Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 7:22
In all the wisdom of the Egyptians — Which was then celebrated in all the world, and for many ages after. And mighty in words — Deep, solid, weighty, though not of a ready utterance.
In all the wisdom of the Egyptians — Which was then celebrated in all the world, and for many ages after. And mighty in words — Deep, solid, weighty, though not of a ready utterance.
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...
Verse Acts 7:22. _IN ALL THE WISDOM OF THE EGYPTIANS_] Who were, at that time, the most intelligent and best instructed people in the universe. Philo says, Moses was taught _arithmetic, geometry,_ _p...
MOSES WAS LEARNED - Or, was “instructed.” It does not mean that he had that learning, but that he was carefully “trained” or educated in that wisdom. The passage does not express the fact that Moses w...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
LEARNED. educated. Greek. _paideuo._ IN ALL, &C. This included the mysteries of the Egyptian religion, as all education was in the hands of the priests. WORDS. Greek. _logos._ App-121. DEEDS. works...
_And Moses was learned_[instructed] _in all the wisdom of the Egyptians_ As was to be expected if he were designed for the kingdom. The wisdom on which the Jewish traditions most dwell is the power of...
Acts 7:1-53. STEPHEN’S DEFENCE...
ἘΝ ΠΆΣΗΙ ΣΟΦΊΑΙ with אACE. ἐν before ἜΡΓΟΙΣ omitted with אABCDH. _Vulg_. has ‘in.’ 22. ἘΠΑΙΔΕΎΘΗ ΜΩΫΣΗ͂Σ, _Moses was instructed_. As was to be expected if he were designed for the kingdom. The wisdo...
_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...
ΈΠΑΙΔΕΎΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΠΑΙΔΕΎΩ (G3811) воспитывать, обучать, наставлять. Иосиф Флавий говорит, что он был воспитан ("был взращен"), ΈΤΡΈΦΕΤΟ, с большим тщанием (Jos., Ant., 2:236). Филон утве...
DISCOURSE: 1756 THE ZEAL OF MOSES Acts 7:22. _And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. And when he was full forty years old, it came into his he...
MOSES WAS LEARNED IN ALL THE WISDOM OF THE EGYPTIANS,— Where the wisdom of a man is spoken of, that which is characteristic of it must needs be meant; where the wisdom of a particular man, that which...
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,...
See notes on verse 17...
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. AND MOSES WAS LEARNED IN ALL THE WISDOM OF THE EGYPTIANS, [ epaideuthee (G3811) en (G1722) pasee (G39...
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...
LEARNED] i.e. taught. Undoubtedly true, though not mentioned in the OT. 'The wisdom of the Egyptians' consisted of natural science, magic, astronomy, medicine, and mathematics, and was mainly in the h...
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...
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...
MOSES WAS LEARNED IN ALL THE WISDOM OF THE EGYPTIANS. — Better, _was trained,_ or _instructed._ There is no direct statement to this effect in the history of the Pentateuch, but it was implied in Mose...
ἐπαιδεύθη, _cf._ Acts 22:3 here with instrumental dative, or, better, dative of respect or manner; not mentioned in Exodus, but see Philo, _Vita Moys._, ii., 83, Mang., and also Schürer, _Jewish Peopl...
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...
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...
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...
In words and in deeds. Moses was persuasive and powerful in reasoning; but had an impediment in his speech, as we know from Exodus iv. 10. and iv. 12. He possessed, moreover, strength, energy, and gra...
_“Indeed Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians: and was mighty in his words and deeds.”_ God needed in Moses the highest scholarship in the world to reveal the Bible, write the Pentate...
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...
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...
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...
22.Whereas Luke reporteth that he was taught in _all wisdom _of the Egyptians, he putteth that in his commendation as a point of excellency. Notwithstanding, it might have so fallen out, as it doth of...
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...
AND MOSES WAS LEARNED IN ALL THE WISDOM OF THE EGYPTIANS, c,] Which was reckoned very considerable: 1 Kings 4:30 Philo the Jew says e that he learned arithmetic, geometry, and every branch of music, t...
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. Ver. 22. _And Moses was learned_] See my Common Place of Arts. Lactantius saith of Tertullian, that he...
_Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians_ Which was then celebrated in all the world, and for many ages after. Geography, geometry, arithmetic, astronomy, natural history, physic, and hie...
AND MOSES WAS LEARNED IN ALL THE WISDOM OF THE EGYPTIANS, AND WAS MIGHTY IN WORDS AND IN DEEDS. After the death of Jacob, of Joseph, and the patriarchs, the sojourn of the children of Israel in Egypt...
The birth and youth of Moses:...
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...
AND MOSES WAS LEARNED IN ALL THE WISDOM OF THE EGYPTIANS, AND WAS MIGHTY IN WORDS AND DEEDS. 1. For 40 years, Moses grew up, trained, taught, and groomed in the palace. He had the education that no o...
And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works. 'MOSES'-4872. Mosheh mo-sheh'; from 4871; drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the...
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...
LEARNED IN ALL THE WISDOM OF THE EGYPTIANS; the Egyptians were anciently famous for learning, especially in astronomy, and some other parts of philosophy. MIGHTY IN WORDS; he was eloquent. AND IN DEED...
Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenaeus Josephus says, that when Moses had been brought up in the royal palaces, he was chosen as general against the Ethiopians; and having proved victorious, ob...
Acts 7:22 And G2532 Moses G3475 learned G3811 (G5681) all G3956 wisdom G4678 Egyptians G124 and G1161 was...
‘And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and works.' Bu...
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...
_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...
Acts 7:22. AND MOSES WAS LEARNED IN ALL THE WISDOM OF THE EGYPTIANS. Egypt was even at that early period famed for her learning, for her proficiency in art and science. We find the wisest of the Greek...
WAS INSTRUCTED (επαιδευθη). First aorist passive indicative of παιδευω, to train a child (παις), the usual idea in ancient Greek as here. The notion of chastisement (Hebrews 12:6) is also in the old...
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...
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...
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...
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...
HE WAS TAUGHT ALL THE WISDOM OF THE EGYPTIANS. He was raised as the son of Pharaoh's daughter (Hebrews 11:24)....
_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...
_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...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 7:22 Moses’ education in Egyptian wisdom is not mentioned in the OT, but it was well established in Jewish tradition. ⇐...
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...
_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...
_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...
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...
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...
1 Kings 4:29; 2 Chronicles 9:22; Daniel 1:17; Daniel 1:4; Isaiah 19:1
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...