Acts 7:38

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:

In the church

Exodus 19:3

Exodus 20:19

Numbers 16:3

With the

Lively

General references

Exodus 20:1

Mark 11:28

Bible References

In the church

Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, "Thus you will tell the house of Jacob, and declare to the people of Israel:

They said to Moses, "You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, lest we die."

And they assembled against Moses and Aaron, saying to them, "You take too much upon yourselves, seeing that the whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the community of the Lord?"

With the

"After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.

Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.

Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the descendant to whom the promise had been made. It was administered through angels by an intermediary.

For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty,

Lively

Today I invoke heaven and earth as a witness against you that I have set life and death, blessing and curse, before you. Therefore choose life so that you and your descendants may live!

he said to them, "Keep in mind all the words I am solemnly proclaiming to you today; you must command your children to observe carefully all the words of this law.

He established a rule in Jacob; he set up a law in Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make his deeds known to their descendants,

The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

Actually, there are many advantages. First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.

who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down)

For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God's utterances. You have gone back to needing milk, not solid food.

Whoever speaks, let it be with God's words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

General references

God spoke all these words:

and said, "By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"