...to be saints—grace to you and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." Acts i. 24, " And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen.". Here the same blessings are solicited and expected from...

...resurrection. 23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast ch6sen, 25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship,...

...resurrection. 23 And diey appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was suruamed Justus, and Matdiias. 24 And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whedier of these two thou hast chosen, 25 That he may take part of tois ministry and apostleship,...

...from Christ and the Father. (See the same formula repeated, 1 Cor. i. 3. ; 2 Cor. i. 2.) Acts i. 24, " And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen." That Lord here means the Lord Jesus, seems evident from...

...15. 5: 30. 1 Cor. 6: 14. 15: 15. a Acts 1: 24. And they prayed and said, thou, Lord, who knottiest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou hast chosen. 1 Cor. 4:5. Therefore (says Paul) judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both...

...same time ascribing to him a knowledge peculiar to Deity: "And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou hast chosen."—It is evident that the Lord here addressed was the Lord Jesus, as he had originally chosen...

...is exemplified in the early church. When the successor to Judas was being chosen, Luke reports that "they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen" (Acts 1:24). Paul and Barnabas were sent forth as missionaries...

...called apostles also, m. It may be furthermore noted that earnest prayer preceded the casting of lots. "And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest...all men, show whether of these two thou hast chosen" (1:24). At this point their thoughts may have gone back to the anointing of David by Samuel (1 Sam....

...lots. This was the ancient Biblical way of determining the will of God. God was making the choice. And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two Thou hast chosen. (Acts 1:24) The nominations of the multitude in the selection...

...deacon. In Acts 1:24,25, the apostles asked God to "show whether of these two (Joseph or Matthias) thou hast chosen, that he may take part of this ministry...apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell. "The apostle Paul admonishes Archippus to "take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the...