Acts 2:30

"“Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day."

Key Reflection

Peter uses David's death and burial as a reference point to introduce the resurrection of Jesus, emphasizing that just as David experienced physical death, his body interred in a tomb, so too will Christ rise again, highlighting the contrast between the permanent nature of physical death and the hope of eternal life through Christ.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 30. Therefore. As David was dead and buried, it was clear that he could not have referred to himself it. this remarkable declaration. It followed that he must have had reference to some other one. Being a prophet. One who foretold future events. That David was inspired, is clear, 2 Sa 23:2. Many of the prophecies relating to the Messiah are found in the Psalms of David. Ps 22:1, comp. Mt 27:46; Lu 24:44; Ps 22:18, comp. Mt 27:35; Ps 69:21, comp. Mt 27:34,48; Ps 69:26, comp. Ac 1:20. And knowing. Knowing by what God had said to him respecting his posterity. Had sworn with an oath.

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