Acts 7:17-36 - Moses, A Rejected Savior
17 When the time of the promise which God made with Abraham drew nigh, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt, 18 until another king arose over Egypt, who knew not Joseph. 19 He dealing fraudulently with our race, afflicted our fathers, that they should expose their infants, so that they should not live. 20 During which time Moses was born, and was beautiful to God; who was kept three months in the house of his father. 21 And he being exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him, and adopted him for a son to herself. 22 And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and was mighty in his words and works.
23 And when the time of the fortieth year was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel. 24 And seeing a certain one suffering affliction, he interposed, and executed vengeance in behalf of the oppressed one, slaying the Egyptian. 25 And he supposed that his brethren would understand that God through his hand is giving them salvation: but they did not recognize it. 26 On the following day, he appeared to them fighting, and undertook to reduce them to peace, saying, Men, you are brethren; therefore do not injure one another.
27 And the one injuring his neighbor thrust him away, saying, Who appointeth you a leader and a judge over us? 28 whether do you wish to kill me, in the manner in which you slew the Egyptian yesterday?
29 And at this word Moses fled, and became a sojourner in the land of Midia, where he begat two sons. 30 And forty years having passed away, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in the flame of fire of the bramble bush. 31 And Moses, seeing the sight, was astonished: and he coming nigh to investigate, the voice of the Lord came: 32 I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembling, did not dare to investigate.
33 And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet: for the place on which thou standest is holy ground. 34 Seeing, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and heard their groaning, and have come down to deliver them. And come now, I will send thee into Egypt.
35 And this Moses whom they denied, saying, Who hath established thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent a ruler and deliverer, with the hand of an angel having appeared unto him in a bush. 36 He led them out, doing wonders and miracles in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.