David Guzik commentary on Acts 12, where James the apostle dies as a martyr and an angel is sent to set Peter free from prison.

We have here an account of Peter's deliverance out of prison, by which the design of Herod against him was defeated, and his life preserved for further service.

The chapter begins with the first death of an apostle and ends with the death of a Roman territorial king. We also see God's miraculous rescue of Peter. In ...

Study Acts 12 using Matthew Henry's Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning.

Barnabas and Paul made that trip to Jerusalem with relief for the victims of the famine at about the time of the events given in Acts 12, this being in 44 AD.

15 апр. 2023 г. · KJV Acts 12:1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. When did the events in Acts 12 occur?

12 авг. 2020 г. · This commentary on Acts 12 treats Peter's imprisonment and escape, as well as God's judgment on Herod Agrippa.

Who is "Herod the king" (Acts 12:1)? It's Herod Agrippa (also see King Herod and Archelaus). When was "that time" (Acts 12:1) and why did he kill James?

Herod was furious with the people of Tyre and Sidon. But they came to him with a common purpose. They gained the ear of Blastus the king's chamberlain and sued ...

Herod stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church — So wisely did God mix rest and persecution, in due time and measure succeeding each other ...