使徒行传 7:17-22 RCUVSS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 7:17-29

Stephen here goes on to relate, I. The wonderful increase of the people of Israel in Egypt; it was by a wonder of providence that in a little time they advanced from a family into a nation. 1. It was when the time of the promise drew nigh?the time when they were to be formed into a people. During the first two hundred and fifteen years after the promise made to Abraham, the children of the covenant were increased but to seventy; but in the latter two hundred and fifteen years they increased to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 7:17-36

7:17-36 "When the time for the fulfillment of the promise which God had told to Abraham drew near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt, until there arose another king in Egypt who had no knowledge of Joseph. He schemed against our race and treated our fathers badly by making them cast out their children so that they would not survive. At this point Moses was born and he was very comely in God's sight. For three months he was nurtured in his father's house. When he was put out... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:17

But when the time of the promise drew nigh ,.... That is, the time of the four hundred years; when God promised to deliver the seed of Abraham out of their affliction and servitude, and bring them into the land of Canaan to inherit it: which God had sworn to Abraham ; in Genesis 15:13 for though there is no express mention made of an oath, yet there is a most solemn affirmation, which is equivalent to one; the Alexandrian copy and some others, and the Vulgate Latin version read, ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:18

Till another king arose ,.... In, or over Egypt, as the Alexandrian copy, and others, and the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions read; in Exodus 1:8 it is a new king; the Jewish writers are divided about him, whether he was a different king from the former; or only so called, because he made new edicts F4 T. Bab. Erubin, fol. 53. 1. & Sota, fol. 11. 1. : "Rab and Samuel, one says a new one absolutely: and the other says, because his decrees were renewed; he that says... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:19

The same dealt subtilly with our kindred ,.... See Exodus 1:10 he took crafty, and yet cruel methods, to diminish the children of Israel, and to humble them; weakening their strength by labour, that they might not be able to beget children; ordering the Hebrew midwives to kill all the males that were born; and charging all his people to drown such male children that should escape the hands of the midwives; and evil entreated our fathers ; keeping them to hard labour, in mortar and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:20

In which time Moses was born ,.... The word Moses, is differently written in the New Testament; sometimes Moses, as here, sometimes Mo-yses, as in Acts 7:35 sometimes Mo-yseus, as in Acts 15:1 and sometimes Moseus, as in Romans 5:14 . He had his name from the Hebrew word, משה , which signifies "to draw", Psalm 18:16 according to the reason of it given by Pharaoh's daughter, she called his name Moses; and she said, because I drew him out of the water , Exodus 2:10 Though... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:21

And when he was cast out ,.... Into the river, or by the river, as some copies read; the Syriac version adds, by his own people; by his father and mother and sister; who might be all concerned in it, and were privy to it; and which was done after this manner; his mother perceiving she could keep him no longer, made an ark of bulrushes, daubed with slime and pitch, into which she put him; and then laid it in the flags, by the river's side, and set his sister Miriam at a proper distance, to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:22

And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians , Which was reckoned very considerable: 1 Kings 4:30 Philo the Jew says F5 De Vita Mosis, l. 1. p. 859. Clement. Alex. Strom. l. 1. p. 343. that he learned arithmetic, geometry, and every branch of music, the hieroglyphics, the Assyrian language, and the Chaldean knowledge of the heavens, and the mathematics; yet was not a magician, or skilled in unlawful arts, as Justin suggests F6 L. 36. c. 2. : and was mighty in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:18

Which knew not Joseph - That is, did not approve of him, of his mode of governing the kingdom, nor of his people, nor of his God. See the note on Exodus 1:8 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:19

The same dealt subtilty - Οὑτος κατασοφισαμενος , A word borrowed from the Septuagint, who thus translate the Hebrew לו נהחכמה nithchokmah lo , let us deal wisely with it, i.e. with cunning and deceit, as the Greek word implies; and which is evidently intended by the Hebrew. See Genesis 27:35 , Thy brother came with subtilty, which the Targumist explains by בחוכמא be - chokma , with wisdom, that is, cunning and deceit. For this the Egyptians were so remarkable that ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 7:17-29

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 7:17-36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:19

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