Atos 7:44-46 NVIPT

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 7:42-50

Two things we have in these verses:? I. Stephen upbraids them with the idolatry of their fathers, which God gave them up to, as a punishment for their early forsaking him in worshipping the golden calf; and this was the saddest punishment of all for that sin, as it was of the idolatry of the Gentile world that God gave them up to a reprobate mind. When Israel was joined to idols, joined to the golden calf, and not long after to Baal-peor, God said, Let them alone; let them go on (Acts 7:42):... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 7:37-53

7:37-53 "It was this man who said to the sons of Israel, 'God will raise up a prophet from among your brothers, like me.' It was this Moses who was in the gathering of the people in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him in Mount Sinai, and with your fathers. It was he who received the living oracles to give to you. But your fathers refused to be obedient to him. They rejected him. In their hearts they turned back to Egypt. They said to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will go before us, as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:44

Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness ,.... The Ethiopic version adds, "of Sinai"; there it was that the tabernacle was first ordered to be built, and there it was built, and set up; which was a sort of a portable temple, in which Jehovah took up his residence, and which was carried from place to place: of it, and its several parts and furniture, there is a large account in Exodus 25:1 . It is sometimes called Ohel Moed, or "the tabernacle of the congregation",... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:45

Which also our fathers that came after ,.... Who came after those that died in the wilderness, and never saw nor entered into the land of Canaan; the children of that generation whose carcasses fell in the wilderness, who sprung from them, came up in their room, and succeeded them: brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles ; that is, they having received the tabernacle from their fathers, brought it into the land of Canaan, which was possessed by the Gentiles, when they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:46

Who found favour before God ,.... That is, David, who had an interest in the free favour and love of God, was chosen of God, a man after his own heart, and raised up to do his will; and who had the grace of God implanted in him, and was acceptable, and well pleasing to God through Christ; the same is said of Noah, Genesis 6:8 and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob ; from whom the Israelites descended: David having a deep sense of the love of God to him, and the grace of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:44

Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness - That is, the tabernacle in which the two tables of stone written by the finger of God were laid up, as a testimony that he had delivered these laws to the people, and that they had promised to obey them. As one great design of St. Stephen was to show the Jews that they placed too much dependence on outward privileges, and had not used the law, the tabernacle, the temple, nor the temple service, for the purpose of their... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:45

Brought in with Jesus - That is, with Joshua, whom the Greek version, quoted by St. Stephen, always writes Ιησους , Jesus, but which should constantly be written Joshua in such cases as the present, in order to avoid ambiguity and confusion. Possession of the Gentiles - Των εθνων , of the heathens, whom Joshua conquered, and gave their land to the children of Israel. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:46

Desired to find a tabernacle - This was in David's heart, and it met with the Divine approbation: see 2 Samuel 7:2 , etc., and see the purpose, Psalm 132:2-5 ; but, as David had been a man of war, and had shed much blood, God would not permit him to build the temple; but he laid the plan and made provision for it, and Solomon executed the design. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:44

Verse 44 44.The tabernacle of witness. Stephen showeth here that the blame cannot be laid upon God, because the Jews polluted themselves with divers superstitions, as if God had suffered them to wander freely. (457) For he saith that God had commanded how he would be worshipped by them. Whereupon it followeth that they were entangled in so many errors, because they would not follow that form which God had appointed. Although he girdeth [reprehendeth] them for two causes: Because, being not... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:45

Verse 45 45.Which they brought in. This serveth to increase the frowardness (461) of the nation, that whereas the tabernacle did continue with them, and they carried the same whithersoever they went, yet could they not be kept within the bounds of God’s covenant, but they would have strange and profane rites; to wit, declaring that God dwelt amidst them, from whom they were so far distant, and whom they did drive out of that inheritance which he had given them. To this purpose serveth that... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 7:42-50

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 7:37-53

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:44

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:45

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 7:46

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:44

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:45

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:46

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:44

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:45

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