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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 7:48 profh,thj
After “prophet” copG67 adds “Isaiah” (see also the comment on
ver. 42)....
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Verse 48. _THE MOST HIGH DWELLETH NOT IN TEMPLES MADE WITH HANDS_]
Here St. Stephen evidently refers to Solomon's speech, 1 Kings 8:27.
_But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven, an...
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HOWBEIT - But. Stephen was charged with speaking against the temple.
He had now shown that he had due veneration for it, by his declaring
that it had been built by the command of God. But he “now” add...
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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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The speech comes nearer the charge it is to refute. The Temple itself
is wrong. Moses acted on direct Divine injunction as to the tabernacle
of witness which he made according to the pattern showed hi...
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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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"It was this man who said to the sons of Israel, 'God will raise up a
prophet from among your brothers, like me.' It was this Moses who was
in the gathering of the people in the wilderness, with the a...
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HOWBEIT, &C. Read, "But not the Most High in hand-made temples
dwelleth". The "not"stands first by Figure of speech _Anastrophe._
App-6.
THE MOST HIGH. Greek. _hupsistos._ This, as. title of Deity, o...
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_Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as
saith the prophet_ The oldest authorities omit _temples_. We must
supply some English word to complete the sense; perhaps _houses_.
S...
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ναοῖς omitted with אABCDE. _Vulg_. has ‘in manufactis’
only.
48. ΟΥ̓Χ … ἘΝ ΧΕΙΡΟΠΟΙΉΤΟΙΣ ΚΑΤΟΙΚΕΙ͂,
_dwelleth not in places made with hands_. Stephen allows that in the
days of Solomon there seemed to...
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Acts 7:1-53. STEPHEN’S DEFENCE...
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_THE TRUE TABERNACLE OF GOD ACTS 7:44-50:_ Israel had the tabernacle
of witness. The tabernacle was built according to the pattern shown
Moses. The Tabernacle was a perpetual witness between God and t...
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ΎΨΙΣΤΟΣ (G5310) Всевышний. В
эллинистических текстах это слово
относится к Зевсу, но в Септ, оно
используется как перевод_евр._ עלץ, Elyon
(EDNT; SB, 2:99; TDNT; Barrett),
ΧΕΙΡΟΠΟΊΗΤΟΣ (G5499) рукотв...
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AND DESIRED TO FIND A TABERNACLE, &C.— 'Ητησατο, _made it his
petition._ From the account which the Scripture gives of David, it
appears how greatly he longed to find out a place for the Lord,—_an
hab...
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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 44...
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Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as
saith the prophet,
HOWBEIT THE MOST HIGH DWELLETH NOT IN [TEMPLES] MADE WITH HANDS. The
word "temples," though in the Received Text...
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41 Idolatry is, etymologically, the offering of divine service to that
which can be perceived by the senses. In this way, all objects of
worship, even if they are supposed to be representations of the...
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7:48 High (d-4) See Luke 1:32 . prophet, (e-15) See Isaiah 66:1
,Isaiah 66:2 ....
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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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Stephen's words do not indicate that the building of Solomon's Temple
was a mistake, but they do indicate that God's worship is not
necessarily tied to one place, and that the divine choice of Jerusal...
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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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HOWBEIT THE MOST HIGH DWELLETH NOT IN TEMPLES. — The sequel shows
the impression which these words made on the hearers. Stephen had
risen to the truth which, though it had been proclaimed before, had...
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ἀλλʼ οὐχ : But the presence of the Most High (in contrast to
the smallness of any building made by hands) was not so confined the
previous words must not be misunderstood by Stephen's hearers.
Solomon...
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A MARTYR'S GLORIOUS DEATH
Acts 7:47-60
Words like these could not be forgiven. The growing irritation of the
audience seems to have extorted those burning remonstrances, and to
have hastened the fin...
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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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God's True House
The pattern for the making of the tabernacle was one of the things God
revealed through Moses. Very clearly, Stephen noted that God intended
for His pattern to be followed exactly (He...
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But the most High dwelleth not in houses made by hands. God is every
where, nor is his presence confined to the temple, which was already
once destroyed; and what if it be destroyed again, as Christ f...
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CHURCH EDIFICES
44-50. Here Stephen alludes to the grand spiritual meaning of the
portable tabernacle which God dictated to Moses on Sinai and the
beautiful symbolic significance of Solomon's temple....
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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) When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he...
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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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HOWBEIT THE MOST HIGH DWELLETH NOT IN TEMPLES MADE WITH HANDS,....
Such an one as Solomon's was; he did indeed dwell in his temple, but
he was not confined to it, nor included in it, or circumscribed...
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Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as
saith the prophet,
Ver. 48. _Howbeit, the Most High dwelleth not_] This he subjoineth,
because the Jews bore themselves so bold upon...
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_Howbeit_ Αλλα, _but_, or _yet;_ we are not to imagine that God
permitted a temple to be built even then for his own sake: for it was
acknowledged, at the same time, by Solomon himself, that _the Most...
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The Tabernacle and the Temple:...
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HOWBEIT, THE MOST HIGH DWELLETH NOT IN TEMPLES MADE WITH HANDS, AS
SAITH THE PROPHET,...
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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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" HOWEVER, THE MOST HIGH DOES NOT DWELL IN TEMPLES MADE WITH HANDS, AS
THE PROPHET SAYS:
1. The charge against Stephen was his supposed contempt for the
Temple. He has now shown that The Temple was b...
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Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith
the prophet,
'AS SAITH THE PROPHET'-(Isaiah 2:1)...
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42-50 Stephen upbraids the Jews with the idolatry of their fathers,
to which God gave them up as a punishment for their early forsaking
him. It was no dishonour, but an honour to God, that the tabern...
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This is also St. Paul's doctrine, ACTS 17:21, which divers amongst the
wiser heathens were persuaded of; for God cannot be comprehended in
any place, no, not where he is worshipped; and therefore they...
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Acts 7:48 However G235 High G5310 not G3756 dwell G2730 (G5719) in
G1722 temples G3485 hands G5499 as...
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WHAT ISRAEL'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS GOD'S DWELLINGPLACE HAD BEEN (7:44-50).
What Stephen said here would mainly have been acceptable to many
Hellenistic Jews, certainly in Alexandria where they were used...
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REPLY TO THE CHARGE OF SPEAKING AGAINST THE LAW AND THE TEMPLE
(7:44-53).
Having been accused of speaking against the Law Stephen defends
himself by speaking in favour of the oracles of God and point...
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‘However the Most High does not dwell in houses made with hands; as
says the prophet,'
Thus the Temple was an error, a concession allowed by God but not
really adequate (2 Samuel 7:6). The Most High d...
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_Third Division of Stephens Speech._
Acts 7:37-53. _Moses and the Prophets._ Moses is again the central
figure of the history, but now he stands forward as the great
deliverer of the people. Stephen h...
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Acts 7:48. HOWBEIT THE MOST HIGH DWELLETH NOT IN TEMPLES. The temple
was built at last, but the wise king, its builder, at the solemn
dedication, seemed to foresee the superstitious reverence with whi...
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HOWBEIT
(αλλ'). By contrast with what Solomon did and David planned. Note
emphatic position of "not" (αλλ' ουχ), "But not does the Most
High dwell." The presence of the Most High is not confined in...
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Acts 7:47
The Temples of God.
Note:
I. The physical creation. "Heaven is My throne; and earth is My
footstool. Hath not My hand made these things?" These words refer
directly to the material creati...
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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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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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OUR ANCESTORS HAD THE TENT OF GOD'S PRESENCE. [_Tabernacle_ is an old
word for _tent._] This tent was a "portable temple," and served to
focus the worship of God and act as a witness to the Covenant....
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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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_But Solomon built Him an house._
THE TEMPLES OF GOD
Scripture divides the Divine dispensations into the Patriarchal, the
Jewish, and the Christian. We read of three creations, or three
classes of he...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 7:48 Stephen quotes Isaiah 66:1 to establish that
God does not dwell IN HOUSES. Israel’s error was in confining God to
the temple. Further, Stephen suggests that ne
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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 7:1. 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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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 7:45. OUR FATHERS THAT CAME AFTER should be simply _our fathers._
JESUS is _Joshua_, as in Hebrews 4:8. INTO (lit. in) THE POSSESSION OF
THE GENTILES.—Meaning that the Ark was...
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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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1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:5; 2 Chronicles 2:6; 2 Chronicles 6:18;...
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The Most High. In contrast with heathen gods, who were confined to
their temples.
Temples made with hands [χ ε ι ρ ο π ο ι η τ ο ι ς ν α
ο ι ς]. The best texts omit naoiv, temples. The meaning is more...
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STEPHEN'S LAST WORDS AND MARTYRDOM
Acts 7:44
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Let us, by way of opening word, speak a few words on two great
benefactions to Israel (see Acts 7:44).
1. THE FATHERS HAD THE TABERNA...