Acts 7:34 Meaning and Explanation
“I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →God declares that he has surely seen the affliction of his people and heard their groaning, and has come down to deliver them by sending Moses.
What Does Acts 7:34 Mean?
Stephen quotes the heart of Exodus 3:7-10, and the verbs tumble out: seen, heard, come down, deliver, send.
The doubled I have seen is the grammar of certainty: nothing of the suffering escaped him. And the seeing God is the descending God, who comes down to deliver, and who delivers through one he sends. The gospel completes the pattern, for in Christ God came down himself to seek and to save (Luke 19:10).
Acts 7:34 in the Original Language
idon eidon (ἰδὼν εἶδον), 'I have seen, I have seen' -- a doubled form of emphasis: God has surely seen.
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What does Acts 7:34 mean?
God declares that he has surely seen the affliction of his people and heard their groaning, and has come down to deliver them by sending Moses.