Barnes New Testament Notes

Verse 70. His holy prophets, &c. All the prophets are said to have referred to the Messiah, from the beginning of the world. The most striking of these were Jacob (Ge 49:10); Moses (De 18:15); Isaiah (Isa 9:6,7; 53:1-12) .

Since the world began. This is not to be taken literally, for there were no prophets immediately after the creation. It is merely a general expression, designed to denote that all the prophets had predicted the coming of the Messiah. Comp. See Barnes on "Lu 24:27"

See Barnes on "Re 19:10"

{n} "spake" Jer 23:5,6; Da 9:24