none = not (Greek. ou. App-105 ) any. no, not, &c. = not even (Greek. oude) . Figure of speech Epitasis. App-6 . to set his foot on = a place (Greek. bema . See note on John 19:13 ) for a foot. promised. Reference to Genesis 13:15 . possession. Greek. kataschesis. Only here and Acts 7:45 . no = not any, as above. child. Greek. teknon. App-108 . read more
spake. Greek. laleo. App-121 . Quoted from Genesis 15:13 , Genesis 15:14 . sojourn = be a stranger. Greek. paroikos. Here, Acts 7:29 . Ephesians 2:19 . 1 Peter 2:11 . The verb paroikeo, only in Luke 24:18 . Hebrews 11:9 . strange = foreign. Greek. allotrios. App-124 . bring them into bondage = enslave them. Greek. douloo. App-190 . entreat them evil = wrong them. Greek. kakoo . Compare App-128 . Here, Acts 7:19 ; Acts 12:1 ; Acts 14:2 ; Acts 18:10 . 1 Peter 3:13 . four hundred... read more
nation. Greek. ethnos. See note on Acts 4:25 , Acts 4:27 . to whom, &c. = whom they shall serve. Greek. douleuo. App-190 . judge. Greek. krino. App-122 . that = these things. serve = worship. Greek. latreuo. App-137 . Compare Exodus 3:12 . read more
This great chapter is taken up entirely by the account of Stephen's so-called defense before the Sanhedrin and his martyrdom which climaxed it. Actually, Stephen's address was not so much a defense of himself as it was an epic survey of Jewish history as related to their rejection of the promised Messiah; and, while it is true a complete refutation of the charges against himself is apparent in this master oration, it is the glorious figure of the risen Lord which dominates every word of it.It... read more
And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, and said unto him, Get thee out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Haran: and from thence, when his father was dead, God removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.Get thee out of thy land ... The young church was about to be scattered;... read more
And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them four hundred years. And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shalt they come forth, and serve me in this place. And he... read more
Acts 7:2. And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers,— Dr. Benson has illustrated this speech of St. Stephen in a large and very judicious manner, to whom we shall be frequently obliged; and the following introductory remarks from Dr. Ward's 39th Dissertation will serve to shew its general propriety. The charge brought against Stephen, says he, consisted of two parts: that Jesus of Nazareth would destroy the temple where they were then assembled, and change the rites of Moses, Ch. Acts 6:14. The... read more
Acts 7:4. And from thence; when his father was dead, &c.— See Genesis 26:32. Abraham was not Terah's eldest, but his youngest son; though, by way of honour and distinction, Moses has mentioned him the first of the three, as being the great patriarch of the Jewish nation. For Haran was Terah's eldest son, who died in Ur of the Chaldees, his native country; and who left a daughter, called Milcah, old enough to be married to Nahor. When therefore Terah was seventy years of age, then was Haran... read more
Acts 7:5. And he gave him none inheritance in it, &c.— Probably Canaan was not at that time so universally given to idolatry as Chaldea; for there Abraham met with Melchisedech, who was a worshipper of the true God; and as he was a king, very likely his subjects were not idolaters; but in Chaldea idolatry must have had a large spread, when Terah's family, nay, and most likely Abraham himself, was infected; for St. Paul calls him, Romans 4:5. τον ασεβη, an ungodly person, or an idolater; for... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 7:4
when = after that. Greek. meta. App-104 . It was Abraham, not Terah, who had been called (Genesis 12:1 ), and therefore Terah could get no farther than Haran. There was a long sojourn in Haran of twenty-five years. See App-50 . pp Act 51:52 . removed him. Greek. metoikizo = to cause to change one's abode. Only here and Acts 7:43 . In the Septuagint in 1 Chronicles 5:6 . Amos 5:27 , &c. wherein = into (Greek. eis . App-104 .) which, i.e. into which ye came and now dwell there. read more