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GETTING STRONG
The quest for strength has been going on for centuries. From almost the beginning of time men have competed in games to see who is the strongest, fittest, fastest, bravest and best. It continues even today with sports tournaments, Olympics, Commonwealth Games and other events from local to international competitions.
Yet with all the training and discipline that goes on in preparing for and competing in these events, most people forget or have not heard the secret of true strength. It is a simple secret but most people do not recognise it or refuse to accept it.
Moses told Israel, "Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that the LORD swore to your forefathers to give them and their descendants."
Observing the commands of the LORD certainly will give us a different strength to that used in games, but it is a stronger and much more lasting strength with power beyond human imagination. Begin training today. Obey and be strong.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
Deut 11 v 10 &11: Moses told Israel that the land they cultivated in Egypt needed irritating with the help of their feet - human effort was needed, as Adam was told after the curse. But in the land that God promised to give them, the ground was watered
by streams and rivers naturally, with no effort on their part - God providing the water of life abundantly if they obeyed Him faithfully.
Rose Cox [Leamington Spa] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Rose
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1. At that time <6256> the LORD <3068> said <559>(8804) unto me, Hew <6458>(8798) thee two <8147> tables <3871> of stone <68> like unto the first <7223>, and come up <5927>(8798) unto me into the mount <2022>, and make <6213>(8804) thee an ark <727> of wood <6086>.
2. And I will write <3789>(8799) on the tables <3871> the words <1697> that were in the first <7223> tables <3871> which thou brakest <7665>(8765), and thou shalt put <7760>(8804) them in the ark <727>.
3. And I made <6213>(8799) an ark <727> of shittim <7848> wood <6086>, and hewed <6458>(8799) two <8147> tables <3871> of stone <68> like unto the first <7223>, and went up <5927>(8799) into the mount <2022>, having the two <8147> tables <3871> in mine hand <3027>.
4. And he wrote <3789>(8799) on the tables <3871>, according to the first <7223> writing <4385>, the ten <6235> commandments <1697>, which the LORD <3068> spake <1696>(8765) unto you in the mount <2022> out of the midst <8432> of the fire <784> in the day <3117> of the assembly <6951>: and the LORD <3068> gave <5414>(8799) them unto me.
5. And I turned <6437>(8799) myself and came down <3381>(8799) from the mount <2022>, and put <7760>(8799) the tables <3871> in the ark <727> which I had made <6213>(8804); and there they be, as the LORD <3068> commanded <6680>(8765) me.
6. And the children <1121> of Israel <3478> took their journey <5265>(8804) from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan <885> to Mosera <4149>: there Aaron <175> died <4191>(8804), and there he was buried <6912>(8735); and Eleazar <499> his son <1121> ministered in the priest's office <3547>(8762) in his stead.
7. From thence they journeyed <5265>(8804) unto Gudgodah <1412>; and from Gudgodah <1412> to Jotbath <3193>, a land <776> of rivers <5158> of waters <4325>.
8. At that time <6256> the LORD <3068> separated <914>(8689) the tribe <7626> of Levi <3878>, to bear <5375>(8800) the ark <727> of the covenant <1285> of the LORD <3068>, to stand <5975>(8800) before <6440> the LORD <3068> to minister <8334>(8763) unto him, and to bless <1288>(8763) in his name <8034>, unto this day <3117>.
9. Wherefore Levi <3878> hath no part <2506> nor inheritance <5159> with his brethren <251>; the LORD <3068> is his inheritance <5159>, according as the LORD <3068> thy God <430> promised <1696>(8765) him.
10. And I stayed <5975>(8804) in the mount <2022>, according to the first <7223> time <3117>, forty <705> days <3117> and forty <705> nights <3915>; and the LORD <3068> hearkened <8085>(8799) unto me at that time <6471> also, and the LORD <3068> would <14>(8804) not destroy <7843>(8687) thee.
11. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto me, Arise <6965>(8798), take <3212>(8798) thy journey <4550> before <6440> the people <5971>, that they may go in <935>(8799) and possess <3423>(8799) the land <776>, which I sware <7650>(8738) unto their fathers <1> to give <5414>(8800) unto them.
12. And now, Israel <3478>, what doth the LORD <3068> thy God <430> require <7592>(8802) of thee, but to fear <3372>(8800) the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, to walk <3212>(8800) in all his ways <1870>, and to love <157>(8800) him, and to serve <5647>(8800) the LORD <3068> thy God <430> with all thy heart <3824> and with all thy soul <5315>,
13. To keep <8104>(8800) the commandments <4687> of the LORD <3068>, and his statutes <2708>, which I command <6680>(8764) thee this day <3117> for thy good <2896>?
14. Behold, the heaven <8064> and the heaven <8064> of heavens <8064> is the LORD'S <3068> thy God <430>, the earth <776> also, with all that therein is.
15. Only the LORD <3068> had a delight <2836>(8804) in thy fathers <1> to love <157>(8800) them, and he chose <977>(8799) their seed <2233> after <310> them, even you above all people <5971>, as it is this day <3117>.
16. Circumcise <4135>(8804) therefore the foreskin <6190> of your heart <3824>, and be no more stiffnecked <6203> <7185>(8686).
17. For the LORD <3068> your God <430> is God <430> of gods <430>, and Lord <113> of lords <113>, a great <1419> God <410>, a mighty <1368>, and a terrible <3372>(8737), which regardeth <5375>(8799) not persons <6440>, nor taketh <3947>(8799) reward <7810>:
18. He doth execute <6213>(8802) the judgment <4941> of the fatherless <3490> and widow <490>, and loveth <157>(8802) the stranger <1616>, in giving <5414>(8800) him food <3899> and raiment <8071>.
19. Love <157>(8804) ye therefore the stranger <1616>: for ye were strangers <1616> in the land <776> of Egypt <4714>.
20. Thou shalt fear <3372>(8799) the LORD <3068> thy God <430>; him shalt thou serve <5647>(8799), and to him shalt thou cleave <1692>(8799), and swear <7650>(8735) by his name <8034>.
21. He is thy praise <8416>, and he is thy God <430>, that hath done <6213>(8804) for thee these great <1419> and terrible things <3372>(8737), which thine eyes <5869> have seen <7200>(8804).
22. Thy fathers <1> went down <3381>(8804) into Egypt <4714> with threescore and ten <7657> persons <5315>; and now the LORD <3068> thy God <430> hath made <7760>(8804) thee as the stars <3556> of heaven <8064> for multitude <7230>.
1. Therefore thou shalt love <157>(8804) the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, and keep <8104>(8804) his charge <4931>, and his statutes <2708>, and his judgments <4941>, and his commandments <4687>, alway <3117>.
2. And know <3045>(8804) ye this day <3117>: for I speak not with your children <1121> which have not known <3045>(8804), and which have not seen <7200>(8804) the chastisement <4148> of the LORD <3068> your God <430>, his greatness <1433>, his mighty <2389> hand <3027>, and his stretched out <5186>(8803) arm <2220>,
3. And his miracles <226>, and his acts <4639>, which he did <6213>(8804) in the midst <8432> of Egypt <4714> unto Pharaoh <6547> the king <4428> of Egypt <4714>, and unto all his land <776>;
4. And what he did <6213>(8804) unto the army <2428> of Egypt <4714>, unto their horses <5483>, and to their chariots <7393>; how he made the water <4325> of the Red <5488> sea <3220> to overflow <6687>(8689) them <6440> as they pursued <7291>(8800) after <310> you, and how the LORD <3068> hath destroyed <6>(8762) them unto this day <3117>;
5. And what he did <6213>(8804) unto you in the wilderness <4057>, until ye came <935>(8800) into this place <4725>;
6. And what he did <6213>(8804) unto Dathan <1885> and Abiram <48>, the sons <1121> of Eliab <446>, the son <1121> of Reuben <7205>: how the earth <776> opened <6475>(8804) her mouth <6310>, and swallowed them up <1104>(8799), and their households <1004>, and their tents <168>, and all the substance <3351> that was in their possession <7272>, in the midst <7130> of all Israel <3478>:
7. But your eyes <5869> have seen <7200>(8802) all the great <1419> acts <4639> of the LORD <3068> which he did <6213>(8804).
8. Therefore shall ye keep <8104>(8804) all the commandments <4687> which <834> I command <6680>(8764) you this day <3117>, that ye may be strong <2388>(8799), and go in <935>(8804) and possess <3423>(8804) the land <776>, whither ye go <5674>(8802) to possess <3423>(8800) it;
9. And that ye may prolong <748>(8686) your days <3117> in the land <127>, which the LORD <3068> sware <7650>(8738) unto your fathers <1> to give <5414>(8800) unto them and to their seed <2233>, a land <776> that floweth <2100>(8802) with milk <2461> and honey <1706>.
10. For the land <776>, whither thou goest in <935>(8802) to possess <3423>(8800) it, is not as the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, from whence ye came out <3318>(8804), where thou sowedst <2232>(8799) thy seed <2233>, and wateredst <8248>(8689) it with thy foot <7272>, as a garden <1588> of herbs <3419>:
11. But the land <776>, whither ye go <5674>(8802) to possess <3423>(8800) it, is a land <776> of hills <2022> and valleys <1237>, and drinketh <8354>(8799) water <4325> of the rain <4306> of heaven <8064>:
12. A land <776> which the LORD <3068> thy God <430> careth for <1875>(8802): the eyes <5869> of the LORD <3068> thy God <430> are always <8548> upon it, from the beginning <7225> of the year <8141> even unto the end <319> of the year <8141>.
13. And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken <8085>(8799) diligently <8085>(8800) unto my commandments <4687> which I command <6680>(8764) you this day <3117>, to love <157>(8800) the LORD <3068> your God <430>, and to serve <5647>(8800) him with all your heart <3824> and with all your soul <5315>,
14. That I will give <5414>(8804) you the rain <4306> of your land <776> in his due season <6256>, the first rain <3138> and the latter rain <4456>, that thou mayest gather <622>(8804) in thy corn <1715>, and thy wine <8492>, and thine oil <3323>.
15. And I will send <5414>(8804) grass <6212> in thy fields <7704> for thy cattle <929>, that thou mayest eat <398>(8804) and be full <7646>(8804).
16. Take heed <8104>(8734) to yourselves, that your heart <3824> be not deceived <6601>(8799), and ye turn aside <5493>(8804), and serve <5647>(8804) other <312> gods <430>, and worship <7812>(8694) them;
17. And then the LORD'S <3068> wrath <639> be kindled <2734>(8804) against you, and he shut up <6113>(8804) the heaven <8064>, that there be no rain <4306>, and that the land <127> yield <5414>(8799) not her fruit <2981>; and lest ye perish <6>(8804) quickly <4120> from off the good <2896> land <776> which the LORD <3068> giveth <5414>(8802) you.
18. Therefore shall ye lay up <7760>(8804) these my words <1697> in your heart <3824> and in your soul <5315>, and bind <7194>(8804) them for a sign <226> upon your hand <3027>, that they may be as frontlets <2903> between your eyes <5869>.
19. And ye shall teach <3925>(8765) them your children <1121>, speaking <1696>(8763) of them when thou sittest <3427>(8800) in thine house <1004>, and when thou walkest <3212>(8800) by the way <1870>, when thou liest <7901>(8800) down, and when thou risest up <6965>(8800).
20. And thou shalt write <3789>(8804) them upon the door posts <4201> of thine house <1004>, and upon thy gates <8179>:
21. That your days <3117> may be multiplied <7235>(8799), and the days <3117> of your children <1121>, in the land <127> which the LORD <3068> sware <7650>(8738) unto your fathers <1> to give <5414>(8800) them, as the days <3117> of heaven <8064> upon the earth <776>.
22. For if ye shall diligently <8104>(8800) keep <8104>(8799) all these commandments <4687> which I command <6680>(8764) you, to do <6213>(8800) them, to love <157>(8800) the LORD <3068> your God <430>, to walk <3212>(8800) in all his ways <1870>, and to cleave <1692>(8800) unto him;
23. Then will the LORD <3068> drive out <3423>(8689) all these nations <1471> from before <6440> you, and ye shall possess <3423>(8804) greater <1419> nations <1471> and mightier <6099> than yourselves.
24. Every place <4725> whereon the soles <3709> of your feet <7272> shall tread <1869>(8799) shall be yours: from the wilderness <4057> and Lebanon <3844>, from the river <5104>, the river <5104> Euphrates <6578>, even unto the uttermost <314> sea <3220> shall your coast <1366> be.
25. There shall no man <376> be able to stand <3320>(8691) before <6440> you: for the LORD <3068> your God <430> shall lay <5414>(8799) the fear <6343> of you and the dread <4172> of you upon <6440> all the land <776> that ye shall tread <1869>(8799) upon, as he hath said <1696>(8765) unto you.
26. Behold <7200>(8798), I set <5414>(8802) before <6440> you this day <3117> a blessing <1293> and a curse <7045>;
27. A blessing <1293>, if ye obey <8085>(8799) the commandments <4687> of the LORD <3068> your God <430>, which I command <6680>(8764) you this day <3117>:
28. And a curse <7045>, if ye will not obey <8085>(8799) the commandments <4687> of the LORD <3068> your God <430>, but turn aside <5493>(8804) out of the way <1870> which I command <6680>(8764) you this day <3117>, to go <3212>(8800) after <310> other <312> gods <430>, which ye have not known <3045>(8804).
29. And it shall come to pass, when the LORD <3068> thy God <430> hath brought thee in <935>(8686) unto the land <776> whither thou goest <935>(8802) to possess <3423>(8800) it, that thou shalt put <5414>(8804) the blessing <1293> upon mount <2022> Gerizim <1630>, and the curse <7045> upon mount <2022> Ebal <5858>.
30. Are they not on the other side <5676> Jordan <3383>, by <310> the way <1870> where the sun <8121> goeth down <3996>, in the land <776> of the Canaanites <3669>, which dwell <3427>(8802) in the champaign <6160> over against <4136> Gilgal <1537>, beside <681> the plains <436> of Moreh <4176>?
31. For ye shall pass over <5674>(8802) Jordan <3383> to go in <935>(8800) to possess <3423>(8800) the land <776> which the LORD <3068> your God <430> giveth <5414>(8802) you, and ye shall possess <3423>(8804) it, and dwell <3427>(8804) therein.
32. And ye shall observe <8104>(8804) to do <6213>(8800) all the statutes <2706> and judgments <4941> which I set <5414>(8802) before <6440> you this day <3117>.
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The whole depressing chapter is not speaking of the expectations of the child of God. It is only those with no hope who share the misery described in this chapter. The brother or sister in Christ should not feel like this.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
STRESS OR TRANQUILITY
In today's modern world everyone seems to be after the top jobs. To stay on the top we need cell phones, e-mail, pagers and fast cars. We run around like mad things trying to keep up and advance our careers. But with all this running around, tight deadlines, the demand for more, for precision and economy, comes the biggest killer of the human race - stress. From what I have seen, it doesn't matter how much stress we put up with, as long as we can earn the big money and advance our career, it is said to be worth it. But it is not.
Solomon was right when he said, "Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind." If we aim for the top and put all our energy into getting rich (or, as the preacher puts it, getting two handfuls) we will find ourselves stressed to the max, and when we look over our lives later on, we will find that it has all been a waste of time - a chasing after the wind. But if we content ourselves with a little less (the one handful), we also find we will gain tranquillity. With the blessing of tranquillity we will also find that we have time for God. We will be able to get close to him and find peace and a place in God's kingdom.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
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1. So I returned <7725>(8804), and considered <7200>(8799) all the oppressions <6217> that are done <6213>(8737) under the sun <8121>: and behold the tears <1832> of such as were oppressed <6231>(8803), and they had no comforter <5162>(8764); and on the side <3027> of their oppressors <6231>(8802) there was power <3581>; but they had no comforter <5162>(8764).
2. Wherefore I praised <7623>(8764) the dead <4191>(8801) which are already <3528> dead <4191>(8804) more than the living <2416> which are yet <5728> alive <2416>.
3. Yea, better <2896> is he than both <8147> they, which hath not yet <5728> been, who hath not seen <7200>(8804) the evil <7451> work <4639> that is done <6213>(8738) under the sun <8121>.
4. Again, I considered <7200>(8804) all travail <5999>, and every right <3788> work <4639>, that for this a man <376> is envied <7068> of his neighbour <7453>. This is also vanity <1892> and vexation <7469> of spirit <7307>.
5. The fool <3684> foldeth <2263> <0> his hands <3027> together <2263>(8802), and eateth <398>(8802) his own flesh <1320>.
6. Better <2896> is an handful <3709> with quietness <5183>, than both the hands <2651> full <4393> with travail <5999> and vexation <7469> of spirit <7307>.
7. Then I returned <7725>(8804), and I saw <7200>(8799) vanity <1892> under the sun <8121>.
8. There is <3426> one <259> alone, and there is not a second <8145>; yea, he hath neither child <1121> nor brother <251>: yet is there no end <7093> of all his labour <5999>; neither is his eye <5869> satisfied <7646>(8799) with riches <6239>; neither saith he, For whom do I labour <6001>, and bereave <2637>(8764) my soul <5315> of good <2896>? This is also vanity <1892>, yea, it is a sore <7451> travail <6045>.
9. Two <8147> are better <2896> than one <259>; because they have <3426> a good <2896> reward <7939> for their labour <5999>.
10. For if they fall <5307>(8799), the one <259> will lift up <6965>(8686) his fellow <2270>: but woe <337> to him that is alone <259> when he falleth <5307>(8799); for he hath not another <8145> to help him up <6965>(8687).
11. Again <1571>, if two <8147> lie together <7901>(8799), then they have heat <2552>(8804): but how can one <259> be warm <3179>(8799) alone?
12. And if one <259> prevail <8630>(8799) against him, two <8147> shall withstand <5975>(8799) him; and a threefold <8027>(8794) cord <2339> is not quickly <4120> broken <5423>(8735).
13. Better <2896> is a poor <4542> and a wise <2450> child <3206> than an old <2205> and foolish <3684> king <4428>, who will <3045>(8804) no more be admonished <2094>(8736).
14. For out of prison <631>(8803) <1004> he cometh <3318>(8804) to reign <4427>(8800); whereas also he that is born <3205>(8738) in his kingdom <4438> becometh poor <7326>(8802).
15. I considered <7200>(8804) all the living <2416> which walk <1980>(8764) under the sun <8121>, with the second <8145> child <3206> that shall stand up <5975>(8799) in his stead.
16. There is no end <7093> of all the people <5971>, even of all that have been before <6440> them: they also that come after <314> shall not rejoice <8055>(8799) in him. Surely this also is vanity <1892> and vexation <7475> of spirit <7307>.
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Luke is clearly the writer of acts and the companion of Paul in the missionary field. His reference to the former treatise to his friend, or patron, or student Theophilus is, of course, Luke’s Gospel writings.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2008 Reply to Michael
Acts 1:18,19.
How is what Luke tells us here to be reconciled with Matt 27:3-8 where we are told that Judas brought the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders and cast them down in the temple and then went and hanged himself? Two problems to be worked out - 1) what Judas bought and when he bought it; and 2) how he died.
1. Two different words are used for "field" in Acts 1 & Mat. 27. In Mat. 27 it's agros, the normal word for field. In Acts 1 it's chorion = a little space or place. So there may have been 2 transactions. If there were 2 separate and distinct fields, then Judas purchased this field (Acts 1) with money he had taken from Jesus and the apostles and not from the amount he'd gotten from the chief priests and elders for betraying Jesus. For in John 12:6 we're told that he was a thief and had been helping himself from money from the group's money bag. And so then the Matthew account would describe the field literally purchased by the chief priests, etc. with the money Judas had thrown back at them when seized with remorse.
There's also the possibility that when Luke records that "this man (Judas) purchased a field with the reward of iniquity" that he's saying he did so indirectly since it was that money that he had returned that the chief priests used in purchasing it. So can someone purchase something when dead? Yes, in this round-about way.
2. Judas died by hanging himself. But what then happened to the corpse after his hanging? Apparently according to Luke it was disposed of in the violent way described here - a horrible ending to a man especially chosen by Jesus with so much promise but who had ended up becoming "the son of perdition" (John 17:12).
Going back to the first question - if there were 2 separate fields being described by Matthew and Luke, then both were given the name "field of blood" (Mat. 27:8; Acts 1:19). That could be the case, but the unusual nature of such a thing adds some credence to the 2nd suggestion stated earlier.
Wes Booker [South Austin Texas USA] Comment added in 2013 Reply to Wes
1:6 Will you at this time restore the Kingdom to Israel?
Jehovah's Witnesses claim that God has no further interest or dealings with natural Israel. If that is true then the disciples' question and Jesus' reply make no sense. Jesus had been expounding details of the kingdom for nearly 6 weeks. Yet if the Jehovah's Witnesses are correct, the disciples were demonstrating complete lack of understanding about the very basics of the subject of the kingdom by claiming a connection to natural Israel. Yet Jesus does not remonstrate with the disciples about the what of the kingdom - he just corrects them on the when. Clearly, he endorsed the connection between the coming kingdom and natural Israel.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
Acts 1:24 The disciples pray “thou Lord that knowest the hearts. . .”
“Lord” Is this God or Jesus?
This ‘phrase’ knowest the hearts is one Gk word, literally ‘heartknower’. It is used only twice in the N.T. (Gk word (kardiognostes)
The second place is Acts 15:8 and identifies that it is God that knoweth the hearts.
There is also ‘prophetic or foreknown choosing’ evidenced by O.T. scriptures, showing that it is Godgoverning the selection of the apostles and the replacement for Judas, which is the topic of Acts 1:24
In choosing the twelve God had already, with foreknowledge, assigned Judas to their category, as Jesus knew when he chose him. Jesus was aware of Judas’ character at the time of choosing; - John 6:70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
But it was God’s prophetic word (See Psa 41:9//John 13:18 shown below)
Psalm 41:9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
John 13:18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
Psalm 109 further demonstrates God as the knower of hearts, specifically in relation to Judas’ character, before his birth, and that the events of Acts 1:20 had already been defined by God in His prophetic foreknowledge. It is these Psalms that are recalled in appointing a successor to Judas.
Psalm 109:8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
Acts 1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his overseer [‘office’] let another take.
Psalm 69:25 Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.
Psalm 69:22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
Further in Acts 4, after their appearance before the Council, In their prayer to God, Peter, John and their own company, reference Psalm 2 evidencing God’s foreknowledge of events to occur years later.
and they make another key statement in v28.
Acts 4:24-28 24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? 26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, (God) and against his Christ.
27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, 28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thycounsel determined before to be done.
There is also a timing issue in Acts 1:24 to be considered, post ascension, indicating it is God, not Jesus that is being addressed.
By now the disciples had already received Jesus' teaching regarding the new way of making request directly to the Father "in my name" and not in prayer to Jesus. (John 16:23 ff).
So for them to be addressing Jesus directly in Acts 1, implies they either didn’t know of the new John 16 teaching, or knew it and were disobedient to it, or just disregarded it. Or that Lord in Acts 1:24 is God.
Simon Foster [London South] Comment added in 2024 Reply to Simon
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1. The former <3303> <4413> treatise <3056> have I made <4160>(5668), O <5599> Theophilus <2321>, of <4012> all <3956> that Jesus <2424> began <756>(5662) both <5037> to do <4160>(5721) and <2532> teach <1321>(5721),
2. Until <891> the day <2250> in which <3739> he was taken up <353>(5681), after that he through <1223> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> had given commandments <1781>(5674) unto the apostles <652> whom <3739> he had chosen <1586>(5668):
3. To whom <3739> also <2532> he shewed <3936>(5656) himself <1438> alive <2198>(5723) after <3326> his <846> passion <3958>(5629) by <1722> many <4183> infallible proofs <5039>, being seen <3700>(5740) of them <846> <1223> forty <5062> days <2250>, and <2532> speaking <3004>(5723) of the things pertaining <4012> to the kingdom <932> of God <2316>:
4. And <2532>, being assembled together <4871>(5740) with <846> them, commanded <3853>(5656) them <846> that they should <5563> <0> not <3361> depart <5563>(5745) from <575> Jerusalem <2414>, but <235> wait <4037>(5721) for the promise <1860> of the Father <3962>, which <3739>, saith he, ye have heard <191>(5656) of me <3450>.
5. For <3754> John <2491> truly <3303> baptized <907>(5656) with water <5204>; but <1161> ye <5210> shall be baptized <907>(5701) with <1722> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> not <3756> many <3326> <4183> days <2250> hence <5025>.
6. When <3303> they therefore <3767> were come together <4905>(5631), they asked <1905>(5707) of him <846>, saying <3004>(5723), Lord <2962>, <1487> wilt thou <600> <0> at <1722> this <5129> time <5550> restore again <600>(5719) the kingdom <932> to Israel <2474>?
7. And <1161> he said <2036>(5627) unto <4314> them <846>, It is <2076>(5748) not <3756> for you <5216> to know <1097>(5629) the times <5550> or <2228> the seasons <2540>, which <3739> the Father <3962> hath put <5087>(5639) in <1722> his own <2398> power <1849>.
8. But <235> ye shall receive <2983>(5695) power <1411>, after that the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> is come <1904>(5631) upon <1909> you <5209>: and <2532> ye shall be <2071>(5704) witnesses <3144> unto me <3427> both <5037> in <1722> Jerusalem <2419>, and <2532> in <1722> all <3956> Judaea <2449>, and <2532> in Samaria <4540>, and <2532> unto <2193> the uttermost part <2078> of the earth <1093>.
9. And <2532> when he had spoken <2036>(5631) these things <5023>, while they <846> beheld <991>(5723), he was taken up <1869>(5681); and <2532> a cloud <3507> received <5274>(5627) him <846> out of <575> their <846> sight <3788>.
10. And <2532> while <5613> they looked stedfastly <2258>(5713) <816>(5723) toward <1519> heaven <3772> as he <846> went up <4198>(5740), <2532> behold <2400>(5628), two <1417> men <435> stood by <3936>(5715) them in <1722> white <3022> apparel <2066>;
11. Which <3739> also <2532> said <2036>(5627), Ye men <435> of Galilee <1057>, why <5101> stand ye <2476>(5758) gazing up <1689>(5723) into <1519> heaven <3772>? this same <3778> Jesus <2424>, which <3588> is taken up <353>(5685) from <575> you <5216> into <1519> heaven <3772>, shall <2064> <0> so <3779> come <2064>(5695) in like manner as <5158> ye have seen <2300>(5662) him <846> go <4198>(5740) into <1519> heaven <3772>.
12. Then <5119> returned they <5290>(5656) unto <1519> Jerusalem <2419> from <575> the mount <3735> called <2564>(5746) Olivet <1638>, which <3739> is <2076>(5748) from <1451> Jerusalem <2419> a sabbath <4521> day's journey <2192>(5723) <3598>.
13. And <2532> when <3753> they were come in <1525>(5627), they went up <305>(5627) into <1519> an upper room <5253>, where <3757> abode <2258>(5713) <2650>(5723) both <5037> Peter <4074>, and <2532> James <2385>, and <2532> John <2491>, and <2532> Andrew <406>, Philip <5376>, and <2532> Thomas <2381>, Bartholomew <918>, and <2532> Matthew <3156>, James <2385> the son of Alphaeus <256>, and <2532> Simon <4613> Zelotes <2208>, and <2532> Judas <2455> the brother of James <2385>.
14. These <3778> all <3956> continued <2258>(5713) <4342>(5723) with one accord <3661> in prayer <4335> and <2532> supplication <1162>, with <4862> the women <1135>, and <2532> Mary <3137> the mother <3384> of Jesus <2424>, and <2532> with <4862> his <846> brethren <80>.
15. And <2532> in <1722> those <5025> days <2250> Peter <4074> stood up <450>(5631) in <1722> the midst <3319> of the disciples <3101>, and said <2036>(5627), <5037> (the number <3793> of names <3686> together <1909> <846> were <2258>(5713) about <5613> an hundred <1540> and twenty <1501>,)
16. Men <435> and brethren <80>, this <5026> scripture <1124> must <1163>(5713) needs have been fulfilled <4137>(5683), which <3739> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> by <1223> the mouth <4750> of David <1138> spake before <4277>(5627) concerning <4012> Judas <2455>, which <3588> was <1096>(5637) guide <3595> to them that took <4815>(5631) Jesus <2424>.
17. For <3754> he was <2258>(5713) numbered <2674>(5772) with <4862> us <2254>, and <2532> had obtained <2975>(5627) part <2819> of this <5026> ministry <1248>.
18. Now <3303> <3767> this man <3778> purchased <2932>(5662) a field <5564> with <1537> the reward <3408> of iniquity <93>; and <2532> falling <1096>(5637) headlong <4248>, he burst asunder <2997>(5656) in the midst <3319>, and <2532> all <3956> his <846> bowels <4698> gushed out <1632>(5681).
19. And <2532> it was <1096>(5633) known <1110> unto all <3956> the dwellers <2730>(5723) at Jerusalem <2419>; insomuch as <5620> that <1565> field <5564> is called <2564>(5683) in their <846> proper <2398> tongue <1258>, Aceldama <184>, that <5123>(5748) is to say, The field <5564> of blood <129>.
20. For <1063> it is written <1125>(5769) in <1722> the book <976> of Psalms <5568>, Let <1096> <0> his <846> habitation <1886> be <1096>(5676) desolate <2048>, and <2532> let <2077>(5749) no man <3361> dwell <2730>(5723) therein <1722> <846>: and <2532> his <846> bishoprick <1984> let <2983> <0> another <2087> take <2983>(5630).
21. Wherefore <3767> of these <5130> men <435> which have companied <4905>(5631) with us <2254> all <3956> the time <5550> that <1722> <3739> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> went <1831> <0> in <1525>(5627) and <2532> out <1831>(5627) among <1909> us <2248>,
22. Beginning <756>(5671) from <575> the baptism <908> of John <2491>, unto <2193> that same day <2250> that <3739> he was taken up <353>(5681) from <575> us <2257>, must <1163>(5748) one <1520> be ordained <1096>(5635) to be a witness <3144> with <4862> us <2254> of his <846> resurrection <386>.
23. And <2532> they appointed <2476>(5627) two <1417>, Joseph <2501> called <2564>(5746) Barsabas <923>, who <3739> was surnamed <1941>(5681) Justus <2459>, and <2532> Matthias <3159>.
24. And <2532> they prayed <4336>(5666), and said <2036>(5627), Thou <4771>, Lord <2962>, which knowest the hearts <2589> of all <3956> men, shew <322>(5657) whether <1520> of <1537> these <5130> two <1417> thou hast chosen <1586>(5668),
25. That he may take <2983>(5629) part <2819> of this <5026> ministry <1248> and <2532> apostleship <651>, from <1537> which <3739> Judas <2455> by transgression fell <3845>(5627), that he might go <4198>(5677) to <1519> his own <2398> place <5117>.
26. And <2532> they gave forth <1325>(5656) their <846> lots <2819>; and <2532> the lot <2819> fell <4098>(5627) upon <1909> Matthias <3159>; and <2532> he was numbered <4785>(5681) with <3326> the eleven <1733> apostles <652>.
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