Acts 7:36

Translations

Modern

He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.

Traditional

He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

Literal

…this one led them out, having done wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

Latin

Hic eduxit illos faciens prodigia et signa in terra Ægypti, et in rubro mari, et in deserto annis quadraginta.

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Greek

English

He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.

Notes

Acts 7:1–53

Stephen answered the accusations by speaking about his Lord (see Luke 21:12–17). Instead of defending himself, he became a witness in God's legal case against them. This revealed how contrary they were and their lack of loyalty. Stephen gave a history of Israel's past and reminded them of their repeated rejections of those who announced God's messages.
Stephen's review of Israel's history has three main parts:
1. The work of the patriarchs. This refers to Abraham and those descended from him who founded the nation of Israel (Acts 7:2–16).
2. The ministry of Moses (7:17–43).
3. The role of the tabernacle and the temple (7:44–50).
  Stephen ended his historical survey with a strong criticism of his people's lack of obedience. Like a prophet, he challenged them to stop resisting the Holy Spirit. He told them to turn to God with grief for their sins (repentance) and faith.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Simon Peter Stephen The Jewish High Council Encounters with Jesus Fearing People Persecution The Exodus as History The Holy Spirit’s Presence The Righteous Suffer

Events

Stephen addresses the councilc. AD 30

Related verses

Exodus 14:21
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
Exodus 12:41
At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 33:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of the land of Egypt, and go to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’
Exodus 14:27–29
So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.
Psalm 78:12–33
He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
Exodus 7:1–14
The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
Exodus 16:35
The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
Psalm 135:8–12
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.
Deuteronomy 6:21–22
…then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
Deuteronomy 2:25–37
This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
Deuteronomy 4:33–37
Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?
Psalm 95:10
For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.”

Parallels

Exodus 3:1–22

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Red Sea: Sea crossed by Israelites in the Exodus

Glossary

Apocalypse of James Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Circumcision Courts and Trials Exodus, the Hellenism Jerusalem Council Mount Sinai Paul the Apostle Persecution Peter, the Apostle Red Red Sea Stephen

Topics

Court: Accused Spoke in his own Defense God: Delivering the Israelites Government: Constitutes Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Under Moses As Leader Plague: As a Judgment on the Egyptians Red Sea: Israelites Cross; Pharaoh and his Army Drowned In Select Readings: Stephen's Defense

Acts 7:36

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