What did Peter say that God granted to Israel in Acts 5?
Peter stated that God granted repentance to Israel and the forgiveness of sins, and that Jesus was to be a Prince and a Savior. This teaching from Acts 5 highlights God's gracious provision for the nation through the risen Christ.
Les explains that Peter's statement in Acts 5 is that God granted repentance to Israel and the forgiveness of sins, and that Jesus was to be a Prince and a Savior. He then connects this to Luke 1, where Zacharias, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesies that God has visited and redeemed His people Israel, raising up a horn of salvation in the house of David. Les notes that 'His people' here refers to Israel, and that the salvation spoken of in that passage is from enemies, not from sins, showing how Scripture fits together like a fine-tuned watch.
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
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Was repentance in Acts 5:31 offered to Israel or to the Gentiles?
The repentance that God gave by exalting Jesus in Acts 5:31 was offered to Israel, not to the Gentiles.