Hechos 17:3

3 les explicaba y demostraba que era necesario que el Mesías padeciera y resucitara. Les decía: «Este Jesús que les anuncio es el Mesías».

Hechos 17:3 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 17:3

Opening
That is, the Scriptures of the Old Testament, explaining and expounding them, giving the true sense of them; so this word is frequently used in Jewish writings ^F5, as that such a Rabbi (xtp) , "opened", such a Scripture:

and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again
from the dead;
he set this matter in a clear light, and made it plain and manifest, from the writings of the Old Testament, that there was a necessity of the Messiah's suffering and rising from the dead; or otherwise these Scriptures would not have been fulfilled, which have said that so it must be; for these things were not only necessary on account of God's decrees, and the covenant transactions the Son of God entered into, and on the account of the salvation of his people; but because of the types, promises, and prophecies of the Old Testament: the Scriptures which the apostle opened and set before them, and reasoned upon, showing the necessity of these things, very likely were such as these, ( Genesis 3:15 ) ( Psalms 22:1-31 ) ( Isaiah 53:1-12 ) ( Daniel 9:1-27 ) ( Psalms 16:10 ) ( Hosea 6:2 ) with many others:

and that this Jesus whom I preach unto you is Christ;
he showed that all the things which were spoken of Christ, or the Messiah, in those Scriptures, were fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth, who was the subject matter, the sum and substance of his ministry; and therefore he must be the Messiah, and the only Saviour and Redeemer of lost sinners.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Zohar passim.

Hechos 17:3 In-Context

1 Atravesando Anfípolis y Apolonia, Pablo y Silas llegaron a Tesalónica, donde había una sinagoga de los judíos.

2 Como era su costumbre, Pablo entró en la sinagoga y tres sábados seguidos discutió con ellos. Basándose en las Escrituras,

3 les explicaba y demostraba que era necesario que el Mesías padeciera y resucitara. Les decía: «Este Jesús que les anuncio es el Mesías».

4 Algunos de los judíos se convencieron y se unieron a Pablo y a Silas, como también lo hicieron un buen número de mujeres prominentes y muchos griegos que adoraban a Dios.

5 Pero los judíos, llenos de envidia, reclutaron a unos maleantes callejeros, con los que armaron una turba y empezaron a alborotar la ciudad. Asaltaron la casa de Jasón en busca de Pablo y Silas, con el fin de procesarlos públicamente.