使徒行传 7:42-43 RCUVSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 7:2-53

Stephen's defense. It was usual in the court of the Sanhedrim to allow an accused person to plead guilty or not guilty, and to speak in his own defense. As this address of Stephen's is his defense, we must know of what he was accused. Generally it may be said that he was a blasphemer of God and the Law; but, to understand how such a charge could possibly be made, we must appreciate the intense and superstitious feeling concerning Mosaism which characterized the rulers of that day. The more... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 7:35-43

Moses, and Israel's bearing towards him: a figure of Christ. I. THE REJECTED OF MEN WAS IN EACH CASE THE HONOURED OF GOD . The Israelites refused Moses as their ruler and judge; and God sent him as ruler and as emancipator to the people. Moses went into exile, and there was honored by a revelation of the glory of God; and with a special mission Jesus had been slain in Jerusalem, and in that very city had come back in the power of the Spirit, to clothe the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 7:39-50

Sin and righteousness. These verses suggest to us some thoughts on the nature and the award of sin and of righteousness. I. THAT SIN LIES IN THE WRONG ACTION OF THE SOUL . ( Acts 7:39 , Acts 7:40 .) Stephen says that the children of Israel "in their hearts turned back again into Egypt;" they were as guilty before God as if they had actually faced round and marched back into bondage. The sin was in the spirit of disloyalty and disobedience which dwelt within... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 7:42

But for then, A.V .; to serve for to worship, A.V. ; did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? for O ye house of Israel, have ye offered, etc., by the space of forty years in the wilderness ? A.V. The passage which follows is nearly verbatim et literatim the LXX . of Amos 5:25 , Amos 5:27 , except the well-known substitution of "Babylon" for "Damascus" in Amos. This, according to Lightfoot, with whom most commentators agree,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 7:43

And for yea, A.V.; the god Rephan for your god Remphan, A.V. and T.R.; the figures for figures, A.V. The god Rephan . Rephan, or Raiphan, or Remphan, as it is variously written, is the LXX . translation of the Hebrew Chiun in Amos 5:26 . The best explanation of this is that Rephan is the Coptic name of the planet Saturn, well-known of course to the LXX ., and that Chiun is the Hebrew and Arabic name of the same star, which they therefore translated by Rephan. With regard to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 7:42

Then God turned - That is, turned away from them; abandoned them to their own desires.The host of heaven - The stars, or heavenly bodies. The word “host” means “armies.” It is applied to the heavenly bodies because they are very numerous, and appear to be “marshalled” or arrayed in military order. It is from this that God is called Yahweh “of hosts,” as being the ruler of these well-arranged heavenly bodies. See the notes on Isaiah 1:9. The proof that they did this Stephen proceeds to allege by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 7:43

Yea, ye took up - That is, you bore, or you carried with you, for purposes of idolatrous worship.The tabernacle - This word properly means a “tent”; but it is also applied to the small tent or house in which was contained the image of the god; the shrine, box, or tent in which the idol was placed. It is customary for idolatrous nations to bear their idols about with them, enclosed in cases or boxes of various sizes, usually very small, as their idols are commonly small. Probably they were made... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 7:42-43

Acts 7:42-43. Then God turned Upon this, God, being most righteously provoked, turned away from them in anger, and, as in many other instances, punished one sin by letting them fall into another; and at length gave them up, in succeeding ages, to the most abandoned, public, and general idolatry, even to worship all the host of heaven The stars and other heavenly bodies, and that with as little reserve, and as little shame, as the most stupid of the heathen nations. As it is written in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 7:1-60

Stephen before the Sanhedrin (7:1-60)The defence that Stephen made before the Sanhedrin was not designed to win its approval. He outlined Israel’s history to demonstrate two main points. First, God had never shown himself to be limited to one dwelling place, or even one locality (therefore the Jews were mistaken in attaching such importance to the temple in Jerusalem). Second, the people of Israel had always rejected the messengers of God (therefore their rejection of the Messiah Jesus was not... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 7:42

worship. Same word as "serve" in Acts 7:7 . host = army. Greek. stratia. Only here and Luke 2:13 . heaven = the heaven. See note on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 . as = even as. is = has been. the = a. ye . Omit. have ye offered = did ye offer. This question is introduced by me, as in Acts 7:28 . slain beasts. Greek. sphagion. Only here. Compare sphage, Acts 8:32 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 7:2-53

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 7:35-43

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 7:39-50

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 7:42

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 7:43

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 7:42

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 7:43

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 7:42-43

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 7:1-60

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 7:42

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