2:24
“But God raised Him from the dead”. There are many sermons on “But God ...” Men think they are in control of events, but it is God who is in control. He demonstrated this in a very clear way with the resurrection. He did something that no one was expecting. Jesus was “freed from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on Him”. The reality and awfulness of death is witnessed to here, but also the fact that death has been defeated.
2:25-28
Peter now quotes from Psalm 16:8-11, the Septuagint version, which is the one most would be familiar with. Peter puts these words in the mouth of Jesus. Why could Jesus go through all that He did go through? Because he kept His eyes on the Lord, this is what gave Him strength. Likewise we are urged to fix our eyes on Jesus. So even in the midst of the most terrible circumstances His “heart was glad and His tongue rejoiced”. The key reason that Peter quotes this Psalm is 2:27, “you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay”.
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