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The Lord said to him, `Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
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Holiness Follows God's Presence
Commentators unanimously agree that the ground itself was not inherently special. It became "holy ground" solely because of the manifest presence of God. Stephen uses this fact from Israel's history to argue that God's presence is not confined to a single location like the Temple, a key point in his defense.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then said the Lord, etc. In Exodus 3 this is introduced in a different order, as being spoken before God said, "I am the God," et…
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19th Century
Anglican
Then said the Lord to him ... — The words are almost a verbal reproduction of Exodus 3:5; Exodus 3:7–8. The ci…
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Baptist
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying, I am the God of thy…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
Because the place in which. The Lord meant by this commendation which He gives to the place, to lift up the mind of Moses to heaven, so th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said the Lord to him
To Moses, who through curiosity had made too near an approach:
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People deceive themselves if they think God cannot do what He sees to be good anywhere; He can bring His people into a wilderness and there speak c…
