1 Peter 1:10-12 Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come to you:… I. WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE WHICH THE ANGELS LOOK INTO. They must of necessity be the things which the apostle had been speaking of, especially in the three preceding verses: the things of Christ. 1. The Incarnation of Christ, or His coming into this world (1 Timothy 3:16) 2. The life of Christ. That perfect pattern of all that was excellent is often before their eyes. 3. The death of Christ. The love of it, in His dying for sinful man, must be to them subject of perpetual wonder and praise. 4. The doctrines of Christ. His admirable lessons of piety and virtue; His wise precepts and instructions; His wonderful revelations of the Divine will must be highly entertaining to them (Revelation 14:6). 5. The promises of Christ. II. THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ANGELS LOOK INTO THESE THINGS. 1. With wonder. 2. With the closest attention. 3. With reverence. 4. With delight. 5. With praise. III. THE PROOF OR REASON OF THEIR DOING SO. 1. The angels being employed so much about these things, seems to show that they desire to look into them. 2. These things concern angels as well as men. God is their Father as well as ours, and the portion of both. 3. God is glorified in and by these things. Their work is to glorify Him (Revelation 7:11; Psalm 148:2). 4. They are for the highest good of man, and therefore the angels desire to look into them. They have a generous concern for our welfare. 5. The subject matter of these things is such, as that the angels must needs desire to look into them. Never were greater things than those which Christ has revealed to us. Application: 1. Since the angels look into these things, do you look more into them? 2. Since the angels look into these things, do you put a higher value upon them? 3. Since the angels look into these things, see that you have a saving interest in them, otherwise the angels that look into them will witness against you. (T. Hannam.) Parallel Verses KJV: Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: |
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