2 Peter 1:18; Ecclesiastes 5:1; Exodus 3:5; Joshua 5:15
Then said the Lord ... - In Exodus 3 this is introduced in a different order, as being spoken “before” God said “I am the God,” etc. Put off...
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. ):...
thy shoes, &c. . the sandal of thy feet. where . in (Greek. en) which, but the texts read epi . ground. Greek. ge. App-129.
33. Because the place wherein. The Lord meant by this commendation which he giveth to the place, to lift up the mind of Moses into heaven, t...
Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. Then said the Lord to him, Put...
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...
Then said the Lord to him .... — The words are almost a verbal reproduction of Exodus 3:5 ; Exodus 3:7-8 . The citation was in part an implied ans...
Stephen's Defense: Disobedience in the Wilderness Acts 7:30-46 The angel who appeared in the bush that burned with fire was the angel of God's...
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 when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. (31) Whe...
Then said the Lord to him ,.... To Moses, who through curiosity had made too near an approach: put off thy shoes from thy feet ; in token of humil...
Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. Ver. 33. Put off thy shoes ] Thy fl...
When forty years were expired That is, forty after his leaving Egypt; during which time Israel had continued under this bondage, and Moses, inured...
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. 30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in...
Put off thy shoes; either out of reverence to the Divine presence, as Joshua 5:15 , or that thereby he might show that he resigned himself wholl...
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 Lord said to him, “Loose the shoes from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground. I have surely seen the affliction of my...
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 7:18 . Another king which knew not Joseph .—This was Aahmes, the first monarch of the eighteenth dynasty, “a prince of gre...
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...
Acts 7:14-17 . Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. So Jacob went down into Egy...
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...
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 pe...
And when the forty years were expired there appeared to him an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. The burning bush A sign and a ty...
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...
The call of Moses:
Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet; for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
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...
Then said the Lord, Loose thy shoes — An ancient token of reverence; for the place is holy ground — The holiness of places depends on the peculiar...
33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.