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David Spoke as a Prophet
Commentators unanimously affirm Peter's point: David was not just expressing personal hope in Psalm 16. As a prophet, he was given a vision of the future. Scholars like Barnes and Robertson explain that God enabled David to foresee and speak specifically about the resurrection of the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 2:31
18th Century
Theologian
He seeing this before... He saw this by the spirit of prophecy. From this it appears that David had distinct views of the great doctrines …
AT Robertson
On Acts 2:31
Foreseeing (προιδων). Second aorist active participle. Did it as a prophet.
Of the Christ (του Χριστου). O…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 2:31
19th Century
Bishop
He seeing this before. . . .—In the vision of the future which St. Peter thus ascribes to David, the king had been led, a…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Acts 2:29–32
19th Century
Preacher
Men and brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us to this day.…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 2:31
Here Peter quotes from Ps 16:8–11 and Ps 110:1 in support of what he has just said about Jesus in v.24. Peter once again uses a principle of the in…
John Gill
On Acts 2:31
17th Century
Pastor
He seeing this before
Or by a spirit of prophecy foreseeing it, that according to God's promise and oath, the Messia…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 2:22–36
17th Century
Minister
From this gift of the Holy Spirit, Peter preaches Jesus to them, and this is the history of Christ. Here is an account of his death and sufferings,…