When did God's determinate counsel and foreknowledge in Acts 2:23 take place?
God's determinate counsel and foreknowledge took place in eternity past, before anything was ever called into being, when there was still nothing. The triune God counseled together and, in a counseled agreement, set everything in motion, including creation and the delivering of Christ.
Les explains that Acts 2:23 points back to a counsel within the Godhead in eternity past. Peter, preaching on Pentecost, said Christ was delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. Before anything was called into being, when there was still nothing, the triune God had a counsel and counseled with one another. They did not need lengthy deliberation, yet the Trinity came together and in a counseled agreement set everything in motion, agreeing to create the universe and place one little planet in the midst of it.
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
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What is the determinate counsel of God in Acts 2:23?
The determinate counsel of God is the Trinity's pre-creation consultation and agreement about how fallen man would be redeemed.