Jews because he is placing their history, your history in salvation
history, demonstrating how Jesus would then come as the son of
David. In verses 23-25,
From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God
has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, after John had proclaimed
before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people
of Israel. And while John was completing his course, he kept
saying, “But what do you suppose that I am?
I am not he, but behold One is coming after me, the sandals of
whose feet I am not worthy to untie.”
Brethren, sons of Abraham’s family and those among you who
fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.
Look at verse 32: “And we preach to you the good news of the
promise made to the fathers.” There is good news in the promise
made to the fathers. The promise made to the fathers wasn’t
nullified. And the promise to the fathers was not in vain. The
promise to the fathers was not empty, and the promise to the
fathers does not wait! Paul says, “The Messiah has come and
Jesus Christ is He. That God has fulfilled this promise to our
children in that he raised Jesus as it also is written in the second
Psalm, ‘You are My Son, today I have begotten you.’” Verse 38
says, “Therefore, let it be known to you, brethren, that through
him” that is, through the Christ, “forgiveness of sins is proclaimed
to you and through Him everyone who believes is free from
all things, from which you cannot be freed through the law of
Moses.” Paul’s candor here is so powerful.
And if there was a confrontation in Acts chapter 2, it has
intensified greatly by the time we come to Acts chapter 13. Much
has happened. There has already been the turn of the Temple
authorities and the chief priests against Peter and John and
against the disciples. The apostles have already been hauled in
and interrogated and they say, “Do what you wish; we are going
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