1 Peter 1:11

“Searching what, or what manner of time, etc.] The prophets made a very diligent inquiry into the exact time when Christ should come to work out the salvation of his people; to whom it was made known that his coming should be before the sceptre, or tribe of Judah, and all civil government in it, ceased; and before the second temple was destroyed, into which the Messiah, the messenger of the covenant, was to come, as the Lord and proprietor of it; and that it should be seventy weeks, or 490 years, from a date given in (<270924>Daniel 9:24-26) as it was revealed to the Prophet Daniel; who particularly inquired, and diligently searched into this matter, and was eminently a man of desires this…”

“what--Greek, "In reference to what, or what manner of time." What expresses the time absolutely: what was to be the era of Messiah's coming; what manner of time; what events and features should characterize the time of His coming. The "or" implies that some of the prophets, if they could not as individuals discover the exact time, searched into its characteristic features and events. The Greek for "time" is the season, the epoch, the fit time in God's purposes. Spirit of Christ . . . in them-- (Act 16:7, in oldest manuscripts, "the Spirit of Jesus"; Rev 19:10). So JUSTIN MARTYR says, "Jesus was He who appeared and communed with Moses, Abraham, and the other patriarchs." CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA…”

“Searching what - That is, examining their own predictions with care, to ascertain what they meant. They studied them as we do the predictions which others have made; and though the prophets were the medium through which the truth was made known, yet their own predictions became a subject of careful investigation to themselves. The expression used here in the original, rendered “what,” (εἰς τίνα eis tina,) literally, “unto what,” may mean, so far as the Greek is concerned, either “what time,” or “what people,” or “what person;” that is, with reference to what person the prophecies were really uttered. The latter, it seems to me, is the correct interpretation, meaning that they inquired in…”

“Searching what time - What particular period. And what manner of time - By what marks to be distinguished. The glories that were to follow - His sufferings; namely, the glory of his resurrection, ascension, exaltation, and the effusion of his Spirit; the glory of the last judgment, and of his eternal kingdom; and also the glories of his grace in the hearts and lives of Christians. 1 Peter 1:12”

“1:11 They wondered: Much was revealed about the future to the Old Testament prophets, but they did not know precisely when or how the salvation they predicted would come about. • The Greek translated what time could also mean what person. The prophets knew that a Messiah would come and that he would suffer before he was glorified, but they did not know who that Messiah would be.”

“the Spirit: Pe1 3:18, Pe1 3:19; Rom 8:9; Gal 4:6; Pe2 1:21; Rev 19:10 the sufferings: Psa. 22:1-21, 69:1-21, 88:1-18; Isa 52:13, Isa 52:14, Isa 53:1-10; Dan 9:24-26; Zac 13:7; Luk 24:25-27, Luk 24:44 the glory: Gen 3:15, Gen 49:10; Psa 22:22-31, Psa 69:30-36, Psa 110:1-6; Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7, Isa 49:6; Isa 53:11, Isa 53:12; Dan 2:34, Dan 2:35, Dan 2:44, Dan 7:13, Dan 7:14; Zac 8:18-21, Zac 14:9; Joh 12:41; Act 26:22, Act 26:23 1 Peter 1:12”