Acts 7:32 Meaning and Explanation
“Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.”
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What Does Acts 7:32 Mean?
The voice from the bush speaks the name of covenant relationship: not a god of the place, but the God of persons, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Jesus drew from this very word the hope of resurrection: God is not the God of the dead, but of the living (Luke 20:37-38). The fathers were long buried, yet God still called himself theirs. Moses trembled, and rightly, for to be addressed by the living God is no small thing; yet the name itself was all mercy.
Acts 7:32 in the Original Language
entromos (ἔντρομος), 'trembled' -- shaking with reverent awe.
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What does Acts 7:32 mean?
God names himself the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and Moses trembles, not daring to look.