This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the Mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:

'CHURCH'-Not in the sense of the N.T. 'Church'. Which was still future when Christ spoke (Matthew 16:18). But rather those who had been 'called out' of Egypt, i.e. the nation of Israel.

'WITH THE ANGEL'-See Acts 1:53. The Law of Moses was given through the agency of angels (Hebrews 2:2; Galatians 3:19).

'LIVING ORACLES'-Utterances which were given by God and the doing of them meant "Life". These utterances didn't lose their relevance when Moses died, but were to be passed on to other generations. Clearly, Stephen is demonstrating no disrespect for the Law of Moses. (Romans 3:2)

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