2:34 “For David did not
ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:
‘The Lord said to my
Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
35 till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”’
36 “Therefore let all
the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you
crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
37 Now when they heard
this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the
apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”
Three times every year the Israelites were to come to the
Temple which at this time was in Jerusalem and had been for centuries. The new
year began for them with the celebration of Passover, celebrating the last
plague in Egypt when the angel of death passed over every home that was covered
by the blood of the Lamb. That same night they left Egypt and bondage never to
return. As a memorial of God's great deliverance He instituted an 8 day feast.
Seven weeks later they were to return to the Temple for Pentecost or the feast
of first fruits (shavuot). This feast was to remind them that all they had was
a gift from God. The third time they came was in the fall of the year for the
feast of tabernacles or feast of booths. At that time everyone lived in
temporary shelters for a week commemorating the 40 year journey in the
wilderness to remind them always that God kept His promise and brought them
into the Promised Land.
Why the review? To make one simple point. Jesus was crucified
at Passover when the city was full of worshippers from all over the world.
These same worshippers have now returned for Pentecost. The men and women
listening to Peter were part of the mob screaming "Crucify Him! Crucify
Him!!!"
Now for the very first time they realize Who He was and what
they participated in. Peter lead by the Spirit of God shows them from their own
sacred writings the undeniable proof. King David was not writing about himself
for he is dead and buried and everyone knows it. The only One who died yet
never saw corruption is Jesus. He alone fulfills all that the prophets spoke
and wrote about.
When they recovered enough to speak their reaction was humble
and direct. "Brethren what do should we do?"
It's too late to fix anything so now what? We'll talk about that tomorrow.
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