Matthew Poole and continuators on Acts 10:41

41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses, chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

Christ after his Resurrection appeared not to the wicked Iews; for being to suffer no more, his enemies were not vouchsafed a sight of him; and thus he did not manifest himself unto the world, Iohn 14.22.

These witnesses were the Apostles, who were chosen by God himself immediately; and the vacancy supplied by lot, which was at Gods direction, Chap. 1.24, 26. The metaphor here used is taken from the ordinary way then in use of chusing men into offices, which is here alluded to.

Tho in the Gospel-History, we do not read that our Saviour drank after he rose again; yet it is sufficiently implied, being he did eat, and make a meal with his Disciples, Luke 24 30, 42, 43. Iohn 21.12. and eating is put in Scripture for the whole refection, Mat. 15.2. compared with Luke 7.36.