Delivered him out
(εξειλατο αυτον εκ). First aorist middle indicative of εξαιρεω, old verb to take out, snatch out. Note repetition of εκ.Pharaoh King of Egypt
(Φαραω βασιλεως Αιγυπτου). Pharaoh is not a name, but a title, the Egyptian per meaning great house.
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...
Verse Acts 7:10. _GAVE HIM FAVOUR AND WISDOM IN THE SIGHT OF PHARAOH_] God gave him much _wisdom_, in consequence of which he had _favour_ with the king of Egypt. See the whole of this remarkable hist...
AND DELIVERED HIM ... - That is, restored him to liberty from his servitude and humiliation, and raised him up to high honors and offices in Egypt. FAVOUR AND WISDOM - The favor was the result of his...
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...
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), Stephen speaks of the theophany to Abraham, placing i...
"So he gave him the covenant of which circumcision was the sign. So he begat Isaac and he circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac begat Jacob and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs. The patriarchs...
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...
DELIVERED. Greek. _exaireo._ Here, Acts 7:34; Acts 12:11; Acts 23:27; Acts 26:17;...
For the history see Genesis 39-41....
For the history, see Genesis 39-41. ἩΓΟΎΜΕΝΟΝ. This same word is employed about Joseph in Sir 49:15 οὐδὲ ὡς Ἰωσὴφ ἡγούμενος�, στήριγμα λαοῦ....
Acts 7:1-53. STEPHEN’S DEFENCE...
_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...
ΈΞΕΊΛΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. от_ ΈΞΑΙΡΈΩ (G1807) забирать; _med._ освобождать, избавлять, выручать. Предложное сочетание перфектно, ΈΔΩΚΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 7:5. ΚΑΤΈΣΤΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_...
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,...
See notes on verse 9...
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. AND DELIVERED HIM OUT OF...
13 These synagogues were doubtless very lax in their adherence to the Jewish law and customs, yet they are not ashamed to charge Stephen with this, in order to inflame the Sanhedrin against him. The f...
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...
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...
CHAPTER 15 ST. STEPHEN'S DEFENCE AND THE DOCTRINE OF INSPIRATION. Acts 6:12; Acts 7:1 ST. STEPHEN and St. Philip are the two prominent names among the primitive deacons. Stephen, however, much surp...
ἧν ὁ Θεὸς μετʼ αὐτοῦ, _cf._ Genesis 39:2; Genesis 39:21; Genesis 39:23 (_cf._ Luke 1:28;...
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: “The God of glory.” This chapter begins and ends with glory....
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...
Life In Egypt Abraham's great-grandson, Joseph, was sold into Egypt because of the jealousy of his own brothers. Coffman sees this incident as prefiguring the rejection of God's intended deliverer on...
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him (g) favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. (g) Gave him favour in P...
_Gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharao. Some understand divine graces, and gifts of prophecy, and the like: others, that he made him find favour in the sight of king Pharao, who appointed...
JOSEPH TYPICAL OF CHRIST 9-16. The symbolism of Joseph is entirely in the royal line of Jesus. In his deep disgrace and humiliation, slavery and imprisonment, he emblematizes Christ in His first adven...
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 Haran, (3) And said unto him, Get thee out of thy co...
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...
10.Stephen addeth the means, because God gave him favor in the sight of Pharaoh. God could have delivered him by some other means, but his counsel had respect unto a farther thing, that Joseph, being...
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...
AND DELIVERED HIM OUT OF ALL HIS AFFLICTIONS,.... From the evil designs of his mistress, and from all the miseries of a prison: AND GAVE HIM FAVOUR AND WISDOM IN THE SIGHT OF PHARAOH KING OF EGYPT; s...
_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 much better lesson; yet, influenced by envy at the sup...
AND DELIVERED HIM OUT OF ALL HIS AFFLICTIONS, AND GAVE HIM FAVOR AND WISDOM IN THE SIGHT OF PHARAOH, KING OF EGYPT; AND HE MADE HIM GOVERNOR OVER EGYPT AND ALL HIS HOUSE....
The story of Jacob and Joseph:...
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...
AND DELIVERED HIM OUT OF ALL HIS TROUBLES, AND GAVE HIM FAVOR AND WISDOM IN THE PRESENCE OF PHARAOH, KING OF EGYPT; AND HE MADE HIM GOVERNOR OVER EGYPT AND ALL HIS HOUSE. 1. A study of the "khsed" of...
and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. 'DELIVERED HIM OUT OF ALL HIS AFFLICTI...
1-16 Stephen was charged as a blasphemer of God, and an apostate from the church; therefore he shows that he is a son of Abraham, and values himself on it. The slow steps by which the promise made to...
AND DELIVERED HIM OUT OF ALL HIS AFFLICTIONS; the effect of God's presence with him, which to his people is always in an especial manner, not only as he is with all other creatures, but as the soul is...
Acts 7:10 and G2532 delivered G1807 (G5639) him G846 of G1537 all G3956 his G846 troubles G2347 and...
‘And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.' Thus God delivered him from his affl...
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...
_First Division of the Speech,_ 2-16. _The Age of the Patriarchs Abraham and Joseph._ (a) Acts 7:2-8. _ABRAHAM THE FATHER OF THE FAITHFUL._ Stephen relates the well-known incident, fraught with such m...
EXCURSUS. On certain alleged Discrepancies in Stephen's Speech. A great deal has been written upon certain supposed inaccuracies which occur in the speech of Stephen, as given in the seventh chapter...
_(b) Acts 7:9-16_. _Joseph._ Passing from the first appearance of the visible glory to the great ancestor, and the promise made by the Eternal to him, a wanderer without land and without a home, after...
Acts 7:10. AND WISDOM. This, of course, includes Joseph's interpretation of the royal dreams, but has more especial reference to his wisdom in striking out a new system of governing the land of Egypt,...
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...
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...
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...
_And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; but God was with him._ THE PATRIARCHS AND THEIR YOUNGER BROTHER This picture of patriarchal life is not a flattering one, and was “writte...
_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...
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...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 7:9. MOVED WITH ENVY, or _jealousy_, they, the patriarchs, sold Joseph INTO EGYPT—_i.e._, to be carried thither. Stephen condenses the Genesis narrative. Acts 7:10. The PHARAO...
_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...
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...
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...
2 Timothy 4:18; Genesis 41:12; Genesis 42:6; Genesis 44:18; Genesis
Afflictions [θ λ ι ψ ε ω ν] See on Matthew 13:21....
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...