Acts 1

Acts 1  •  1 min. read  •  grade level: 12
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While waiting, according to the commandment, for the promised power from on high, the disciples, under the leading of Peter (constituted chief in the Jewish ministry, Luke 22:3232But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. (Luke 22:32); John 21:1616He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. (John 21:16)), commit it to the Lord to fill up the vacant bishopric of Judas. This was needful, as I shall observe more particularly by-and-by, that the Jewish order of twelve Apostles might stand full and complete; and that this was done with the full intelligence of the mind of God, appears further from this—that the Lord seems at once to undertake what His servants thus commit to Him, for He honors the lot (the Jewish form of discovering the Divine will in such matters, 1 Chron. 24:55Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. (1 Chronicles 24:5); Num. 26:5555Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. (Numbers 26:55); Josh. 19:1010And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid: (Joshua 19:10)), and Matthias is numbered with the eleven Apostles; and the Holy Spirit in the next chapter seems to adopt Matthias in his new office, by falling upon him equally with the rest without any rebuke.