Acts 5:30

“The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, etc.] Not from the dead, though this was true; but called him to the work and office of a Saviour, inverted him with that office, and sent him to perform that work; so that this refers rather to the incarnation of Christ, in consequence of the ancient council and covenant of grace: and this the apostles attribute to God the Father, under the character of “the God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob”, as in (<440313>Acts 3:13), to show that they did not bring in and worship any strange God; nor introduce any novel doctrine; or speak of any other Saviour or Redeemer, than he whom the God of their fathers had appointed, and who was made known to…”

“Raised up Jesus - This refers to his resurrection. Hanged on a tree - That is, on the “cross,” Galatians 3:13; 1 Peter 2:24; Acts 10:39; Acts 13:29. This is the amount of Peter’s defense. He begins with the great principle Acts 5:29, which they could not gainsay, that God ought to be obeyed rather than man. He then proceeds to state that they were convinced that God had raised up Jesus from the dead, and as they had such decisive evidence of that, and were commanded by the authority of the Lord Jesus to be “witnesses of that,” they were not “at liberty” to be silent. They were bound to obey God rather than the Sanhedrin, and to make known everywhere the fact that the Lord Jesus was risen.…”

“Hath raised up Jesus - Of the seed of David, according to the promises made to our fathers. Acts 5:31”

“5:30-32 We are witnesses of these things: The apostles, as witnesses, were required to testify to what they had seen and heard (see Lev 5:1; cp. Acts 1:8; Matt 28:18-20; Luke 24:44-49; John 20:21).”

“God: Act 3:13-15, Act 22:14; Ch1 12:17, Ch1 29:18; Ezr 7:27; Luk 1:55, Luk 1:72 raised: Act 3:26, Act 13:33 ye slew: Act 2:22-24, Act 2:32, Act 4:10, Act 4:11, Act 10:39, Act 13:28; Gal 3:13; Pe1 2:24 Acts 5:31”