood that he was putting himself at risk, but courageously proceeded. Peter was often bold, and every strength is also a weakness. It all depends on how the strength is applied.
