Acts 7:20-43

III. The Transition from Egypt to the Holy Land under Moses, Acts 7:20-43.

Stephen was accused of blaspheming Moses, of seeking to abolish his law and change his customs; and so it is Moses upon whom he most fully dwells and builds his argument. He now professes his faith regarding Moses. Moses was the founder of a great change, the human author of the law and the customs; and he was also assailed in his great mission by the opposition, persecutions, and apostasies of the Jews; and, finally, he was not only a type of Jesus, but as a prophet he predicted Jesus as his antitype. The claims of Jesus as such antitype thus premised, Stephen, had he been uninterrupted, would doubtless have fully shown. So far he had not dared utter his name. His topics are, 1. Moses’ life preparatory to his mission, Acts 7:20-29. Acts 7:2. His call, Acts 7:30-34. Acts 7:3. The performance of his mission, Acts 7:35-36. Acts 7:4. His prediction of a prophet like unto himself, Acts 7:37. Acts 7:5. The persecutions and apostasies of his people against him, Acts 7:38-43.