4:23-26
Peter and John were released and “went back to their own people”. They reported what had happened and the people prayed to the Lord. Note how they prayed, or rather first of all what they did not pray. They did not pray for the persecution to stop. They started by praising God because He is the creator of all things. They then quoted from Psalm 2. So their prayers were rooted not in the current situation, but in who God is and what He has said. Psalm 2 speaks of the nations raging, but because God is God, their raging is in vain. It was foretold that kings and rulers would rise up against the Lord’s anointed one. Nothing unusual was happening.
4:27,28
They then talk about the current situation. They did not ignore the current situation, but their thoughts and prayers on the current situation were grounded in God and His word. They had seen Herod and Pilate, and the “people of Israel” rise up against Christ. They knew that it was only by God’s will and power that these people were able to do what they did.
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