# Acts Lesson 3: A Productive Wait {Selection of Matthias to Replace Judas: Right or Wrong?}

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Podcast: [The Caldwell Commentaries Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-caldwell-commentaries-podcast-1213282)
Published: 2026-07-12T01:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This lesson is on Acts 1:12-26 and what the disciples of Christ did after His Ascension. They were told by Him to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promise of the Father. We discuss all those we know were included in the 120 disciples, as well as others we speculate may have been included. We learn about their unified minds (they were all in "one accord") and their passionate prayers and the very high regard they had for the Word of God! We also discuss the decision of the eleven Apostles to appoint a replacement for Judas, who had betrayed the Lord (and had then hung himself). We discuss the three qualifications needed to be one of the Twelve. We also discuss how it was that Matthias, whose name means "gift of God," was chosen - and if this choice was "of God". Was not Paul the Lord's choice for Judas' replacement? Tune in to find out!

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