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ACTS 7:3-51
In addition to several direct quotations from the Septuagint,
Stephen’s speech consists of a series of allusions to and summaries
of Israelitish history. In these phrases drawn from the O...
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ACTS 7:26
Codex Bezae (but not other members of the Western text) makes three
additions to the verse: it prefixes to,te at the beginning (omitting
te); adds kai. ei=den auvtou.j avdikou/ntaj (“and he...
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Verse Acts 7:26. _UNTO THEM AS THEY STROVE_] Two Hebrews, Exodus 2:13,
Exodus 2:13, c....
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AND THE NEXT DAY - Exodus 2:13.
HE SHOWED HIMSELF - He appeared in a sudden and unexpected manner to
them.
UNTO THEM - That is, to “two” of the Hebrews, Exodus 2:13.
As
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CHAPTER 7
_ 1. The Address of Stephen (Acts 7:1)._
2. The Martyrdom of Stephen (Acts 7:54).
This is the largest chapter in this book and concludes the first
section. Stephen is the chosen instrumen...
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MOSES. Stephen describes the growth of the people, the change of ruler
and his oppression, as in Exodus 1.
ACTS 7:20. FAIR UNTO GOD (_mg._): from Exodus 2:2; Philo and Josephus
speak of the beauty o...
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STEPHEN'S DEFENCE (Acts 7:1-7)
When Oliver Cromwell was outlining the education he thought necessary
for his son Richard, he said, "I would have him know a little
history." It was to the lesson of hi...
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"When the time for the fulfillment of the promise which God had told
to Abraham drew near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
until there arose another king in Egypt who had no knowledge of...
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NEXT. following. Greek. _epeimi._ Only here, Acts 16:11; Acts 20:15;
Acts 21:18; Acts 23:11. See note on...
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_And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove_ i.e. to
"two men of the Hebrews" (Exodus 2:13). This quotation from Exodus is
but a forcible way of representing what up to this point had...
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ΑΥ̓ΤΟΙ͂Σ ΜΑΧΟΜΈΝΟΙΣ _unto them as they strove_, viz.
to ‘two men of the Hebrews’ (see Exodus 2:13). The quotation which
follows makes plain what was otherwise not yet clear, that the persons
contendin...
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Acts 7:1-53. STEPHEN’S DEFENCE...
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_THE JEWISH NATION AND THE LAND OF EGYPT ACTS 7:9-43:_ The patriarchs
sold Joseph into Egypt. Envy caused Joseph's brothers to sell him into
Egypt as a slave. God was with Joseph and gave him favor wi...
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ΈΠΙΟΎΣΗ _dat. fem. sing. от_ ΈΠΕΙΜΙ (G1896) на
следующий день (BAGD). _Dat._ времени. ΏΦΘΗ
_aor. ind. pass._, _см._ Acts 7:2. Имеется в виду не
видение, а внезапное и неожиданное
появление (RWP).
ΜΑΧ...
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SET THEM AT ONE AGAIN,— _And would have persuaded them at peace.
Acts 7:27. Thrust him away,_ &c.] It is plain, that the speech of this
single person is represented, Acts 7:35 as expressing the sentim...
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c.
Stephen's defence. Acts 7:1-53.
Acts 7:1
And the high priest said, Are these things so?
Acts 7:2
And he said,
Brethren and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our
father Abraham,...
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See notes on verse 17...
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And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and
would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why
do ye wrong one to another?
AND THE NEXT DAY HE SHOWED HIMSELF...
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18 It is probable that the lot of Israel in Egypt was pleasant under
the dynasty which was acquainted with Joseph, who made these rulers
absolute masters in Egypt, for he got for them all the silver a...
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7:26 brethren, (b-22) Lit. 'ye are men, brethren,' see Note at ch.
1.16....
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DEFENCE AND MARTYRDOM OF STEPHEN
1-53. Speech of Stephen. There is every reason to believe that this
speech was really delivered by St. Stephen, and not composed by St.
Luke; for, (1) the speech does...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 7
STEPHEN’S SPEECH, PART 1: ABRAHAM’S *FAITH IN GOD, 7:1-8
V1 The *high priest asked Stephen, ‘Is this true?’ V2 Stephen
replied, ‘Listen, brot...
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WOULD HAVE SET THEM AT ONE AGAIN. — Literally, _brought them to
peace._ The better MSS. give “was bringing them.”
SIRS. — Literally, _Ye are brethren,_ without any word of address.
The phrase is the...
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ὥφθη : Wendt commends Bengel, who sees in the word the thought
that he appeared _ultro, ex improviso, cf._ Acts 2:3; Acts 7:2;
Hebrews 9:28. συνήλασεν : but if we read
συνήλλασσεν, see critical note =...
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STEPHEN'S DEFENSE: THE DELIVERER FROM BONDAGE
Acts 7:14-29
Moses, we are here told, was “mighty in words;” that is, in
eloquence as well as in deeds. This confirms the statement of the
Jewish histori...
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The charge against Stephen was that he had spoken against the Temple
and the Law. His reply consisted of a masterly review of the history
of the nation from the calling of Abraham to the rejection of...
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Moses' Rejection By God's People
Into such a climate, Moses was born, a child particularly pleasing to
God. He was hidden by his parents for three months. Afterward, God
caused him to be found by Phar...
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MOSES TYPICAL OF CHRIST
17-40. While Joseph so beautifully and vividly emblematizes King
Jesus, both in His humiliation and in His glory, Moses equally grandly
emblematizes the mediatorial Christ, him...
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Cultured all his life in the Egyptian idolatry, flooded with all the
learning of the world, the greatest military general on the globe,
born with redoubtable physical courage, and a total stranger to...
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But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to
Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, (18) Till another
king arose, which knew not Joseph. (19) The same dealt subtlety w...
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First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among
the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ
Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
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26._The day following he appeared. _Stephen declareth now that the
fathers did not only neglect, but maliciously reject the grace of God.
For although the evil which he mentioneth did proceed from one...
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Stephen, [11] as far as we are told, had not known the Lord during His
life on earth. Certainly he was not appointed, like the apostles, to
be a witness of that life. He was simply the instrument of t...
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AND THE NEXT DAY HE SHOWED HIMSELF TO THEM, AS THEY STROVE,.... To two
men of the Hebrews, who were quarrelling and contending with one
another: these are said by the Jews w to be Dathan and Abiram; w...
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And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would
have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye
wrong one to another?
Ver. 26. _Sirs, ye are brethren_] In...
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_The next day he showed himself unto them_ Of his own accord,
unexpectedly; _as they strove_ As they were quarrelling with each
other; _and would have set them at one_ That is, by interposing
between...
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Moses attempts to deliver his people:...
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AND THE NEXT DAY HE SHOWED HIMSELF UNTO THEM AS THEY STROVE, AND WOULD
HAVE SET THEM AT ONE AGAIN, SAYING, SIRS, YE ARE BRETHREN; WHY DO YE
WRONG ONE TO ANOTHER?...
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The high priest only asks the question, "Are these things so?" Then
God provides room for Stephen to speak without interruption for some
time. This stands in striking contrast to the way in which the...
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AND THE NEXT DAY HE APPEARED TO TWO OF THEM AS THEY WERE FIGHTING, AND
_TRIED TO_ RECONCILE THEM, SAYING, ‘MEN, YOU ARE BRETHREN; WHY DO
YOU WRONG ONE ANOTHER? '
1. Now the fight is between two Hebre...
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And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and would
have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye
wrong one to another?
'WHY DO YE WRONG ONE TO ANOTHER'-Espec...
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17-29 Let us not be discouraged at the slowness of the fulfilling of
God's promises. Suffering times often are growing times with the
church. God is preparing for his people's deliverance, when their...
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Acts 7:26 And G5037 next G1966 (G5752) day G2250 appeared G3700
(G5681) them G846 fighting G3164 ...
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FROM ABRAHAM TO THE PROPHET LIKE MOSES - REPLY TO THE CHARGE OF
BLASPHEMY AGAINST GOD AND MOSES (7:2-43).
The only way Stephen had of replying to charges of blasphemy when he
had no supporting witness...
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‘And the day following he appeared to them as they strove, and would
have set them at one again, saying, “Sirs, you are brethren; why do
you do wrong one to another?” But he who did his neighbour wron...
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_Second Division of the Speech,_ 17-36. _The Age of Moses._
The second part of the defence commences with the long-looked-for
approach of the time when ‘the promise,' now centuries old, should
be fulf...
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THE DAY FOLLOWING
(τη επιουση ημερα). Locative case, "on the following
day" (from επειμ, to come upon, to approach, present active
participle επιων -ουσα, -ον). Common phrase in old Greek
both with...
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Acts 6; Acts 7
Stephen.
From the history of Stephen we learn:
I. That fidelity to truth provokes antagonism; holiness and sin are
mutually repellent; love and selfishness are the opposites of each
o...
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Acts 7:14. Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and
all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. So Jacob went down into
Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, and were carried over...
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CONTENTS: Address of Stephen before the council. Stephen martyred.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Stephen, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,
Joseph, Pharaoh, Moses, Pharaoh's daughter, Aaron, Solomon, Sau...
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The scope and design of St. Stephen's defence before the council will
be better understood, if it be properly analyzed. The rulers construed
his defence to import, that the glory of their temple shoul...
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WHEN MOSES WAS FORTY YEARS OLD. Exodus 2:11-15. The point Stephen
brings out, is that Israel rejected Moses, just as they did Joseph and
Jesus. Yet they knew how God had chosen both Joseph and Moses t...
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_And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit
his brethren._
THE PATRIOTISM OF MOSES
I. Long nursed--“forty years.”
1. Inspired by his mother. The precious time during which...
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_In which time Moses was born._
MOSES, A MAN OF GOD AND A MAN OF THE PEOPLE
I. From the people, according to flesh and blood.
II. Above the people, according to spirit and character.
III. For the...
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_Then said the high priest, Are these things so?_
THE HIGH PRIEST AND HIS QUESTION
This functionary was probably Theophilus, son-in-law of Caiaphas. The
ex-officio president of the council called for...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 7:1 Stephen’s defense is the longest speech in
Acts 1:1. It is a selective summary of OT history that turned the
charges on his accusers: _they_ were the ones disobeying God because...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 7:18. ANOTHER KING WHICH KNEW NOT JOSEPH.—This was Aahmes, the
first monarch of the eighteenth dynasty, “a prince of great force of
character, brave, active, energetic, libera...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 7:1. The high priest’s question, ARE THESE THINGS SO? analogous
to that put to Christ (Matthew 26:62), was equivalent to a modern
“Guilty or not guilty?”
Acts 7:2. Concerning...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 7:1
_And the high priest said _for then _said the high priest, _A.V. The
high priest spoke as president of the Sanhedrim (see Acts 9:1. Acts
9:1 and...
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Let's turn tonight to Acts chapter 7.
In the early church when a dispute arose among the Grecians--that is,
those Jews of the Grecian culture. They were actually Jews, but they
had followed the Grecia...
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1 Corinthians 6:6; 1 John 3:11; Exodus 2:13; Genesis 13:8; Gene
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Appeared [ω φ θ η]. With the suggestion of a sudden appearance as
in a vision; possibly with the underlying notion of a messenger of
God. See on Luke 22:43.
Would have set them at one [σ υ ν η λ α σ...
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STEPHEN'S APOLOGY
Acts 7:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
After charges against Stephen had been placed, the High Priest with a
show of honor, said, "Are these things so?" Stephen then stood forth
and made his...
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He showed himself — Of his own accord, unexpectedly....