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Visible God

Acts 7:40 “saying to Aaron, ‘Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’” This heart problem is an issue. These people who are led out of slavery by the Living God as a pillar...
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The Living

Acts 7:38 “This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us.” Stephen is still reminding these Jewish leaders that God’s Presence has never been...
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The Builder

Acts 7:37 “This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.’” Stephen is not being subtle here. “This is the Moses” – is Stephen bringing up the fact that the apostles already applied the words of Moses...
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Deliverer

Acts 7:36 “This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.” The one that they had rejected, is the one who led them. The one they wanted to kill, came to them in mercy and led them to freedom....
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The Cornerstone

Acts 7:35 ““This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.” Stephen shows that God was raising up Moses to be their deliverer and...