Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 7:5
No, not to set his foot on — For the field mentioned, Acts 7:16, he did not receive by a Divine donation, but bought it; even thereby showing that he was a stranger in the land.
No, not to set his foot on — For the field mentioned, Acts 7:16, he did not receive by a Divine donation, but bought it; even thereby showing that he was a stranger in the land.
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 7:5. _GAVE HIM NONE INHERITANCE_] Both Abraham and Jacob had small parcels of land in Canaan; but they had them by _purchase_, not by God's gift; for, as Abraham was obliged to _buy a_ _bur...
AND HE GAVE HIM NONE INHERITANCE - Abraham led a wandering life; and this passage means that he did not himself receive a permanent possession or residence in that land. The only land which he owned 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...
ABRAHAM AND THE PATRIARCHS. The High Priest invites Stephen to plead to the charge. Addressing his audience in the style used by Paul (Acts 22:1), Stephen speaks of the theophany to Abraham, placing i...
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...
The high priest said, "Is this so?" And Stephen said, "Men, brothers and fathers, listen to what I have to say. The God of glory appeared to Abraham our father when he was in Mesopotamia, before he li...
NONE. not (Greek. _ou._ App-105) any. NO, NOT, &C.. not even (Greek. _oude)_. Figure of speech _Epitasis._ App-6. TO SET HIS FOOT ON. a place (Greek. _bema_. See note on John 19:13) for. foot. PROM...
_And he gave him none inheritance in it_ The first settlement of Abraham in Canaan is said (Genesis 12:6) to have been at the place of Sichem [Shechem] at the plain [rather, _oak_ of Moreh. He next dw...
ΔΟΥ͂ΝΑΙ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ι with BCDHP. _Vulg_. ‘dare illi.’ 5. ΚΑῚ ΟΥ̓Κ ἜΔΩΚΕΝ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ι Κ.Τ.Λ., _and he gave him no inheritance in it_. The first settlement of Abraham in Canaan is said (Genesis 12:6) to have bee...
Acts 7:1-53. STEPHEN’S DEFENCE...
_THE CALL OF ABRAHAM ACTS 7:1-8:_ The High Priest wanted to know if the things said about Stephen were true. Stephen's faith in Hebrew history was strong because he knew it was God at work. Stephen be...
ΈΔΩΚΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G412) давать, ΈΝ ΑΎΤΗ там, вероятно, относится скорее к Месопотамии или Харрану, чем к Ханаану, ΒΉΜΑ _асс. sing._ шаг; "шаг ноги" (RWP). ΈΠΗΓΓΕΊΛΑΤΟ _aor. ind. me...
AND HE GAVE HIM NONE INHERITANCE IN IT, &C.— Probably Canaan was not at that time so universally given to idolatry as Chaldea; for there Abraham met with Melchisedech, who was a worshipper of the true...
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,...
5-8. Having now introduced Abraham, and brought him into the land of Canaan, Stephen quotes the prophesy, connected with the fulfillment of which he is to find the chief points of his argument. (5) "_...
And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child....
13 These synagogues were doubtless very lax in their adherence to the Jewish law and customs, yet they are not ashamed to charge Stephen with this, in order to inflame the Sanhedrin against him. The f...
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...
See Genesis 12:7; Genesis 13:15, etc....
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...
AND HE GAVE HIM NONE INHERITANCE. — The apparent exception of the field and cave of Machpelah (Genesis 23:9) was not a real one. That was purchased for a special purpose, not given as an inheritance....
CHAPTER 15 ST. STEPHEN'S DEFENCE AND THE DOCTRINE OF INSPIRATION. Acts 6:12; Acts 7:1 ST. STEPHEN and St. Philip are the two prominent names among the primitive deacons. Stephen, however, much surp...
κληρονομίαν : the field which Abraham bought, Genesis 23:9-17, could not come under this title the field was Abraham's purchase, not God's gift as κληρονομία (see Meyer-Wendt, and Westcott, Hebrews 6:...
STEPHEN'S DEFENSE: GOD'S FIRST CALLED ONES Acts 7:1-13 There are several touches in this eloquent apology which deserve notice. Acts 7:2: “The God of glory.” This chapter begins and ends with glory....
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...
A Face Like an Angel Perhaps Paul reported to Luke the remarkable appearance of the face of Stephen. Luke told Theophilus that those in the council saw Stephen's face "as the face of an angel." The cl...
And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not [so much as] to (c) set his foot on: yet he (d) promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when [as yet] he had...
_Not the pace of a foot; not so much as a foot of land, that is, to dwell in, though he bought there a place to bury in. (Genesis xxiii. 9.) (Witham)_...
EXPATRIATION 1-7. Despite the awful doom of the antediluvians, the people after the flood soon became terribly wicked. While they constantly ploughed up the bones of their antediluvian predecessors, f...
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, (3) And said unto him, Get thee out of thy co...
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...
5.We must note three firings in this place; that God exercised the patience of his servant, because, after that he had brought him out of his own country, he dwelt in the land of Canaan as a stranger....
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 HE GAVE HIM NONE INHERITANCE IN IT,.... To be personally enjoyed by him; and which was a great trial to Abraham's faith, to be brought out of his country, and into another land, and which was prom...
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 5 And he gave him none inheritanc...
_Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans_ Strange as the command which was given him might seem, he, with all submission, readily obeyed it; _and dwelt in Charran_ Namely, for several years, hav...
HE; God. PROMISED THAT HE WOULD GIVE IT TO HIM; GENESIS 12:7; Genesis 13:14-18....
THE DEFENSE OF STEPHEN AND HIS DEATH. Stephen refers to the call of Abraham:...
AND HE GAVE HIM NONE INHERITANCE IN IT, NO, NOT SO MUCH AS TO SET HIS FOOT ON; YE THE PROMISED THAT HE WOULD GIVE IT TO HIM FOR A POSSESSION AND TO HIS SEED AFTER HIM WHEN AS YE THE HAD NO CHILD. The...
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 _GOD_ GAVE HIM NO INHERITANCE IN IT, NOT EVEN _ENOUGH_ TO SET HIS FOOT ON. BUT EVEN WHEN _ABRAHAM_ HAD NO CHILD, HE PROMISED TO GIVE IT TO HIM FOR A POSSESSION, AND TO HIS DESCENDANTS AFTER HIM....
and he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. 'NOT...
1-16 Stephen was charged as a blasphemer of God, and an apostate from the church; therefore he shows that he is a son of Abraham, and values himself on it. The slow steps by which the promise made to...
HE GAVE HIM NONE INHERITANCE IN IT; it is true that Abraham had a field, and the cave of Mach-pelah, GENESIS 23:9; but that was of no use to Abraham whilst alive, but to bury him in when dead; besides...
5-8. Having now introduced Abraham, and brought him into the land of Canaan, Stephen quotes the prophesy, connected with the fulfillment of which he is to find the chief points of his argument. (5) "_...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V and [yet] he did not receive an inheritance in it, not even a footstep, but was always a stranger and a pilgrim therein.[276]...
Acts 7:5 And G2532 gave G1325 (G5656) him G846 no G3756 inheritance G2817 in G1722 it G846 not...
‘And he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on, and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.' But e...
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...
Acts 7:5. AND HE GAVE HIM NONE INHERITANCE IN IT, NO, NOT SO MUCH AS TO SET HIS FOOT ON. This is confirmed by the circumstances related in Acts 7:16, where we read how the very grave of the patriarchs...
EXCURSUS. On certain alleged Discrepancies in Stephen's Speech. A great deal has been written upon certain supposed inaccuracies which occur in the speech of Stephen, as given in the seventh chapter...
_First Division of the Speech,_ 2-16. _The Age of the Patriarchs Abraham and Joseph._ (a) Acts 7:2-8. _ABRAHAM THE FATHER OF THE FAITHFUL._ Stephen relates the well-known incident, fraught with such m...
NOT SO MUCH AS TO SET HIS FOOT ON (ουδε βημα ποδος). From Deuteronomy 2:5. Old word from βαινω, to go, to step. "Stepping of a foot," only instance of this original meaning in the N.T. From this it...
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...
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...
GOD DID NOT THEN GIVE. Abraham had only the promise by faith....
_When his father was dead He removed him into this land._ THE DIFFICULTY AS TO THE DATE OF ABRAHAM’S MIGRATION Terah died at Haran at the age of two hundred and five (Genesis 11:32.). From Genesis 11...
_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 7:1 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 7:1. 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...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 7:2. Concerning what Stephen SAID in reply, Luke’s information may have been derived either from Paul, who probably was present on the occasion (Acts 26:10), and afterwards in...
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...
Acts 10:11; Acts 11:9; Acts 3:1; Acts 9:5; Deuteronomy 2:5;...
Inheritance [κ λ η ρ ο ν ο μ ι α ν]. See on 1 Peter 1:4. Not so much as to set his foot on [ο υ δ ε β η μ α π ο δ ο ς]. Lit., not even the stepping of a foot. From the original meaning, a pace or step...
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...