12:16-19
Peter kept on knocking and eventually got let in! The people were amazed. Peter told them to be quiet for a moment and then explained what had happened. He then told them to tell “James and the other brothers” what had happened. Evidently they were not at the prayer meeting. Peter then left.
In the morning there was equal surprise in the prison, though not of a good kind. They could not understand what had happened. They searched everywhere, but found no trace of Peter. The guards were questioned and then executed.
12:20
Herod had sought to destroy the church with his persecution, in particular his arrest of Peter. God had intervened and thwarted his plans. Now we read of Herod’s downfall, and his downfall is directly related to his sinfulness, his pride. Tyre and Sidon were dependent upon grain coming from Herod’s lands, and for some reason or other Herod had cut off the grain exports to these places. The situation had become so serious that Tyre and Sidon sought to make peace with Herod, and did so by friendship with Herod’s aide Blastus.
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