Acts 5:30 · KJV

"The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree."

King James Version

Passage Context

²⁸Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

²⁹Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

³⁰The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

³¹Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

³²And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

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Devotional Reflection

LoveGratitudeHopeAwe

Peter is making it clear that his faith in Jesus didn't start with Jesus. It started with the great Jewish fathers, the Patriarchs. The same God who blessed them also brought Jesus back from the dead, even though Jesus was put to death in the worst and most humiliating way possible for a good Jew: He was nailed to a cross, which was against Jewish law and meant that someone was cursed. God brought Jesus back from the dead, put Him in a high place, and made Him our Lord and Savior. Praise God!

Prayer

Dear Father, thank you for showing that you have control over evil, sin, hate, jealousy, and death. I give praise and thanks in the name of Jesus, my Lord and Savior. In Jesus' precious name, I pray. Amen.

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