On what ground is Peter speaking in Acts 3?
Peter speaks on covenant ground—the covenant God made with the fathers and Abraham. He addresses the Jewish crowd as children of the prophets and of the covenant, because all prophecy was directed to Israel. Through Abraham's seed and the nation of Israel, all kindreds of the earth would be blessed.
Les explains that Peter is still speaking to a Jewish crowd and quotes the prophets from Samuel onward, saying they foretold the crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and coming of the Holy Spirit. Peter calls them children of the prophets and of the covenant God made with the fathers when He told Abraham that in his seed all kindreds of the earth would be blessed. Les emphasizes that all prophecy was directed to the nation of Israel, which was to receive the Redeemer, Messiah, King, and Kingdom, and that through Israel God would gather the Gentiles. So Peter stands on covenant ground, on the same basis as everything since Abraham.
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
More Questions
What covenant made with the fathers is Peter referring to in Acts 3:25?
The covenant God made with the fathers that Peter refers to is the promise spoken to Abraham, "in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed."
In Acts 3:25, who is Peter addressing and why does he call them children of the prophets and of the covenant?
In verse 25, Peter is addressing Jews, telling them they are children of the prophets and of the covenant God made with the fathers, the covenant spoken to Abraham.