Delivered him out (εξειλατο αυτον εκ). First aorist middle indicative of εξαιρεω, old verb to take out, snatch out. Note repetitio…

And delivered him, etc. That is, restored him to liberty from his servitude and humiliation, and raised him up to high honors and offices …

Stephen’s addre next turns to the sons of Jacob, or “the twelve patriarchs” as they were known more popularly. Here Stephen’s point is that God was…

Stephen adds the means, because God gave him favor in the sight of Pharaoh. God could have delivered him by some other means, but His counsel had r…

And delivered him out of all his afflictions
From the evil designs of his mistress, and from all the miseries of a p…

Stephen was charged as a blasphemer of God and an apostate from the church; therefore, he shows that he is a son of Abraham and takes pride in this…