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Themes in Acts 7

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Themes in Acts 7

Acts 7:1 (show verse)

And the chief priest said, Are these things then 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
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Acts 7:2 (show verse)

And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, hear. 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
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Syria » Originally included mesopotamia

Acts 7:3 (show verse)

and said to him, Go out from your country and your kindred, and come to a land which 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)

Then going out from the land of the Chaldeans, he lived in Haran. And thence, after the death of his father, he removed into this land in which you now live.

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
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Acts 7:5 (show verse)

And [God] gave him no inheritance in it, not the breadth of a foot, and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his posterity after him, when as yet he had no son.

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)

And God said thus; that his posterity should be a stranger in a foreign land, and they shall enslave it and treat it injuriously 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)

and the nation which they shall serve will I judge, said God, and after that they shall come forth and 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)

And he gave him the ordinance of circumcision; and so he begat Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

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)

And the patriarchs envying Joseph sold him into Egypt; and 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 delivered him from all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and [he] made him governor over Egypt and all his 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)

And there came a famine on all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no provisions.

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)

But Jacob hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent our fathers the first time;

Acts 7:13 (show verse)

and the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family was made known to Pharaoh.

Acts 7:14 (show verse)

And Joseph sent and called for his father Jacob, and all the family of seventy-five souls.

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)

And Jacob went down to 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)

and they carried him back to Shechem and buried him in the tomb which Abraham bought for money of 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)

But when the time of the promise which God made with an oath to Abraham was at hand, the people increased and became numerous 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)

till another king arose who knew not 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)

This [king] dealt deceitfully with our race, and treated injuriously our fathers, causing their infants to be exposed that they might not be preserved alive.

Acts 7:20 (show verse)

At that time Moses was born, and was beautiful in the sight of God, and was nourished 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)

but being exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up 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)

And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and works.

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
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Wisdom » of moses

Acts 7:23 (show verse)

And when he was forty years old, it came into his mind to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

Acts 7:24 (show verse)

And seeing one injured he defended him, and executed judgment for the oppressed, smiting 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)

And he thought his brothers would understand that God would give them salvation by his hand; but they understood not.

Acts 7:26 (show verse)

On the following day also he showed himself to them as they contended, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, you are brothers; why do you injure one another?

Acts 7:27 (show verse)

But he that injured his neighbor repelled him, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

Acts 7:28 (show verse)

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

Acts 7:29 (show verse)

And Moses fled at that saying, and lived a stranger in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

Acts 7:30 (show verse)

And forty years being completed there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an angel in a flame of fire, in a bush.

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)

And Moses seeing it, wondered at the sight; and coming near to look at it, there was a voice of the Lord,

Acts 7:32 (show verse)

I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob. And Moses being afraid dared not look at it.

Acts 7:33 (show verse)

And the Lord said to him, Put off your shoes from your feet; for the place on which you stand is holy ground.

Acts 7:34 (show verse)

I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and have come down to deliver them; and now come, I will send you to 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 is the Moses whom they denied, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? Him did God send to be a ruler and a redeemer 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)

This man brought them out, having performed prodigies and miracles in Egypt, and at 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 who said to the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up for you, of your brothers, like me.

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
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Types » Of the saviour » moses

Acts 7:38 (show verse)

This is he that was with the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received the living oracles to give 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)

whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him away and turned back in their hearts 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)

saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for this Moses who led us up out of Egypt, we know not what has happened to him.

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)

And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their 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)

And God turned and gave them up to serve the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets; Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel,

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)

and take up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, figures which you made to worship? I will even remove you 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 in the wilderness received the tabernacle of the testimony, as he that spoke to Moses charged him to make it according to the pattern which 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 receiving it in succession brought with Joshua into the possession of the nations, whom God expelled before the face of our fathers till 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 with God and desired to find a dwelling 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)

And 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)

But the Most High dwells not in [temples] 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 the earth my footstool; what house will you build me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?

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)

has not my hand made all these things?

Acts 7:51 (show verse)

Stiff necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always fight against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, you also do.

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 did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you now have become betrayers and murderers,

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)

who have received the law by orders of angels and have not kept 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)

And when they heard these things they were enraged in their minds and gnashed their teeth upon 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)

But he being full of the Holy Spirit, looking steadily to heaven saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on 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)

and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on 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)

And crying with a loud voice they stopped their ears and rushed 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)

and casting him out of the city, stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called 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)

and they stoned Stephen, calling and saying, 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)

And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.

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