Albert Barnes Commentary Acts 7:27

"But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?" — Acts 7:27 (ASV)

But he who did, etc. Intent on his purpose, filled with rage and passion, he rejected all interference and all attempts at peace.

It is usually the man who does the injury who is unwilling to be reconciled; and when we find a man who regards the entreaties of his friends as improper interference, who becomes increasingly angry when we exhort him to peace, it is usually strong evidence that he is conscious that he has been at fault.

If we wish to reconcile parties, we should go first to the man who has been injured. In the controversy between God and man, it is the sinner who has done the wrong who is unwilling to be reconciled, and not God.

His neighbour. The Jew with whom he was contending.

Who made you, etc. What right have you to interfere in this matter? The usual salutation with which a man is greeted who attempts to prevent quarrels.