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Do you want to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?`
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A Pattern of Rejection
Commentators explain that this question is central to Stephen's sermon. The Israelite's hostile rejection of Moses, their God-sent deliverer, establishes a historical pattern. Stephen uses this event to argue that his audience's rejection of Jesus mirrors their ancestors' rejection of Moses.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wilt thou kill me, etc. How it was known that he had killed the Egyptian does not appear. It was probably communicated by the man who was …
Wouldest thou kill me? (μη ανελειν με συ θελεις). Expecting the answer no, but a thrust direct at Moses, Do you wish to kill me (n…
19th Century
Baptist
So that he was eighty years of age when he really began his great lifework. Perhaps, as a rule, the larger part of our time is occupied in getting …
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Still on the subject of “the land,” Stephen recounts the life of Moses. Incorporated into this section, largely by way of anticipation, is a Mosesr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Will you kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday ? That is, is it your will? do you design to kill me? or, as in ([Refe…
Let us not be discouraged at the slowness of the fulfillment of God's promises. Suffering times are often growing times for the church. God is prep…
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