Peter Raiseth Dorcas from Death

Acts 9:32-43; Peter walked where Jesus walked; the servant wore the shoes of the Master.

Acts 9:32-43; In Capernaum, probably in the home of Peter, "one sick of the palsy" had been lowered through the roof, and Peter had heard the Master command: "Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk." (Commentary I, pp. 175-180.) Now that same apostle, at the bedside of palsied Aeneas, and in his Master's name, said simply: "Arise, and make thy bed."

Acts 9:32-43; In the home of Jairus, Peter had seen the Lord put forth the weeping multitude and heard him say to the deceased damsel: "Maid, arise." (Commentary I, pp. 314-317.) Now, serving in the Master's stead, Peter put forth the weeping mourners, knelt in prayer, and then with Christ-like simplicity commanded: "Tabitha, arise."

Acts 9:33; 33. Palsy] A form of paralysis.

Acts 9:36; 36. Dorcas] How many faithful and but little known women there have been in the congregations of the saints in all ages:

Acts 9:36; The wise hearted women in Israel, who prepared furnishings for the tabernacle (Exodus 35:25-26);

Acts 9:36; The widow of Zarephath, who served Elijah and whose son he raised from the dead (1 Kings 17; Luke 4:25-26);

Acts 9:36; Mary and Martha of Bethany with whom Jesus associated (Commentary I, pp. 697-701), and whose brother Lazarus he raised from the dead (John 11: 1-46);

Acts 9:36; Mary of Magdala, the first mortal to see the resurrected Lord (Commentary I, pp. 842-843);

Acts 9:36; Mary, the mother of James, Salome, Joanna, and the other women with them, to whom also the risen Lord appeared (Commentary I, pp. 844-846);

Acts 9:36; Mary the mother of Jesus, and the other women, who continued with the saints in prayer and supplication after our Lord's ascension (Acts 1: 13-14);

Acts 9:36; Lois, the grandmother, and Eunice, the mother, of Timothy (2 Timothy 1:5);

Acts 9:36; Those unnamed women who labored with Paul, but "whose names are in the book of life" (Philipians 4: 3);

Acts 9:36; And many others, including Dorcas, oftimes called the Relief Society Sister of the New Testament, because her life, through good deeds, bore witness that "charity never faileth."

Acts 9:41; 41. Presented her alive] See Commentary I, p. 256.