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Believers should embrace the power of the Holy Spirit and be active witnesses for Christ. This summary captures the essence and key points of Jim Staley’s teachings on the Book of Acts from a Hebrew perspective, focusing on the significance of Pentecost, the role of the Holy Spirit, and the call for believers to be active witnesses.
On Shavu’ot, at Mt. Sinai, in Exodus 32, about 3,000 were killed, but on Shavu’ot, at the Temple, in Acts 2, about 3,000 are saved. In conclusion, when studying the New Testament, it is imperative that the Jewish culture and traditions of the people of the New Testament period be taken into consideration when attempting to interpret the text.
Many call this book “the Acts of the Apostles”, but for this study it would be great to get our focus off the Apostles and instead view Acts through the lens of “the Acts of the Holy Spirit”. This is a book that is going to teach us about who He is and what He does. WE WILL BE ADDING NEW CHAPTERS EVERY WEEK.
Lesson 4 - Acts Chapters 1 and 2 Pentecost is the English word for the Greek pentekostes, which means fifty. And pentekostes is the Greek translation used for the Hebrew word Shavuot, which means weeks. If you’ve been around Hebrew Roots or Messianic Jewish teaching for very long, you know that Shavuot is one of the 7 Biblical Feasts as
Acts 1:7-8 CJB 7 He answered, “You don’t need to know the dates or the times; the Father has kept these under his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Ruach HaKodesh comes upon you; you will be my witnesses both in Yerushalayim and in all Y’hudah and Shomron, indeed to the ends of the earth!”
Jan 26, 2019 · The Holy one being referenced is not David but is in fact Jesus. This is a bold step for Peter to take, but the implication makes sense to current readers and the people in Acts 2. As we now know, Jesus rose from the dead and now lives forever. In Acts 2, the people did not fully know this, but Peter was taking this opportunity to prove it to them.
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Jun 4, 2020 · This study is preliminary to a series on the Speeches in the Book of Acts.. It hardly need be said that the Writings (Scriptures) which make up what we call the Old Testament were essential in early Christian thought and practice, and yet one may tend to overlook just how central they were to the earliest proclamation (kerygma) of the “good Message” (Gospel) and the formation of Christian ...
