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Monday 5-27-24 2nd. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Iyar 18 5784 70th. Spring Day
That God the Father had not only constituted and appointed Jesus of Nazareth to be the Messiah, the Lord of lords, and King of kings, and had invested him with that office, power, and authority, but he had made him manifest to be so by the Holy Spirit which he had received, and now poured forth the same, and not another; even him whom they had rejected with so much contempt; whom they had treated in such a scornful and brutish manner; had spit upon, buffeted, and scourged, and at last crucified; and yet, now, even he had all power in heaven, and in earth, given him, and was exalted above every name; that in his name every knee should bow.
Certainly! Acts 2:36 says, “Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” This verse is part of Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost, where he addresses the crowd in Jerusalem. Let’s break it down:
That God the Father had not only constituted and appointed Jesus of Nazareth to be the Messiah, the Lord of lords, and King of kings, and had invested him with that office, power, and authority, but he had made him manifest to be so by the Holy Spirit which he had received, and now poured forth the same, and not another; even him whom they had rejected with so much contempt; whom they had treated in such a scornful and brutish manner; had spit upon, buffeted, and scourged, and at last crucified; and yet, now, even he had all power in heaven, and in earth, given him, and was exalted above every name; that in his name every knee should bow.
Certainly! Acts 2:36 says, “Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” This verse is part of Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost, where he addresses the crowd in Jerusalem. Let’s break it down:
- Jesus as Messiah (Christ): Peter declares that Jesus of Nazareth is the long-awaited Messiah (Christ) sent by God to save the Jewish people. This fulfillment of prophecy is significant because the Jews had been waiting for the promised Messiah for generations.
- The Crucifixion: Peter boldly states that the Jews were responsible for Jesus’s crucifixion. He doesn’t mince words—Jesus, the one they crucified, is the very Messiah they had been anticipating.
- God’s Action: The crucial part of Acts 2:36 lies in the phrase “God has made Him both Lord and Christ.” It doesn’t mean that Jesus was made into something He wasn’t already. Instead, it refers to His status as a man who fulfilled God’s plan. Jesus willingly submitted to the Father’s will, even to the point of death on the cross. God raised Him from the dead, confirming His identity as both Lord (supreme ruler) and Christ (Messiah).
