10 As to this salvation , the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made e careful e searches and inquiries , 11 [1]seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories [2]to follow e . 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves , but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven -things into which angels long to [3]look .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Peter 1:10-12
Commentary on 1 Peter 1:10-12
(Read 1 Peter 1:10-12)
Jesus Christ was the main subject of the prophets' studies. Their inquiry into the sufferings of Christ and the glories that should follow, would lead to a view of the whole gospel, the sum whereof is, That Christ Jesus was delivered for our offences, and raised again for our justification. God is pleased to answer our necessities rather than our requests. The doctrine of the prophets, and that of the apostles, exactly agree, as coming from the same Spirit of God. The gospel is the ministration of the Spirit; its success depends upon his operation and blessing. Let us then search diligently those Scriptures which contain the doctrines of salvation.