Reading for April 30th

Read Acts 9.32-43
In 9.32-43: Peter's acts of power.
In verse 32: Peter is on a circuit of oversight, moving here and there among all the believers.
In verses 33-35: Compare Jesus' healing of the paralyzed man in Lk 5.17-26, including the command to get up and the immediate healing.
In Acts the response of the residents is more evidently repentance and faith as they turned to the Lord (8.6-8).
In verse 36: The name Tabitha or Dorcas means gazelle (Song 2.9; 8.14).
Good works and acts of charity were honored in the Jewish tradition (Lk 11.41; 12.33; Acts 3.2; 10.2).
In verse 37: Jewish practice required proper preparation of the body for burial, including washing (Lk 23.50-24.1).
In verse 39: On the windows, see Lk 2.37; Acts 6.2; 9.41.
In verse 40: Peter's words calling to Tabitha to get up echo Jesus' command to the little girl in Lk 8.54 (see also Mk 5.41, "Talitha cum").
In verse 43 The name of Simon the Tanner again gives particularity to the story (9.10, 33, 36; 10.1, 6).
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