Who was Peter preaching to on the Day of Pentecost, and what did he rehearse?
On the Day of Pentecost, Peter was preaching to the nation of Israel. He rehearsed that they had crucified their Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, who was delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, and that they had taken and crucified and slain Him.
Les explains from Acts chapter 2 that Peter is preaching on the Day of Pentecost, and he is preaching to the nation of Israel. Peter is rehearsing the fact that they had crucified their Messiah. But Les says that is not so much the point he wants to get from the verse. The greater point is that God has had a plan for the ages from eternity past. In Acts 2:23, speaking of Jesus of Nazareth whom they had crucified, Peter says He was delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, and they had taken and crucified and slain Him. Les uses this to show that the Triune God in eternity past determined this plan, and in His foreknowledge He could see every detail of it coming down through history.
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What miracle happened when Peter spoke on the day of Pentecost?
On the day of Pentecost, Peter, speaking through the power of the Holy Spirit, was heard by Jews from every language or dialect, each in his or her own language, and this was the miracle.