- Now about that time Herod the king
stretched out his
hand to harass some from the church.
- Then he killed James the brother of
John with the
sword.
- And because he saw that it pleased
the Jews, he proceeded
further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of
Unleavened
Bread. (Ex. 12:15; Ex. 23:15)
- So when he had apprehended him, he
put him in prison,
and delivered him to four squads of solders to keep him, intending to
bring
him before the people after Passover. (John 21:18)
- Peter was therefore kept in prison,
but constant prayer
was offered to God for him by the church.
- And when Herod was about to bring
him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between
two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.
- Now behold, an angel of the Lord
stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on
the side and raised him up, saying, "Arise quickly!" and his chains
fell off his hands. (Ps. 68:6;
Acts 5:19)
- Then the angel said to him, "Gird
yourself and tie on your sandals"; and so he did. And he said to
him, "Put on your garment and follow me."
- So he went out and followed him,
and did not know that what was dine by the angel was real, but thought
he was seeing a vision. (Ps. 126:1; Acts
10:3; Acts 10:17; Acts 11:5)
- When they were past the first and
second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city,
which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down
one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. (Acts
5:19; Acts 16:26)
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