Acts 7:20 Meaning and Explanation
“In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:”
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Read Full Chapter →In that very season Moses was born, beautiful before God, and was hidden three months in the house of his father.
What Does Acts 7:20 Mean?
Against the dark backdrop of the decree, Stephen sets a birth. The Greek says the child was lovely to God: heaven looked at what Pharaoh condemned and called it fair (Exodus 2:2).
God answered an empire with an infant. When the times are cruelest, his deliverances often begin smallest: a child, a basket, a mother's defiant hope (Hebrews 11:23). It is his way, and the world received its Savior the same way.
Acts 7:20 in the Original Language
asteios (ἀστεῖος), 'fair' -- beautiful, pleasing; the Greek says fair to God.
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What does Acts 7:20 mean?
In that very season Moses was born, beautiful before God, and was hidden three months in the house of his father.