Acts 5:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

How

Genesis 3:9

Luke 16:2

Romans 3:19

Have

To tempt

1 Corinthians 10:9

The feet

Acts 5:6

2 Kings 6:32

Romans 10:15

General references

Psalm 139:7

Bible References

How

But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"

And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'

Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

Have

And he said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more closely about him.

"If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, 'Let us go and serve other gods,'which neither you nor your fathers have known,

Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished.

If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers.

Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.

To tempt

But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?

Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water to drink." And Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?"

none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have put me to the test these ten times and have not obeyed my voice,

They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved.

do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,

Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents,

The feet

The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.

Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Now the king had dispatched a man from his presence, but before the messenger arrived Elisha said to the elders, "Do you see how this murderer has sent to take off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold the door fast against him. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?"

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!"

General references

Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?