Acts 10:9-23 Peter's Vision = January 31

Peter's Vision
Acts 10:9-23

As a child, what foods did you refuse to eat? What foods do you still dislike today?

Peter’s Vision

9 The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. 10 And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance 11 and saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth. 12 In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. 13 And there came a voice to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” 14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” 15 And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” 16 This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.

17 Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood at the gate 18 and called out to ask whether Simon who was called Peter was lodging there. 19 And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. 20 Rise and go down and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them.” 21 And Peter went down to the men and said, “I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?” 22 And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.” 23 So he invited them in to be his guests.

• God is ... What do we learn about God in this passage?
• We are ... What do we learn about people in this passage?
• Why do you think God gave Peter a vision of "unclean" animals instead of directly telling him what he wanted?
• Look at Leviticus 11:4-7, 13-19 and 29-30. With these restrictions, how do you think Peter felt when he heard the voice ordering him to eat these animals? Why was it repeated three time? What would the new principle given in verse 15 mean to him? How does it fit with the story of Cornelius here in Acts 10:1-10, 23-34?
• What do you think Peter's first reaction was to eating animals that "Law abiding Jews" religiously avoided?
• What was God saying through the vision and Cornelius' messengers?
• How might Peter feel when the men sent by Cornelius showed up?
• I will ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?
• What principles or beliefs do you hold that limit your ability to reach out to people "different" from you? How would others around you feel if you moved beyond these limits?
• What new relationships has God given you recently? How has he brought these people into your life? How have you influenced each other?
• What kind of walls have you permitted between yourself and others?
• What are some types of people you have written off? What principles or beliefs have limited your ability to reach out to these persons?
• You can ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.

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CLEAN & UNCLEAN ANIMALS

Acts 10:11–16, from Leviticus 11 & Deuteronomy 14

Arranged by Mark Moore

I.                    Clean

1.                   Land Animals: Must have divided hooves and chew the cud.

2.                   Water Animals: Must have both fins and scales.

3.                   Birds: Must not hunt or eat carrion.

4.                   Insects: Must have wings and four legs plus two jointed hind legs for jumping.

II.                 Unclean

1.                   Walks on all four paws or crawls on its belly.

2.                   Swarming things: Mole, mouse, great lizard, gecko, crocodile, lizard, sand reptile, chameleon.

3.                   Anything found dead.

4.                   Blood and fat.

5.                   Things sacrificed to idols.

Place a "C" by those animals which are considered clean by the Mosaic law and a "Y" (for "Yucky") by those animals which are considered unclean by Mosaic law.

____  Camel	____ Rabbit	____  Ox	____  Pig
____  Goat	____  Antelope	____  Badger	____  Deer
____  Eagle	____  Owl	____  Ibex	____  Gazelle
____  Ostrich	____  Roebuck	____  Sheep	____  Dove
____  Buzzard	____  Raven	____  Hoopoe	____  Bee
____  Cricket	____  Snake	____  Bat	____  Pelican
____  Locusts	____  Falcon	____  Eel	____  Crab

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##Gentiles

PASSAGES PREDICTING GENTILE INCLUSION IN THE CHURCH: 

• Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. 
• Deut. 32:43 Rejoice, O nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants; he will take vengeance on his enemies and make atonement for his land and people 
• Psalm 18:49 Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD; I will sing praises to your name. 
• Psalm 67:2 That your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. 
• Psalm 117:1 Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. 
• Isaiah 2:2 In the last days the mountain of the LORD'S temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. 
• Isaiah 11:10 In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious. 
• Isaiah 42:6 ―I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and the light for the Gentiles,  
• Isaiah 49:6 He says: ―It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.‖  
• Isaiah 49:22 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ―See, I will beckon to the Gentiles, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders. 
• Isaiah 51:4 ―Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: The law will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations.‖ 
• Isaiah 52:10 The LORD will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. 
• Isaiah 60:3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. 
• Joel 2:28 And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 
• Amos 9:11–12 ―In that day I will restore David's fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be, so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name,‖ declares the LORD, who will do these things. 
• Malachi 1:11 ―My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the setting of the sun. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations,‖ says the LORD Almighty.