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Prophets as Faithful Students
Commentators explain that the Old Testament prophets were not passive channels for God's word. They actively "searched" and "inquired" into the very prophecies the Spirit gave them. They knew they were speaking of a future Messiah and salvation, but they longed to understand the specific timing and details, much like we study their writings today.
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1 Peter
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Peter 1:11
18th Century
Theologian
Searching what. That is, examining their own predictions with care, to ascertain what they meant. They studied them as we do the predictio…
AT Robertson
On 1 Peter 1:11
Searching (εραυνωντες). Present active participle of εραυναω, late form for older ερευναω (both in the papyri), uncompounded verb …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Peter 1:11
19th Century
Bishop
Searching. This further explains the “inquired and searched” mentioned above; it specifies the object of the inquiry. They knew th…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Peter 1:11–12
19th Century
Preacher
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Chris…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Peter 1:11
This salvation was the subject of the OT prophecies of the messianic sufferings and glories. The prophets not only spoke to the situation of their …
John Calvin
On 1 Peter 1:11
16th Century
Theologian
And what they inquired is pointed out when he adds, Searching what, or what manner of time. There was a difference between the law and the…
John Gill
On 1 Peter 1:11
17th Century
Pastor
Searching what, or what manner of time
The prophets made a very diligent inquiry into the exact time when Christ sho…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Peter 1:10–12
17th Century
Minister
Jesus Christ was the main subject of the prophets' studies. Their inquiry into the sufferings of Christ and the glories that should follow would le…