| Date | Version | Reading Plan |
|---|---|---|
| February 3, 2026 | ESV (2016) | ESV Life Journal Plan – 2026 |
Exodus 35-36
Observation & Interpretation
Exod. 35:1-3 – Moses conveyed to the people what the LORD commanded of them, that they were to do no work on the Sabbath. This included kindling no fire on the Sabbath day.
- The Israelites must cook their supply of manna the night before the Sabbath (see 16:23; compare Num 11:8). Cooking on the Sabbath was forbidden. (FSB)
Exod. 35:29 – It was the men and women whose hearts moved them that brought anything for the work that the LORD had commanded by Moses. This movement and stirring among the people is a repeated them throughout these chapters (ex. Exod. 35:21, 26, 29; 36:2).
Acts 10
Observation & Interpretation
Acts 10:1-2 – Luke gives account of how, at Caesarea, there was a devout, God-fearing man named Cornelius of what was known as the Italian Cohort.
- [The Italian Cohort] may have been an auxiliary Roman force in Palestine consisting of Italian volunteers rather than local mercenaries or draftees. (FSB)
Acts 10:25-26 – When Peter entered Caesarea and met with Cornelius, Cornelius fell down at Peter’s feet and worshiped him, but Peter corrected him and told him that he too was a man.
- When Peter arrived, the centurion fell down at his feet as an act of reverence. The apostle refused such worship, protesting that he was only a man himself. It would be fitting if all self-appointed “successors” of Peter would imitate his humility by forbidding people to kneel before them! (BBC)
Acts 10:45-48 – The believers with Peter were amazed when the saw that the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. Peter then declared through rhetorical question to baptize those who had received the Holy Spirit just as they had.
- The Jewish-born visitors fro Joppa were astonished to think that Gentiles could receive the Holy Spirit as such, without becoming Jewish proselytes. But Peter was not bound to the same extent by Jewish prejudices. He sensed immediately that God was making no distinction between Jew and Gentile, so he proposed that the household of Cornelius should be baptized. (BBC)
Resources
- J. I. Packer et. al, The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016)
- Colin Hansen (Editor in Chief), TGC Bible Commentary (Columbia, MO: The Gospel Coalition, 2022)
- Iain M. Duguid (Series Editor), ESV Expository Commentary (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2018-2025)
- Faithlife Study Bible (Lexham Press, 2016)
- Believer’s Bible Commentary (Thomas Nelson, 2016)
- CSB Study Bible Notes (Holman Bible Publishers, 2017)
- The New American Commentary (Brentwood, TN: Holman Reference)
- Lane T. Dennis and Wayne Grudem (Editors), ESV Study Bible, Crossway, 2008.
