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John Gill's Exposition on Acts 13:33
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, etc.] The natural descendants of them, as Paul and Barnabas, and the Jews in the synagogue, were: in that he hath raised up Jesus again; which may not be understood of his resurrection from the dead, since the promise made, and now fulfilled, has not a single respect to that; but of his being raised up, and sent forth into the world, to be a Saviour and Redeemer, and to sit upon the throne of David, as in (<440230>Acts 2:30 3:26 13:23) of which raising of him up to regal dignity, mention is made in (<190201>Psalm 2:1-12), (<190601>Psalm 6:1-7:17) which is produced as a testimony of it; and the rather this seems to be the sense, since the article of the resurrection of the dead is spoken of in the next verse, as distinct from this; and other passages of Scripture are produced, as speaking of it; though admitting that Christ’s resurrection from the dead is here intended, as the Alexandrian copy reads, what follows is very applicable to it, without any detriment to the doctrine of Christ’s eternal generation and sonship, as will be hereafter made to appear: as it is written in the second psalm: Beza’s most ancient copy, and other very ancient copies, read, “in the first psalm”; for the first and second psalms seem to have been reckoned by the ancient Jews but one psalm, or one section; for so they say f677 ““blessed is the man”, etc. and “why do the Heathen rage”, etc. ayh hçrp adj, are one “parasha”, or section: and they further observe f678, that ``every section that was dear to David, he began it with “blessed”, and ended it with “blessed”; he began with “blessed”, as it is written, (<190101>Psalm 1:1) “blessed is the man”, etc. and he ended it with “blessed”, as it is written, (<190212>Psalm 2:12) “blessed are all they that put their “trust in him”:” though it is elsewhere said f679, “blessed is the man”, etc. ((<190101>Psalm 1:1-6)) “and why do the heathen rage”, etc. ((<190201>Psalm 2:1-12)) are two sections; and “to the chief musician on Muth Labben”, ((<190901>Psalm 9:1-20)) and “why standest thou afar off”, etc. ((<191001>Psalm 10:118)) are two sections.” And Kimchi calls f680 this psalm, as the generality of copies here do, saying, “this psalm is ynçh rwmzmh, “the second psalm.”” And that this psalm belongs to the Messiah, is evident from the mention made of him in (<190202>Psalm 2:2) from the mad counsel, and vain attempts of the kings of the earth against him, (<190201>Psalm 2:1-3). God’s decree and resolution to make and declare him King of Zion, notwithstanding all their efforts upon him, (<190204>Psalm 2:4-6) from his asking and having the Gentiles, and uttermost parts of the earth for his inheritance, which is true of no other, (<190208>Psalm 2:8,9) and especially from that reverence, worship, and adoration, which are to be given to him, and that trust and confidence to be placed in him, (<190210>Psalm 2:10-12) which can by no means agree with David, nor with any mere creature whatever; and as for (<190207>Psalm 2:7) which is here cited, what is said in that is inapplicable even to angels, (<580105>Hebrews 1:5) and much more to David, or any mere man. The whole psalm was, by the ancient Jews, interpreted of the Messiah, as is confessed by some of their later doctors. R. David Kimchi says f681, “there are that interpret it of Gog and Magog, and the Messiah, he is the King Messiah; and so the Rabbins of blessed memory interpret it.” And Jarchi confesses the same, and is s…
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