Thursday, November 29, 2007

Acts chapter 7

vs 21

Ok, well this didn't happen to Jesus. Moses was very much his own special man of the hour.

vs 22

It's interesting that while we read the burning bush narrative and find that Moses has a speech impediment, Stephen instead says that the pre-murder Moses was powerful in speech and action.

vs 23

That's a long time before visiting his own people.

vs 24

We all know the story. In fact, they would have all known the story. Why does Stephen persist? Is he giving this speech to show his orthodoxy?

vs 25-28

This is an interesting parallel - Moses, in trying to save his people, was rejected by them, and mocked. Jesus was too. Of course, Moses is rejected as a murderer. Jesus is rejected mostly because he died.

vs 29

He was already 40, and now he flees off and starts a family? This guy is toast. Nothing is ever going to happen with him.

vs 30

Forty more years? This guy is ancient! How's an 80 year old man going to save God's people?

Further more, how is this relevant to the question asked? Remember, Stephen was charged with "blasphemous words against Moses and against God". So I guess what he's really doing is defending against that charge, by showing he respects Moses and knows his history.

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