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Themes in Acts 7

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Themes in Acts 7

Acts 7:1 (show verse)

The high priest asked: Are these things so?

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Pleading » Prisoners required to plead
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:2 (show verse)

He said: Men, brothers and fathers, listen; The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran.

Abraham » Divine call of
Babylon » Formerly a part of mesopotamia
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Mesopotamia » Abraham a native of
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Syria » Originally included mesopotamia

Acts 7:3 (show verse)

He said to him: 'Get out of your country and away from your relatives. Go to the land that I will show you.

Abraham » Divine call of
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Obedience » Instances of » Abraham
Pilgrims and strangers » Saints are called to be
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:4 (show verse)

He went out of the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. After his father died, God moved him to this land, where you now dwell.

Abraham » Lives in ur, but removes to haran
Abraham » And canaan
Babylon » Empire of » Divisions
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Haran » Or charran, land of
Haran » Also called charran » A place in mesopotamia to which terah and abraham migrated
Obedience » Instances of » Abraham
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified
Select readings » Stephen's defense

He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. Yet he promised that he would give it to him and his seed after him for a possession. This promise was made before he had a child.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Obedience » Instances of » Abraham
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:6 (show verse)

God spoke to this effect, that his seed would be alien residents in a strange land. They would enslave them, and mistreat them for four hundred years.

physical Bondage » In prison » Of israel
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Carried into bondage
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Bondage of
Israel » Living » Egypt » 430 years
Israel » Prophecy » Captivity » In egypt
Obedience » Instances of » Abraham
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Acts 7:7 (show verse)

I will judge the nation to whom they shall be in bondage,' said God, 'and after they will come serve me in this place.'

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Israel » Prophecy » Captivity » In egypt
Obedience » Instances of » Abraham
Oppression » National, God judges
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:8 (show verse)

He gave him the covenant of circumcision. Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became father to Jacob and Jacob fathered the twelve family heads.

Circumcision » Covenant promises of
Circumcision » Institution of
Circumcision » Called the » Covenant of circumcision
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
jacob » Son of isaac, and the twin brother of esau
Obedience » Instances of » Abraham
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:9 (show verse)

The family heads were jealous of Joseph and sold him as a slave into Egypt. However, God was with him.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Envy » Instances of » Joseph's brethren, of joseph
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Joseph » Son of jacob » His father's partiality for, excites the jealousy of his brethren
Patriarch » Head of a family
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Servants » When good » Have God with them

Acts 7:10 (show verse)

And God delivered him out of all his afflictions. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Pharaoh made him governor over Egypt and his entire house.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Servant » Instances of good » Joseph
Servants » When good » Have God with them
Servants » Good--exemplified
Wisdom » Of joseph

Acts 7:11 (show verse)

A famine and great suffering came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan. Our fathers found no food.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Egypt » Famine in
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:12 (show verse)

When Jacob heard there was food in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.

Acts 7:13 (show verse)

The second time Joseph got acquainted with his brothers and Pharaoh was told about Joseph's family.

Acts 7:14 (show verse)

Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his family, seventy-five people.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Israel » Number of » In egypt
jacob » Moves to egypt
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:15 (show verse)

Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
jacob » Moves to egypt
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:16 (show verse)

Their bodies were brought to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem.

Burial » Burying places » Family
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Hamor » Called emmor
Joseph » Son of jacob » Exacts a pledge from his brothers to convey his remains to canaan
Machpelah » The burying place of sarah, abraham, isaac, rebekah, leah, and jacob
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Shechem » Also called sichem and sychem, a district in the central part of the land of canaan » Jacob buried in
Shechem » Son of hamor; seduces jacob's daughter; killed by jacob's sons » Called sychem

Acts 7:17 (show verse)

When the time of God's promise to Abraham drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Israel » Exodus » Number of
The promises of God » Are » Performed in due season
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:18 (show verse)

Another king arose. He did not know Joseph.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Israel » Oppressed » Enslaved » Egyptians
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:19 (show verse)

He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our fathers so that they cast out their young children and they did not survive.

Acts 7:20 (show verse)

Moses was born then. He was divinely beautiful. He was nursed three months in his father's house.

Children » Nurses for
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Israel » Oppressed » Enslaved » Egyptians
moses » A levite and son of amram
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:21 (show verse)

And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him and nourished him as her own son.

Adoption » Of children. Instances of » of moses
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Israel » Oppressed » Enslaved » Egyptians
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:22 (show verse)

Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Egypt » Magi of
Egypt » Celebrated for » Literature
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Called learning
Knowledge » Withheld from man » Learning, examples of men possessing
moses » Learned in all the wisdom of egypt
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Wisdom » of moses

Acts 7:23 (show verse)

When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers the children of Israel.

Acts 7:24 (show verse)

Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged the oppressed one by killing the Egyptian.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
moses » Takes the life of an egyptian taskmaster; flees from egypt; finds refuge among the midianites
Rashness » Instances of » Moses, in killing the egyptian
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:25 (show verse)

He supposed his brothers would understand how God by his hand would deliver them but they did not understand.

Acts 7:26 (show verse)

The next day he appeared to them while they were fighting. He wanted to unite them and said, 'You are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?'

Acts 7:27 (show verse)

The one who was treating his neighbor unjustly pushed him away, saying: 'Who made you our ruler and judge?

Acts 7:28 (show verse)

Will you kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?'

Acts 7:29 (show verse)

When he heard this talk Moses fled and became a stranger in the land of Median, where he became father to two sons.

Acts 7:30 (show verse)

At the end of forty years, Jehovah's angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai in a flame of fire in a bush. (Exodus 3:3)

Angels » Called » Angel of the lord
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Fire » As a symbol of the divine presence and power
God » Fire, a consuming » As a symbol of the divine presence and power
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Sinai » A mountain in the peninsula east of the red sea » The law delivered to moses upon

Acts 7:31 (show verse)

When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. He drew near to look at it and the voice of Jehovah came to him.

Acts 7:32 (show verse)

He said: I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled and did not dare to look further.

Acts 7:33 (show verse)

Jehovah said: Take the sandals from your feet for the place where you stand is holy ground. (Exodus 3:5)

Acts 7:34 (show verse)

I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come to deliver them. Come, I will send you into Egypt.

Call » To special religious duty » moses
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » From bondage
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Servant » Bond » Cruelty to » The israelites

Acts 7:35 (show verse)

This Moses whom they refused, saying: Who made you ruler and judge? God sent him to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.

Angels » Called » Angel of the lord
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Church of israel » Established by God
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:36 (show verse)

He brought them out. He showed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
journey of israel through the Desert » Under moses as leader
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Plague » As a judgment on the egyptians
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:37 (show verse)

This is the Moses that said to the children of Israel, your God will raise up a prophet like me from your brothers.

Jesus The Prophet » God commands us to hear
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Hearing » Hearing the lord
Jesus Christ » Prophet » God will severely punish those who reject him
moses » Prophecies of
moses » A type of the messiah
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Types » Of the saviour » moses

Acts 7:38 (show verse)

This one was with our father in the congregation in the wilderness. The angel spoke to him on Mount Sinai. He received the living oracles to give to us.

Church of israel » Established by God
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
journey of israel through the Desert » Under moses as leader
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
the Law of moses » Called » Lively oracles
Lawgiver » Moses as
moses » Prophecies of
Mountains » Names of » Sinai, upon which moses received the decalogue
Oracle » The scriptures are called "oracles,"
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Sinai » A mountain in the peninsula east of the red sea » The law delivered to moses upon
Sinai » Mount

Acts 7:39 (show verse)

Our fathers would not obey him. They sent him away, and in their hearts turned back again to Egypt.

Apostates » Examples of
Calf of gold » Was made » After an egyptian model
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Idolatry » The jews » Brought, out of egypt with them
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:40 (show verse)

They said to Aaron: Make us gods to go in front of us. We do not know what happened to this Moses, who led us out of Egypt.

Aaron » Makes » the golden calf
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Idolatry » The jews » Brought, out of egypt with them
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:41 (show verse)

They made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

Calf » Golden, made by aaron
Calf of gold » Sacrifices offered to
Calf of gold » Was made » After an egyptian model
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Idolatry » The jews » Brought, out of egypt with them
Idolatry » Consists in » Sacrificing to images
Images » Other objects of worship » The golden calf made by aaron
Select readings » Stephen's defense
false Worship » Other objects of worship » The golden calf made by aaron
FALSE » Other objects of worship » The golden calf made by aaron

Acts 7:42 (show verse)

God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven. It is written in the book of the prophets: O you house of Israel, have you offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Error » Sin's penalty » Abandonment by God
Forsaken » The wicked, by God
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
Idolatry » Objects of » The heavenly bodies
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Sin » Penalty for » Abandonment by God
Sins » Penalty » Abandonment by God
Stars » Worshiped
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Abandonment by God
The wicked » Devices of » Forsaken

Acts 7:43 (show verse)

Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan. You made figures to worship them. I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

Chiun » Also called remphan, a God of the phoenicians
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Idolatry » Objects of, carried in procession
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Remphan
Molech » An idol of the ammonites
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Stars » Worshiped
Stars » False gods frequently worshipped under the representation of
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Molech, moloch, or milcom, a God of the ammonites

Acts 7:44 (show verse)

Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Tabernacle » Called the » Tabernacle of testimony or witness
Tabernacle » Pattern of, revealed to moses

Acts 7:45 (show verse)

Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Joshua into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, until the days of David;

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Joshua » Also called jehoshua, and jehoshuah, and oshea » Leads the people into the land of canaan
Select readings » Stephen's defense

Acts 7:46 (show verse)

Who found favor before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Temple » Solomon's » David undertakes the building of
The favor of God » Exemplified » David

Acts 7:47 (show verse)

But Solomon built him a house.

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Temple » Solomon's » Pattern and building of
Temple » Solomon's » Built by solomon
The First Temple » Was but a temple built with hands

Acts 7:48 (show verse)

The most High does not dwell in houses made with hands as the prophet says,

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
God » Is declared to be » Most high
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Select readings » Stephen's defense
The First Temple » Was but a temple built with hands

Acts 7:49 (show verse)

Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool. What house will you build me? Said Jehovah God. What is the place of my rest? (Isaiah 66:1)

Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Footstool » Of God
Footstool » Figurative » The earth is God's
God » Pillar of » Footstool of
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Heaven » Dwelling place of God
Heaven » God's throne
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Stool » Footstool » Of the earth
The world » Glory of » God's footstool

Acts 7:50 (show verse)

Did my hand make all these things?

Acts 7:51 (show verse)

You obstinate men who are uncircumcised in heart and ears. You always resist the Holy Spirit as your fathers did.

holy Boldness » Exemplified » Stephen
Character » Of the wicked » Stiff-necked
Character of the wicked » Uncircumcised in heart
Character of the wicked » Stiff-necked
Courage » Examples of » Christ
Courageous reformers » Stephen before the council
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
ears » Of the wicked » Uncircumcised
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
character of the unrenewed Heart » Uncircumcised
the personality of Holy Spirit » He can be resisted
Holy spirit » Believers in the early church baptized with » The sin against
Holy spirit » Sin against
Jews, the » National character of » Stubborn and stiffnecked
Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Stephen before the council
Offences against the holy ghost » Exhibited in » Resisting him
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Courageous reformers » Rebuke sinful rulers » Stephen before the council
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Stephen before the council
Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Stephen before the council
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Stephen, of the high priest
Reproof » Exemplified » Stephen
Resistance » Who resists the holy spirit
Self-will » Exhibited in » Resisting the holy spirit
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Resisting the holy ghost
Sin » Against the spirit
Spirit » Believers in the early church baptized with » The sin against
Spirit » Quickeneth » Sin against
Unpardonable sin » The sin against the holy spirit

Acts 7:52 (show verse)

Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? They killed those who announced in advance the coming of the righteous one whom you have betrayed and murdered.

Confessing Christ » Exemplified » Stephen
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Jesus Christ » Names of » Just man, just person, just one
Jews, the » Christ » Murdered by
Murder » Exemplified
Names » Of Christ » Just one
Persecution » Suffering of--exemplified » The prophets
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Stephen, of the high priest
Sin » Defined » Denunciation of
Speech » Plainness of

Acts 7:53 (show verse)

You have received the law by the disposition of angels and have not obeyed it.

Angel (a spirit) » Functions of » Law given by
Angels » The law given by the ministration of
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Law » Received by the disposition of angels
The law of God » Given » Through the ministration of angels
the Law of moses » Given » By disposition of angels
Prophets » Inspired by angels
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Stephen, of the high priest

Acts 7:54 (show verse)

When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart. They gnashed their teeth at him.

Anger » Sinful, exemplified
Anger » Instances of » Jews, against stephen
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Gnashing of teeth » In rage against the righteous
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Sanhedrin
Insanity » Of sin » The jews
Malice » Examples of
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Reproof » Despised » By the jewish leaders
Revenge » Exemplified
Revenge » Exemplified » By the chief priests
Sin » Insanity of » The jews
Stephen » Stoned
Teeth » Gnashing (grinding) of, usually signifying anger or extreme pain

Acts 7:55 (show verse)

Being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

Anger » Instances of » Jews, against stephen
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Glory of Christ » In his exaltation
Glory » Christ's » God's
Glory » Of God » Stephen
God, Glory of » Exhibited to » Stephen
God » Glorifying » Glory of
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Heaven » Re 21; 22; joh 14 » The glorified Christ entered into
Heavenly » Home heavenly home the final dwelling place of the saints » The glorified Christ entered into
Holy spirit » The comforter » Filling saints
Holy spirit » Baptism of » Men filled with
Holy spirit » Inspiration of » The disciples
Home » Heavenly » The glorified Christ entered into
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Sanhedrin
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Revenge » Exemplified » By the chief priests
Spirit » Filled (men)
Stephen » Stoned
Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Fulness of vision
the future » Heavenly home the final dwelling place of the saints re 21; 22; joh 14 » The glorified Christ entered into
Vision » Of stephen » Of Christ
Vision » Dominates life » Looking heavenward, glorifies

Acts 7:56 (show verse)

He said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.

Anger » Instances of » Jews, against stephen
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Glory of Christ » In his exaltation
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Heaven » Re 21; 22; joh 14 » Opened
Heaven » Re 21; 22; joh 14 » The glorified Christ entered into
Heavenly » Home heavenly home the final dwelling place of the saints » The glorified Christ entered into
Home » Heavenly » The glorified Christ entered into
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Sanhedrin
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Revenge » Exemplified » By the chief priests
Stephen » Stoned
Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Fulness of vision
Stephen » The spirit filled business man » A martyr for the faith
the future » Heavenly home the final dwelling place of the saints re 21; 22; joh 14 » The glorified Christ entered into
Vision » Of stephen » Of Christ

Acts 7:57 (show verse)

Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord.

Anger » Instances of » Jews, against stephen
Fanaticism » The jews in stoning stephen
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Sanhedrin
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting stephen
Rage » Anger, easily kindled into rage
Revenge » Exemplified » By the chief priests
Stephen » Stoned

Acts 7:58 (show verse)

They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet. His name was Saul.

Anger » Instances of » Jews, against stephen
Complicity » Instances of » Paul, in the stoning of stephen
Courts of justice » The judgment of » Witnesses first to execute
Gates » Punishment of criminals outside of
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Sanhedrin
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting stephen
Martyrdom » Instances of » Stephen
Martyrdom » Exemplified » Stephen
Murder » Examples of
Paul » Persecutes the Christians; present at, and gives consent to, the stoning of stephen
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Executed » By witness
Punishments » Were inflicted » By the witnesses
Revenge » Exemplified » By the chief priests
Stephen » Stoned
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Stephen
Witness » Required to throw the first stone in executing the sentence

Acts 7:59 (show verse)

They stoned Stephen. He called out: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the object of divine worship
Committal » Committal into God's hands
Confessing Christ » Exemplified » Stephen
death » Scenes of » Death of stephen
God » Trust in » Committal into God's hands
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Sanhedrin
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting stephen
Jesus Christ » Names of » Lord jesus
Martyrdom » Instances of » Stephen
Prayer » To be offered » To Christ
Privileges of saints » Committing themselves to God
Punishments » Stoning » Examples of
Punishments » Were inflicted » By the witnesses
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Stoning
Resignation » Exemplified » Stephen
Revenge » Exemplified » By the chief priests
Stephen » Stoned
Stephen » Gentle and forgiving spirit of
Stoning » Examples of
Stoning » Instances of stoning » Stephen
The Nation » Stoning » Examples of

Acts 7:60 (show verse)

He kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Jehovah, do not charge this sin against them. After saying this he fell asleep in death.

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