Acts 2:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Had sworn with an oath; not barely had sworn, which had been sufficient; but to show the excellency of the matter, and the necessity of our believing of it, as also the solemnity of the words, Psalms 132:11. Of the fruit of his loins; such as should descend from him, as the virgin Mary did. According to the flesh; as to his human nature, which our Saviour did truly partake of, being in the form of a servant. He would raise up Christ, by the power of the Holy Ghost in the womb of his virgin mother, as to his incarnation; and by the same power out of the grave, in his resurrection. To sit on his throne; as Luke 1:32,33: not as a temporal king, for his kingdom is not of this world; but as David ruled over all the people of God, so does Christ, and shall do for ever.

Acts 2:30

30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;