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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...
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ACTS 7:21 auvtou/
The Western text includes the added detail that Pharaoh’s daughter
found the infant Moses after he had been cast out “into the
river,” eivj (para. D) to.n potamo,n (D E syrh with *...
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WAS CAST OUT - When he was exposed on the banks of the Nile, Exodus
2:3.
AND NOURISHED HIM - Adopted him, and treated him as her own son,
Exodus 2:10. It is implied in this that he was educated by her...
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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...
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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._): from Exodus 2:2; Philo and Josephus
speak of the beauty o...
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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...
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"When the time for the fulfillment of the promise which God had told
to Abraham drew near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
until there arose another king in Egypt who had no knowledge of...
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CAST OUT. Greek. _ektithemi,_ verb of _ekthetos,_ in Acts 7:19. Only
here, Acts 11:4; Acts 18:26; Acts 28:23.
TOOK... UP. Greek. _anaireo._
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_nourished him for her own son_ Jewish tradition says that the king
had no son, and so Moses was designed by the king's daughter to
succeed to the kingdom. Josephus (_Antiq_. ii. 9. 7), where she spea...
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ἘΚΤΕΘΈΝΤΟΣ ΔῈ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥ͂ with אABCD. _Vulg_.
‘exposito autem illo.’
21. ἈΝΕΊΛΑΤΟ, _took him up_. The word of the LXX. (Exodus
2:5). Jewish tradition says that the king had no son, and so Moses was
desig...
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Acts 7:1-53. STEPHEN’S DEFENCE...
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_THE JEWISH NATION AND THE LAND OF EGYPT ACTS 7:9-43:_ The patriarchs
sold Joseph into Egypt. Envy caused Joseph's brothers to sell him into
Egypt as a slave. God was with Joseph and gave him favor wi...
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ΈΚΤΕΘΈΝΤΟΣ _aor. pass. part. (temp.) от_ ΈΚΤΊΘΗΜΙ
(G1620) выбрасывать, оставлять. _Gen. abs._,
"после того, как он был выброшен".
ΆΝΕΊΛΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΆΝΑΙΡΈΩ (G337)
подбирать. Имеется...
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AND—PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER TOOK HIM UP,— All these extraordinary
circumstances relating to the birth, preservation, education, genius
and character of Moses, serve to aggravate the crime of Israel in
reje...
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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,...
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See notes on verse 17...
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And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and
nourished him for her own son.
AND WHEN HE WAS CAST OUT, [ Ektethenta (G1620)] - or 'exposed;' for
his mother "could not longer hide hi...
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18 It is probable that the lot of Israel in Egypt was pleasant under
the dynasty which was acquainted with Joseph, who made these rulers
absolute masters in Egypt, for he got for them all the silver a...
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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...
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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...
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ἐκτεθ.: the regular word for exposure of children in classical
Greek; see also Wis 18:5, peculiar to Luke in N.T., and only here in
this sense; _cf._ Exodus 2:3, and [203] critical note above.
ἀνείλετ...
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STEPHEN'S DEFENSE: THE DELIVERER FROM BONDAGE
Acts 7:14-29
Moses, we are here told, was “mighty in words;” that is, in
eloquence as well as in deeds. This confirms the statement of the
Jewish histori...
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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...
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Moses' Rejection By God's People
Into such a climate, Moses was born, a child particularly pleasing to
God. He was hidden by his parents for three months. Afterward, God
caused him to be found by Phar...
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Philo believes that the princess feigned him to be her own child;
Moses denied that he was, and would not take advantage of this
adoption. (Hebrews xi. 24.)...
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MOSES TYPICAL OF CHRIST
17-40. While Joseph so beautifully and vividly emblematizes King
Jesus, both in His humiliation and in His glory, Moses equally grandly
emblematizes the mediatorial Christ, him...
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_“He having been deposited, the daughter of Pharaoh took him and
adopted him unto herself for a son.”_ Contemporary Egyptian history
says that this daughter of Pharaoh, the heir to the throne in the
b...
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But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to
Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, (18) Till another
king arose, which knew not Joseph. (19) The same dealt subtlety w...
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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...
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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...
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AND WHEN HE WAS CAST OUT,.... Into the river, or by the river, as some
copies read; the Syriac version adds, by his own people; by his father
and mother and sister; who might be all concerned in it, a...
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_When the time of the promise drew nigh_ That is, the time for the
accomplishment of the promise; _which God had sworn to Abraham_
Concerning the multiplication of his seed; see note on Genesis 22:16;...
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The birth and youth of Moses:...
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AND WHEN HE WAS CAST OUT, PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER TOOK HIM UP, AND
NOURISHED HIM FOR HER OWN SON....
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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...
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BUT WHEN HE WAS SET OUT, PHARAOH ' S DAUGHTER TOOK HIM AWAY AND
BROUGHT HIM UP AS HER OWN SON.
1. The daughter of Pharaoh found him and "adopted" him to be raised as
her son.
2. Personal note - We h...
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and when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and
nourished him for her own son.
This event is described in Exodus 2:3.
'FOR HER OWN SON'-'She would never become ruler of Egypt, but her...
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17-29 Let us not be discouraged at the slowness of the fulfilling of
God's promises. Suffering times often are growing times with the
church. God is preparing for his people's deliverance, when their...
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WAS CAST OUT; exposed and left, EXODUS 2:2, &c.; now was the time for
God to take him up, as in PSALMS 27:10. PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER, an enemy
to God's Israel; yet God did make use of her to bring tip and...
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Acts 7:21 But G1161 he G846 out G1620 (G5685) Pharaohs G5328 daughter
G2364 took G337 him G846 away...
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‘And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and
nourished him for her own son. And Moses was instructed in all the
wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and works.'
Bu...
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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...
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_Second Division of the Speech,_ 17-36. _The Age of Moses._
The second part of the defence commences with the long-looked-for
approach of the time when ‘the promise,' now centuries old, should
be fulf...
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Acts 7:21. PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER. Josephus tells that the name of this
princess was Thermutis.
TOOK HIM UP surely signifies, ‘lifted him up out of the water.'
This is better than to understand the word...
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WHEN HE WAS CAST OUT
(εκτεθεντος αυτου). Genitive absolute with first aorist
passive participle of εκτιθημ.TOOK UP
(ανειλατο). Second aorist middle indicative (with first aorist
vowel α instead of...
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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...
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Acts 7:14. Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and
all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. So Jacob went down into
Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, and were carried over...
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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...
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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...
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18-21. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT MOSES WAS BORN. _Exodus Chapter s 1-2_
tells about this....
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_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 people, according to spirit and character.
III. For the...
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_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...
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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...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 7:18. ANOTHER KING WHICH KNEW NOT JOSEPH.—This was Aahmes, the
first monarch of the eighteenth dynasty, “a prince of great force of
character, brave, active, energetic, libera...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Deuteronomy 32:26; Exodus 2:2; Hebrews 11:24...
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Took up [α ν ε ι λ ε τ ο]. Used among Greek writers of taking
up exposed children; also of owning new - born children. So
Aristophanes : "I exposed (the child) and some other woman, having
taken it, a...
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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...
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Pharaoh's daughter took him up — By which means, being designed for
a kingdom, he had all those advantages of education, which he could
not have had, if he had not been exposed....