Acts 10:36 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The word Message, or doctrine; which God sent unto the children of Israel When he sent his Son into the world; preaching Proclaiming by him, and his apostles and evangelists, peace Between God and man, whether Jew or Gentile; by Or through; Jesus Christ: he is Lord of all Not of the Jews only, but of the Gentiles also, and under that character will manifest the riches of his mercy unto all that call upon him, Romans 3:29; Romans 10:12; That word you know In some degree; you cannot be entirely ignorant of the facts attested by it, or of the doctrine built thereon; both which, however, I shall now more particularly explain and confirm to you: the facts and doctrine, I mean, published throughout all Judea, and begun from Galilee Taking their first rise there; after the baptism which John preached Who went before that extraordinary Person to prepare his way, by calling sinners to repentance and amendment of life, and admitting the penitent to the baptism of water; how God anointed Jesus Particularly at his baptism, thereby inaugurating him into his office; with the Holy Ghost With an extraordinary measure of his Holy Spirit; and with power It is worthy of our remark, that frequently, when the Holy Ghost is mentioned, there is added a word particularly adapted to the present circumstance. So the deacons were to be persons full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, Acts 6:3. Barnabas was full of the Holy Ghost and faith, Acts 11:24; the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost, Acts 13:52. And here, where his mighty works are mentioned, Christ himself is said to be anointed with the Holy Ghost and with power; for God was with him He speaks sparingly here of the majesty of Christ, as considering the state of his hearers.