Acts 2:24

“Whom God raised up, etc.] From the dead; for though his life was taken away by men, he was raised to life again by God the Father, to whom the resurrection of Christ is generally ascribed, though not to the exclusion of Christ himself, and the blessed Spirit; and this being what the apostles were witnesses of, and the Jews endeavoured to stifle as much as they could, it being the sign Christ gave them of the truth of his Messiahship; and this being also a fundamental article of the Christian religion, the apostle enlarges upon it: having loosed the pains of death; this may be understood either of what Christ had done for his people by dying for them; he had abolished death; he had took away…”

“was not possible he should be holden of it--Glorious saying! It was indeed impossible that "the Living One" should remain "among the dead" (Luk 24:5); but here, the impossibility seems to refer to the prophetic assurance that He should not see corruption.”

“Whom God hath raised up - This was the main point, in this part of his argument, which Peter wished to establish. He could not but admit that the Messiah had been in an ignominious manner put to death. But he now shows them that God had also raised him up; had thus given his attestation to his doctrine; and had sent down his Spirit according to the promise which the Lord Jesus made before his death. Having loosed the pains of death - The word “loosed,” λύσας lusas, is opposed to bind, and is properly applied to a cord, or to anything which is bound. See Matthew 21:2; Mark 1:7. Hence, it means to free or to liberate, Luke 13:16; 1 Corinthians 7:27. It is used in this sense here; though the…”

“Having loosed the pains of death - The word properly means, the pains of a woman in travail. As it was not possible that he should be held under it - Because the Scripture must needs be fulfilled. Acts 2:25”

“God: Act 2:32, Act 3:15, Act 3:26, Act 10:40, Act 10:41, Act 13:30, Act 13:34, Act 17:31; Mat 27:63; Luke 24:1-53; Joh 2:19-21, Joh 10:18; Rom 4:24, Rom 6:4, Rom 8:11, Rom 8:34, Rom 14:9; Co1 6:14, Co1 15:12; Co2 4:14; Gal 1:1; Eph 1:20; Col 2:12; Th1 1:10; Heb 13:20; Pe1 1:21 loosed: Psa 116:3, Psa 116:4, Psa 116:16 because: Act 1:16; Isa 25:8, Isa 26:19, Isa 53:10; Hos 13:14; Luk 24:46; Joh 10:35, Joh 12:39; Heb 2:14; Rev 1:18 Acts 2:25”