What did Peter say his hearers were children of in Acts 3:25?
Peter declared that his hearers were the children of the prophets and of the covenant God made with their fathers, specifically the Abrahamic covenant. He was claiming for them nothing more than the promises of that covenant, which God spoke to Abraham.
In Acts 3:25, Peter tells his hearers, “you are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant, which God made with our fathers, when he said unto Abraham.” Les explains that this comes shortly after Pentecost, when Peter is still addressing Israel. Peter had been announcing that if Israel would repent and believe who Jesus really was, God would send Jesus Christ back to be their king. The prophets from Samuel onward foretold these days: the appearance of the king, his crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and soon return. At verse 25, Peter claims the Abrahamic covenant, and Les emphasizes that Peter is claiming nothing more than the promises of that covenant.
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.
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What covenant does Peter refer to when he says 'children of the covenant' in Acts 3:25?
When Peter calls his audience 'children of the covenant' in Acts 3:25, the covenant he means is the covenant God made with Abraham.
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."