<p>4:35 <i>And l<em>aid them at the apostles' feet-</em></i> The same words in Greek used about how God would <em>make </em>(s.w. &quot;laid down&quot;) His Son's enemies a stool for His feet. Peter has just been preaching this in Acts 2:35, and I commented there that being at the footstool meant worship and repentance. Peter quotes the passage in an appeal for Israel to repent and come to the stool of the Lord's feet. So it could be that following hard on from this idea being preached, the new converts saw the apostles as the manifestation of the Lord, and brought the symbols of their humanity to His feet. Such giving up of materialism is indeed part of repentance and truly coming on our knees to the Lord.</p><p><em>And distribution was made</em>- The apostles had before them a huge and unexpected pile of precious metals, coins, garments and other items of value. And now they had to distribute them. The word occurs in describing how the Lord gave the loaves to the apostles and they distributed them to the crowds (Jn. 6:11). He led them, as He does us, through one experience in His service in order to prepare them for another.</p><p>Time and again, it becomes apparent that the Lord especially designed incidents in His men&rsquo;s experience which they would learn from, and later be able to put to use when similar experiences occurred after He had ascended. This was essential to the training of the twelve disciples. Thus He made <em>them </em>distribute the food to the multitude (Jn. 6:11); yet now, after His ascension, we meet the same Greek word here in Acts 4:35, describing how they were to distribute welfare to the multitude of the Lord&rsquo;s followers.</p><p><em>To each</em>- Welfare aid is best given directly to the needy person by the donor, rather than through their representatives.</p><p><em>According to anyone&rsquo;s need</em>- Not according to what they were asked to give, but in response to need.</p>