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Teaching Summary of Acts 12–13
Teaching Summary of Acts 12–13 🌿 Overall Themes in Acts 12–13 Acts 12 — Herod’s Persecution, Peter’s Rescue, and God’s Judgment 12:1–5 — Herod Attacks the Church 12:6–11 — Peter’s Miraculous Escape 12:12–17 — Peter Visits the Prayer Meeting 12:18–19 … Continue reading
fatal flattery
fatal flattery Acts 12:20-25 (JDV) Acts 12:20 Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. With the same passion they presented themselves before him. After persuading Blastus, who was in charge of the king’s bedroom, they … Continue reading
patience to keep knocking
patience to keep knocking Acts 12:6-19 (JDV) Acts 12:6 When Herod was about to bring him out for trial, that very night Peter, tied up with two chains, is sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the … Continue reading
tears into prayers
tears into prayers Acts 12:1-5 (JDV) Acts 12:1 About that period King Herod forced abusive hands on some who belonged to the congregation, Acts 12:2 and he took James out, John’s brother, using a sword. Acts 12:3 When he saw … Continue reading
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whatever became of…
Acts 12 These stories are amazing, and Luke puts them together in such a way that readers can be carried away in their imagining. They speak of God’s intervention against the “violent hands” of a human ruler. Incidentally, they also … Continue reading
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