God
Jehovah. (Genesis 39:2).
Moved with envy - That is, dissatisfied with the favor which their father Jacob showed Joseph, and envious at the dreams which indicated that he...
(3) And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was (f) with him, (3) Steven diligently recounts the horrible misdeeds of s...
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 )...
moved with envy . being jealous. Greek. zeloo. Compare the noun zelos, Acts 5:17 .
9. Now followeth the greatest wickedness of the nation of Israel, that they conspired (385) together to oppress their innocent brother, which...
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, And the patriarchs - The twelve sons of Jacob, thus called because...
Moved with envy, sold Joseph— The plain inference to be drawn from hence was, that they might learn from this example, to abate their hard thoughts...
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egyp...
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, a...
See Genesis 37:4 . Envy ] Stephen sees in Joseph a type of Jesus, and in the envy of his brethren, a type of the envy of the chief priests and scr...
The patriarchs, moved with envy. — This, interpreted by what follows, is the first step in the long induction which is to show that the elect of Go...
Chapter 15 ST. STEPHEN'S DEFENCE AND THE DOCTRINE OF INSPIRATION. Acts 6:12-14 ; Acts 7:1-2 ST. STEPHEN and St. Philip are the two prominent...
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 : “Th...
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 nati...
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 H...
And the patriarchs, moved with envy ,.... See Genesis 37:11 the sons of Jacob and brethren of Joseph were filled with envy, and enraged at him, be...
And the patriarchs, moved with envy The rest of the twelve sons of Jacob, though their relation to such holy ancestors might have taught them a muc...
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 s...
Stephen's Address. 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he s...
Moved with envy; enraged: the holy martyr accommodates his apology so, as that they may yet have occasion to reflect on themselves; for as they had...
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...
‘And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. And God was with him,' But now came the first sign of unbelief and dis...
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...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 7:9 . Moved with envy, or jealousy , they, the patriarchs, sold Joseph into Egypt — i.e. , to be carried thither. Steph...
Acts 6 ; Acts 7 Stephen. From the history of Stephen we learn: I. That fidelity to truth provokes antagonism; holiness and sin are mutually rep...
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 defe...
Then said the high priest, Are these things so? The high priest and his question This functionary was probably Theophilus, son-in-law of Caiaph...
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; but God was with him. The patriarchs and their younger brother This picture of pat...
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 (s...
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; but God was with him,
The story of Jacob and Joseph:
Genesis 37:18-29 ; Genesis 37:4-11 ; Genesis 39:2 ; Genesis 39:21-23 ; Genesis 39:5 ; Genesis 45:4 ; Genesis 49:23 ; Genesis 49:24 ; Genesis...
Stephen's Apology Acts 7:1-41 INTRODUCTORY WORDS After charges against Stephen had been placed, the High Priest with a show of honor, said, "A...
But God was with him — Though he was not in this land. Genesis 37:28 .
9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,