Acts 10:15

“And the voice spake unto him again the second time, etc.] The following words, what God hath cleansed; that is, hath pronounced clean and lawful to be used, as he now had all sorts of food, (<401511>Matthew 15:11, <451414>Romans 14:14, <540404>1 Timothy 4:4). [that] call not thou common; or pronounce it to be unholy or unclean, and unlawful to be used: and the same holds good of men, as well as things; for as hereby the Lord instructed Peter, that there was nothing of itself common, or unclean, and unfit for use; so that no man, not any Gentile, Barbarian, Scythian, or be he who he would, was common or unclean, and his company to be avoided as such. Distinctions both of men and meats were…”

“What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common--The ceremonial distinctions are at an end, and Gentiles, ceremonially separated from the chosen people (Act 10:28), and debarred from that access to God in the visible ordinances of His Church which they enjoyed, are now on a perfect equality with them.”

“What God hath cleansed - What God has pronounced or declared pure. If God has commanded you to do a thing, it is not impure or wrong. Perhaps Peter would suppose that the design of this vision was to instruct him that the distinction between clean and unclean food, as recognized by the Jews, was about to be abolished, Acts 10:17. But the result showed that it had a higher and more important design. It was to show him that they who had been esteemed by the Jews as unclean or profane - the entire Gentile world - might now be admitted to similar privileges with the Jews. That barrier was robe broken down, and the whole world was to be admitted to the same fellowship and privileges in the…”

“What God hath purified - Hath made and declared clean. Nothing but what is clean can come down from heaven. St. Peter well remembered this saying in the council at Jerusalem, Act 15:9. Acts 10:16”

“What: Act 10:28, Act 11:9, Act 15:9, Act 15:20, Act 15:29; Mat 15:11; Rev 14:14-17, Rev 14:20; Co1 10:25; Gal 2:12, Gal 2:13; Ti1 4:3-5; Tit 1:15; Heb 9:9, Heb 9:10 Acts 10:16”