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ACTS 7:16 evn Suce,m {C}
The author has combined the accounts of two transactions: (_a_)
Abraham bought a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite in Machpelah east
of Hebron ( Genesis 23:3-20), where Abr...
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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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Verse Acts 7:16. _AND WERE CARRIED OVER TO SYCHEM_] "It is said,
Genesis 50:13, that Jacob was buried in the cave of the field of
_Machpelah_ before Mamre. And in Joshua 24:32, and...
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AND DIED - Genesis 49:33.
HE AND OUR FATHERS - The time which the Israelites remained in Egypt
was 215 years, so that all the sons of Jacob were deceased before the
Jews went out to go to the land of...
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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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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...
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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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"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...
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CARRIED OVER. removed. Greek. _metatithemi._ Only here; Galatians 1:1;
Galatians 1:6; Hebrews 7:12; Hebrews 11:5;...
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_and were carried over into Sychem_, &c. This Sychem is the Old Test.
_Shechem_. The oldest authorities give for the latter part of the
verse "_of the sons of Emmor_ IN _Shechem_."
The statement in t...
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Acts 7:1-53. STEPHEN’S DEFENCE...
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ὯΙ for ὃ with אABCDE.
ἘΝ for τοῦ before ΣΥΧΈΜ, with אBC.
16. ΕἸΣ ΣΥΧΈΜ, _to Sychem_, i.e. the O. Test. ‘Shechem.’
ἘΝ ΣΥΧΈΜ, _in Sychem_. The place and the son of Emmor had the
same name, the place...
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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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ΜΕΤΕΤΈΘΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΜΕΤΑΤΊΘΗΜΙ
(G3346) перебираться, переезжать с одного
места на другое. Предложное сочетание
несет в себе идею перемены (МН, 318).
ΕΤΈΘΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΤΊΘΗΜΙ...
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AND WERE CARRIED OVER, &C.— It is not improbable, that the bones of
the other eleven patriarchs might be carried along with the bones of
Joseph, when the children of Israel went out of Egypt, Exodus 1...
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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 9...
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And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that
Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of
Sychem.
AND WERE CARRIED OVER INTO SYCHEM, AND LAID IN THE SE...
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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...
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There are two errors in this v: (1) Jacob was not buried at Sychem
(Shechem), but at Hebron, in the cave of Machpelah (Genesis 50:13).
(2) It was not Abraham, but Jacob, who bought a sepulchre at Shec...
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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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AND WERE CARRIED OVER INTO SYCHEM. — The words appear to include
Jacob, who was buried not at Sychem, but Machpelah (Genesis 1:13). If
we limit the verb to the patriarchs, which is in itself a tenable...
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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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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...
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And were (h) carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that
Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor [the father] of
Sychem.
(h) The patriarchs who were the sons of Jacob, tho...
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Which Abraham bought... of the sons of Hemor, the son of Sichem. This
purchase made by Abraham must be different from the purchase of a
field made afterwards by Jacob. (Genesis xxxiii. 19.) See a Lapi...
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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...
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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...
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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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16.Stephen saith, that the patriarchs were carried into the land of
Canaan after they were dead. But Moses maketh mention only of the
bones of Joseph, (Genesis 1:13.) And Joshua 24:32, it is reported,...
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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 WERE CARRIED OVER INTO SICHEM,.... The Syriac version reads in the
singular number, "and he was translated into Sichem, and laid", c. as
if this was said of Jacob only, whereas he is not spoken of...
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_Jacob went down into Egypt, and died_ After having been supported
there about seventeen years, by the filial gratitude and tenderness of
his son Joseph; _and our fathers_ The patriarch's children als...
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AND WERE CARRIED OVER INTO SYCHEM, AND LAID IN THE SEPULCHER THAT
ABRAHAM BOUGHT FOR A SUM OF MONEY OF THE SONS OF EMMOR, THE FATHER OF
SYCHEM.
The account moves forward with the same interesting, gra...
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The story of Jacob and Joseph:...
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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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AND THEY WERE CARRIED BACK TO SHECHEM AND LAID IN THE TOMB THAT
ABRAHAM BOUGHT FOR A SUM OF MONEY FROM THE SONS OF HAMOR, _THE FATHER_
OF SHECHEM.
1. Jacob was carried out of Egypt and buried in the...
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and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that
Abraham bought for. price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
'THEY'-In view of the fact that Jacob was buried in the cave of...
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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...
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That they carried Joseph to bury him in Canaan, according to the oath
he made them take, GENESIS 1:25, is certain; and that this was desired
to be done for him out of faith, HEBREWS 11:22; but is not...
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Acts 7:16 And G2532 back G3346 (G5681) to G1519 Shechem G4966 and
G2532 laid G5087 (G5681) in...
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‘And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, himself and our
fathers; and they were carried over to Shechem, and laid in the tomb
that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in
She...
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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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_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...
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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...
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_(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...
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THEY WERE CARRIED OVER UNTO SHECHEM
(μετετεθησαν εις Συχεμ). First aorist passive of
μετατιθημ, only here in the N.T. in this sense of changing
places. Jacob was buried in the cave of Machpelah (Gen...
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SEPULCHRE
(_ See Scofield) - (Genesis 23:4). _...
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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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THEIR BODIES WERE MOVED TO SHECHEM. The bodies of Joseph and his
brothers (Joshua 24:32). Jewish tradition says the brothers were
buried there also, Jerome, in the fourth century, said their graves
co...
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_But when the time of the promise drew nigh._
THE FIDELITY OF GOD TO HIS PROMISES
What a faithful God! He does not forget His promise, but fulfils it
even long after the death of the man. Mark this,...
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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 7:16 THE TOMB THAT ABRAHAM HAD BOUGHT... FROM THE
SONS OF HAMOR IN SHECHEM. It was actually Jacob who bought land
“from the sons of Hamor” in Shechem (Genesis 33:19
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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 7:9. 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...
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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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Exodus 13:19; Genesis 33:9; Genesis 34:2; Genesis 35:19; Genesis 49:
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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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And were carried over to Shechem — It seems that St. Stephen,
rapidly running over so many circumstances of history, has not leisure
(nor was it needful where they were so well known) to recite them a...