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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Acts 7:1-60

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his defence to import, that the glory of their temple should wane; that the institutions of Moses were about to be superseded; and that the rulers did always resist the Holy Ghost. First, he describes the state of Abraham while he dwelt in Haran, as a state of uncircumcision when he received the promise of the Messiah, that in his seed all the families of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 7:1-53

Acts 7:1-53Then said the high priest, Are these things so?The high priest and his questionThis functionary was probably Theophilus, son-in-law of Caiaphas. The ex-officio president of the council called for the defence against the charge of blasphemy (Acts 6:13-14). The question, equivalent to guilty or not guilty, appears to have been put with great mildness, possibly under the influence of the angel-like aspect. (Bp. Jacobson.)And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken.--Stephen’s... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 7:2

2 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 Charran, Ver. 2. The God of glory ] Before whom seraphims (those heavenly salamanders) clap their two wings, as a double scarf, on their faces, as not able to bear his brightness, Isaiah 6:2 ; or as men are wont to clap their hands on their eyes, in a sudden flash of lightning. Sol reliqua sidera occultat, quibus et lumen suum faenerat, saith... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Acts 7:2

Men: Acts 22:1, Acts 23:7 The God: Psalms 24:7, Psalms 24:10, Psalms 29:3, Isaiah 6:3, Matthew 6:13, Luke 2:14, John 1:14, John 12:41, 2 Corinthians 4:4-Joshua :, Titus 2:13,*Gr: Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 4:11, Revelation 5:12, Revelation 5:13 appeared: Genesis 12:1, Nehemiah 9:7, Isaiah 51:2 when: Joshua 24:2 Charran: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 29:4, Haran Reciprocal: Genesis 11:28 - Ur Genesis 15:7 - brought Genesis 18:1 - appeared Genesis 24:8 - only Genesis 28:10 - General... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Acts 7:2

And he said - St. Stephen had been accused of blasphemy against Moses, and even against God; and of speaking against the temple and the law, threatening that Jesus would destroy the one, and change the other. In answer to this accusation, rehearsing as it were the articles of his historical creed, he speaks of God with high reverence, and a grateful sense of a long series of Acts of goodness to the Israelites, and of Moses with great respect, on account of his important and honourable... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:2

2. Devout men The term would in itself include Christians, or pious Jews. Both may have commingled in the funeral of the martyr, and that may have been the reason why Luke uses a term that includes both. This contradicts not the fact that the persecution already existed. The plot was being organized, and its subsequent execution was probably aggravated by the dangerously open display of the funeral. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:2-8

I. Transition from Chaldea to Canaan by Abraham, Acts 7:2-8. The very selection of the holy place was really attained by a great transition from the old state of things. Stephen’s purpose in tracing this history of Abraham’s secession Isaiah , 1 st, to show that he is himself in faith still a true Abrahamic Jew; 2d, that Abraham, like Jesus and the Church, in attaining a holy ultimate departed from the old order and encountered difficulties and oppositions at every step; and, 3d, that... read more

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Acts 7:1-60

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 7:1-53

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 7:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Acts 7:2

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Acts 7:2

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:2

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:2-8

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