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Hechos 26:7
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que nuestras doce tribus esperan alcanzar al servir fielmente a Dios noche y día. Y por esta esperanza, oh rey, soy acusado por los judíos.
promesa a la cual nuestras doce tribus, sirviendo constantemente de da y de noche, esperan han de llegar. Por esta esperanza, oh rey Agripa, soy acusado por los judos.
a la cual promesa nuestras doce tribus, sirviendo constantemente de da y de noche, esperan que han de llegar. Por esta esperanza, oh rey Agripa, soy acusado de los judos.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
our: Ezra 6:17, Ezra 8:35, Matthew 19:28, Luke 22:30, James 1:1, Revelation 7:4-8
instantly: Acts 20:31, Psalms 134:1, Psalms 134:2, Psalms 135:2, Luke 2:36, Luke 2:37, 1 Thessalonians 3:10, 1 Timothy 5:5
day and night: Gr. night and day
hope: Luke 2:25, Luke 2:38, Luke 7:19, Luke 7:20, Philippians 3:11
For: Acts 26:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:28 - every one Exodus 29:39 - in the morning Leviticus 24:5 - General Acts 24:15 - have Acts 28:20 - for the Colossians 1:5 - the hope Revelation 21:12 - and names
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Unto which promise,.... Of the Messiah, and salvation by him; and of the resurrection of the dead and eternal glory, as following upon it:
our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night hope to come; and enjoy the Messiah, and all blessings along with him; and the happy state of the resurrection and eternal life: the people of Israel were distinguished into twelve tribes, according to the names of the twelve patriarchs, the sons of Jacob; and though ten of the tribes had been carried captive, and had not returned as tribes, yet there were many of the several tribes, who either were left in the land, or returned along with the two tribes, and were mixed with them: and this way of speaking here used by Paul, and also by James, James 1:1 is justified by Jewish writers: the Misnic doctors say c,
"the twelve tribes bring twelve heifers, and for idolatry they bring twelve heifers and twelve goats:''
compare with this Ezra 6:17, yea, they say d
""twelve tribes" are called, קהל, "a congregation", eleven tribes are not called a congregation.''
This suggests a reason of the apostle's use of this phrase, for he here represents the Israelites as a worshipping assembly, serving God continually, night and day, as they were by their representatives, the priests and stationary men in the temple; and that with intenseness, ardour, and fervency, as the word rendered "instantly" signifies being in a longing and earnest expectation of the coming of the Messiah, and of his world to come, and of the resurrection of the dead, and a future state of happiness.
For which hope's sake, King Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews: for preaching that the Messiah, the twelve tribes hope for, is already come and that there is salvation in him, and in no other, and that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both just and unjust; and that there is another world and state after this, in which men will be happy and miserable; and these were the charges and accusations, or the sum of what were exhibited against him.
c Misn. Horayot, c. 1. sect. 5. d T. Bab. Horayot, fol. 5. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Unto which promise - To the fulfillment of which promise they hope to come; that is, they hope and believe that the promise will be fulfilled, and that they will partake of its benefits.
Our twelve tribes - This was the name by which the Jews were designated. The ancient Jewish nation had hoped to come to that promise; it had been the hope and expectation of the nation. Long before the coming of the Messiah, ten of the twelve tribes had been carried captive to Assyria, and had not returned, leaving but the two tribes of Benjamin and Judah. But the name, “the twelve tribes,” as used to designate the Jewish people, would be still retained. Compare James 1:1. Paul here says that the hope referred to had been that of the Jewish nation. Except the comparatively small portion of the nation, the Sadducees, the great mass of the nation had held to the doctrine of a future state. This Agrippa would know well.
Instantly - Constantly; with intensity ἐν en ἐκτένεια ekteneia; with zeal. This was true, for, amidst all the sins of the nation, they observed with punctuality and zeal the outward forms of the worship of God.
Serving God - In the ordinances and observances of the temple. As a nation they did not serve him in their hearts, but they kept up the outward forms of religious worship.
Day and night - With unwearied zeal; with constancy and ardor, Luke 2:37. The ordinary Jewish services and sacrifices were in the morning and evening, and might be said to be performed day and night. Some of their services, as the Paschal supper, were prolonged usually until late at night. The main idea is, that they kept up the worship of God with constant and untiring zeal and devotion.
For which hope’s sake - On account of my cherishing this hope in common with the great mass of my countrymen. See Acts 23:6. If Paul could convince Agrippa that the main point of his offence was what had been the common belief of his countrymen, it would show to his satisfaction that he was innocent. And on this ground he put his defense - that he held only what the mass of the nation had believed, and that he maintained this in the only consistent and defensible manner that God had, in fact, raised up the Messiah, and had thus given assurance that the dead would rise.
