Acts 7:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

I am the God of thy fathers; that he might know from whom he had his commission, and by whom he was to be sent. The God of Abraham, &c.; mention is made of these, because God had made unto them the promise of delivering their posterity, which he was now about to do, the time being fully come. Moses trembled: all great admiration hath some fear joined with it: God's appearing, though in mercy, was ever full of terror and amazement; what will his appearing be, when he shall come in judgment to render vengeance! Who then shall be able to abide?

Acts 7:32

32 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.