Acts 2:36

“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, etc.] “With certain knowledge”, as the Arabic version renders it; with full assurance of it: this is a case that is plain and clear, a matter of fact that may be depended on; which all the people of Israel, called “the house of Israel”, a phrase frequently used of that people in the Old Testament, which every individual of that body of men might be assured of: that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ; that is, that God the Father had not only constituted and appointed Jesus of Nazareth to be the Messiah, the Lord of lords, and King of kings, and had invested him with that office, power, and…”

“Therefore--that is, to sum up all. let all the house of Israel--for in this first discourse the appeal is formally made to the whole house of Israel, as the then existing Kingdom of God. know assuredly--by indisputable facts, fulfilled predictions, and the seal of the Holy Ghost set upon all. that God hath made--for Peter's object was to show them that, instead of interfering with the arrangements of the God of Israel, these events were His own high movements. this same Jesus, whom ye have crucified--"The sting is at the close" [BENGEL]. To prove to them merely that Jesus was the Messiah might have left them all unchanged in heart. But to convince them that He whom they had crucified had…”

“Therefore let all ... - “Convinced by the prophecies, by our testimony, and by the remarkable scenes exhibited on the day of Pentecost, let all be convinced that the true Messiah has come and has been exalted to heaven.” House of Israel - The word “house” often means “family”: “let all the family of Israel, that is, all the nation of the Jews, know this.” Know assuredly - Be assured, or know without any hesitation or possibility of mistake. This is the sum of his argument or his discourse. He had established the points which he purposed to prove, and he now applies it to his hearers. God hath made - God hath appointed or constituted. See Acts 5:31. That same Jesus - The very person who had…”

“Lord - Jesus, after his exaltation, is constantly meant by this word in the New Testament, unless sometimes where it occurs, in a text quoted from the Old Testament. Acts 2:37”

“all: Jer 2:4, Jer 9:26, Jer 31:31, Jer 33:14; Eze 34:30, Eze 39:25-29; Zac 13:1; Rom 9:3-6 that same: Act 2:22, Act 2:23, Act 4:11, Act 4:12, Act 5:30, Act 5:31, Act 10:36-42; Psa 2:1-8; Mat 28:18-20; Joh 3:35, Joh 3:36, Joh 5:22-29; Rom 14:8-12; Co2 5:10; Th2 1:7-10 Acts 2:37”