Acts 7:17-36 - Moses, A Rejected Savior
17 Now, just as the time of the promise was drawing near wherewith God had agreed with Abraham, the people grew, and were multiplied in Egypt, - 18 Until there arose another sort of king over Egypt, who had not known Joseph. 19 The same, dealing craftily with our race, ill-treated our fathers, so as to cause their babes to be exposed, to the end they might not be suffered to live. 20 In which season, Moses, was born, and was exceeding goodly, - who was nourished up three months in the house of his father; 21 But, when he was exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh rescued him, and nourished him for herself, as a son. 22 And, so Moses was trained in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and works.
23 And, when there was being fulfilled unto him a period of forty years, it came up on his heart to look after his brethren the sons of Israel; 24 And, seeing one being wronged, he defended him, and avenged him that was getting worn out, smiting the Egyptian. 25 But he supposed his brethren would understand that, God, through his hand, would give them deliverance; whereas they understood not. 26 On the following day also, he appeared unto them, as they were contending, and would have reconciled them in peace, saying - Men! ye are, brothers! Wherefore wrong ye one another?
27 But, he that was wronging his neighbour, thrust him away, saying - Who hath appointed, thee, to be ruler and judge over us? 28 Art, thou, wishing, to kill me, in the same way thou didst kill, yesterday, the Egyptian?
29 And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons. 30 And, when forty years were fulfilled, there appeared unto him, in the desert of Mount Sinai, a messenger, in a flame of fire, in a bush. 31 And, Moses, seeing it, marvelled at the sight; and, as he was going near to observe, there came a voice of the Lord - 32 I, am the God of thy fathers, The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. And Moses becoming, terrified, durst not observe.
33 And the Lord said unto him - Loose the sandals of thy feet; for, the place whereon thou art standing, is, hallowed ground. 34 I have, indeed seen, the ill-treatment of my people that is in Egypt, and, unto their groaning, have I hearkened, and have come down to rescue them. Now, therefore, come! I will send thee into Egypt.
35 The same Moses whom they had refused, saying - Who hath appointed thee to be ruler and judge? the same, both as ruler and redeemer, did God send, by the hand of the messenger who had appeared unto him in the bush: 36 The same, led them forth, doing wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the desert, forty years: