Acts 7:35 Meaning and Explanation
“This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Acts 7:35 Mean?
Stephen springs the pattern shut: the rejected one is the sent one. The taunt of verse 27 is answered by the commission given at the bush.
Here is the heartbeat of the sermon and of the gospel: the stone the builders refused becomes the head of the corner (Psalm 118:22; Acts 4:11). The verdict of men and the verdict of God can stand exactly opposed, and it is the verdict of God that holds. The refused Jesus is the appointed Redeemer.
Acts 7:35 in the Original Language
lytrotes (λυτρωτής), 'deliverer' -- a redeemer, one who ransoms and sets free.
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What does Acts 7:35 mean?
The very Moses whom they refused as ruler and judge is the man God sent to be ruler and deliverer.