Wilt thou kill me ... - How it was known that he had killed the Egyptian does not appear. It was probably communicated by the man who was rescued from the hands of the Egyptian, Exodus 2:11-12. read more
Acts 7:23-25. When he was forty years old So long he continued in Pharaoh’s court; it came into his heart Probably by an impulse from God; to visit his brethren He having been instructed, it appears, in the knowledge of his real descent, and in the principles of the Jewish religion; and it is likely his spirit was so impressed with a concern for their welfare, that all the pleasure and grandeur at the court of Egypt could not make him easy, without going in person to take a view of... read more
Acts 7:26-29. The next day he showed himself unto them Of his own accord, unexpectedly; as they strove As they were quarrelling with each other; and would have set them at one That is, by interposing between them, he would have put an end to their quarrel, and have persuaded them to live in peace and friendship; saying, Sirs, ye are brethren Descended from Jacob, our common ancestor, and now also joined in affliction as well as in religion; which things ought doubly to cement your... read more
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
would have. Omit. deliver them = give them salvation. read more
next = following. Greek. epeimi. Only here, Acts 16:11 ; Acts 20:15 ; Acts 21:18 ; Acts 23:11 . See note on Matthew 6:11 . shewed himself. Greek. optomai, as in Acts 7:2 . strove = fought. Greek. machomai. Only here, Joh 6:52 . 2 Timothy 2:24 .James 4:2 . would have set them = was driving them together. Greek. sunelauno. Only here. But the texts read "was reconciling them", Greek. sunallasso. at one = into (Greek. eis. App-104 .) peace. again. Omit. Sirs = Men. Greek. aner.... read more
thrust him away. Greek. apotheomai. Only here. Acts 7:39 ; Acts 13:46 . Romans 11:1 , Rom 11:2 ; 1 Timothy 1:19 . judge. Greek. dikastes. Only here, Acts 7:35 .Luke 12:14 . Compare App-177 . read more
Wilt thou = Thou dost not ( App-105 ) wish ( App-102 ); me is used with questions, where a negative answer is expected. kill. Greek. anaireo, as in Acts 7:21 . diddest = killedst. read more
Wouldest thou kill me, as thou killed the Egyptian yesterday? And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons. And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared unto him in the wilderness of Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he came near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 7:27
But he that did ... - Intent on his purpose, filled with rage and passion, he rejected all interference, and all attempts at peace. It is usually the man that does the injury that is unwilling to be reconciled; and when we find a man that regards the entreaties of his friends as improper interference, when he becomes increasingly angry when we exhort him to peace, it is usually a strong evidence that he is conscious that he has been at fault. If we wish to reconcile parties, we should go first... read more