Who was God dealing with in Acts chapter 2?
God was dealing with Israel in Acts chapter 2. At Pentecost, Peter addressed all the house of Israel, declaring that God had made the same Jesus whom they crucified both Lord and Christ. The context explains that this was still God's dealing with Israel, not yet the broader Gentile outreach.
The speaker explains that Acts chapter 2 is still God dealing with Israel. He traces how Christ came to the nation of Israel as their Messiah, how they rejected Him, and how Israel continued to reject in the early Acts. Then God raised up another apostle and sent him to the Gentiles with the Gospel of the grace of God. But at Pentecost, in Acts 2:36, Peter says, let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God hath made that same Jesus whom you crucified, Lord and Christ. So He is dealing with Israel.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
More Questions
Who was Peter speaking to in Acts 2:36?
When Peter says 'all the house of Israel' in Acts 2:36, he is speaking to Jews, not to Gentiles.
To whom did Peter address his message in Acts 2:36?
In Acts 2:36, Peter addressed the entire house of Israel, not the Gentiles.
Who is included in Peter's address in Acts 2:36?
In Acts 2:36 Peter is talking to 'all the house of Israel' only, and no one else is included; he is talking to Jews only.
Who are included in the 'whole house of Israel' in Acts 2?
The 'whole house of Israel' that Peter addressed at Pentecost means all 12 or even 13 tribes of Israel—not just Judah and Benjamin, including the two sons of Joseph.