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NASB | Acts 2:5 ¶ Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:5 ¶ Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout and God-fearing men from every nation under heaven. |
Subject: Why the Holy Spirit came on Pentecost |
Bible Note: Why did the Holy Spirit come on Pentecost? Pentecost, also known as Shavuot, is the second of three festivals where all the men of Israel were to come together to celebrate. On this day Israel remembered the audible voice of God (literally seen as sparks of lightening) giving the Ten Words from the mountain. It was and is tradition that God's Voice was heard by all people on Earth in their own language; in the languages of all 70 nations found in Gen 11. God audibly gave the written covenant and Law on Shavuot. Jews today spend the night reading through all five books of Moses on this day. One of the reasons God sent the Holy Spirit to descend on the disciples as they worshiped in the Temple that Shavuot day (Pentecost), is because the Holy Spirit was writing this Law now on their hearts. Jer. 31:33, "I will put my Torah [law] within them, and I will write it on their hearts." There is no other day of the year that makes more sense then this day to send the Counselor who will put God's Word on your heart rather than just on stone. Also, just like the first Shavuot, God's voice can be "seen." And the voice spoken through the Apostles is heard again in the languages of all of the people. MJH |
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