Godly Jews Repent On The Day Of Pentecost!!! Series

_At that time there were *devout* Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem.- Acts 2:5_

After hearing Peter's sermon what brought *Godly* Jews virtually to their knees . _Hey...they were not Alcoholics, Womanisers or Drug Addicts , Thieves or Murderers._ But cut in their hearts, they ask this question...

_Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”- Acts 2:37_

Let's unravel this mystery step by step. 😊

Firstly, we need to understand that unlike in New Testament where our good Lord enters into a Covenant with each Church *_individually and separately_* (in Rev 2-3, in our Lord's address to the 7 Churches in Turkey, we would not see Our Lord taking the good Church at Smyrna to task for the lapses of the Church at Sardis or taking Philadelphia Church to task for the lapses of the Church at Laodicea), we need to remember that OT Covenant was with *WHOLE NATION OF ISRAEL*, as evidenced by the following Scripture portions...

_For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were *all* under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. 2 They were *all* baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They *all* ate the same spiritual food 4 and *all* drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.- 1 Cor 10:1-4_

Note the number of times the word *ALL* is used. The good Lord did not merely deliver only Moses, Aaron and Miriam from the Egyptian slavery but the entire Nation of Israel, brought them to Mount Sinai and entered into a *NATIONAL COVENANT* with them. So much even if *one* individual Achan sins, the good Lord would call the entire Nation (small one at that...a stretch of only 250 miles approx from Northern extreme portion of Dan to Southern border of Beersheba- 1 Sam 3:20) to account for the same as evidenced in the following Scripture portions...

_But the *Israelites* were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things[a]; Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri,[b] the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So the Lord’s anger burned against *Israel* .- Joshua 7:1_

_When Achan son of Zerah was unfaithful in regard to the devoted things,[a] did not wrath come on the *whole community of Israel* ? He was not the only one who died for his sin.- Joshua 22:20_

Hey, Ezra the Priestly Scribe individually was s righteous man but when he heard about other Israelites sinning...look at his response as he knows that the good Lord who has entered into a National Covenant with his Nation would be angry with the whole Nation...

_After these things had been done, the leaders came to me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and the Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the neighboring peoples with their detestable practices, like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians and Amorites. 2 They have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, and have mingled the holy race with the peoples around them. And the leaders and officials have led the way in this unfaithfulness.” *When I heard this, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled hair from my head and beard and sat down appalled.* - Ezra 9:1-3_

Fast forward to the Day of Pentecost and see Peter addressing the Godly Jews who were NOT individually responsible for the Crucifixion of the awaited Messiah but being devout they knew they ALL had a *national accountability*!!!

Examine the climactic words of Peter now in the last portion of his sermon...

_Therefore let *all Israel* be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom *you* crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”- Acts 2:36_

Most of these Godly Jews were away in different places (Acts 2:9) when Jesus was crucified unjustly and had come to Jerusalem now for the Festival of Pentecost, but knowing they too were responsible being under the National Covenant, they are cut to the heart and are responding with broken hearts...

_...Brothers, what shall we do- Acts 2:37_

Thus that day unlike say in a massive, typical Billy Graham Crusade without a traditional *Altar* Call (nothing wrong about it) addressed to sinners like Alcoholics, Drug addicts, Womanisers et al, the hearts of these Godly Jews who till that day were part of a *National Covenant* were *Altered* for good!!!