30 "Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared
to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. 31 When
Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there
came the voice of the Lord:32 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham
and of Isaac and of Jacob. ' And Moses trembled and did not dare to look. 33
Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place
where you are standing is holy ground. 34 I have surely seen the affliction of
my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down
to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt. '
35 "This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, 'Who made
you a ruler and a judge? '—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the
hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36 This man led them out,
performing wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness
for forty years. (Acts 7:30-36)
Stephen reminds his compatriots that Israel had rejected
Moses. Yet God had intervened and sent Moses back to Egypt to save his
brothers. He gave Moses signs and wonders to perform to convince both Pharaoh
and the people of God’s intention to save them through Moses. Now they have
rejected Jesus, even crucifying him on the cross. But again God has intervened
raising him from the dead.
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