by Shannon Popp | Nov 15, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 7:29 “At this retort Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons. Moses is rejected by his own people, and flees into exile. He comes to a land that is not his, and a people that he does not know. He realizes he...
by Shannon Popp | Nov 14, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 7:28 “And the high priest said, “Are these things so?” Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’” Stephen is still talking to the Sanhedrin. They no doubt are starting to pick up on what Stephen is saying. First that Joseph’s own brothers did...
by Shannon Popp | Nov 13, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 7:26-27 “And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?’ But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and...
by Shannon Popp | Nov 12, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 7:25 “He [Moses] supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand.” This piece to the puzzle was not mentioned in the Old Testament, but is mentioned here by Stephen. Specifically that Moses...
by Shannon Popp | Nov 11, 2022 | NotABlog
Acts 7:24 “And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian.” Moses’ eyes are opened to the injustices being done to his brethren in Egypt as slave labor. Seemingly for the first time, anger towards the...
