Acts 7:17-45

17“But as the 1timeG5550 of the promiseG1860 was approachingG1448 whichG3739 GodG2316 had assuredG3670 to AbrahamG11, 2the peopleG2992 increasedG837 and multipliedG4129 in EgyptG125, 18untilG891 3there aroseG450 anotherG2087 kingG935 overG1909 EgyptG125 whoG3739 knewG3609 nothingG3756 aboutG3609 JosephG2501. 19It was he who tookG2686 4shrewdG2686 advantageG2686 of our raceG1085 and mistreatedG2559 our fathersG3962 so that they would 56exposeG4160G1570 their infantsG1025 and they would not surviveG2225. 20It was at thisG3739 timeG2540 that 7MosesG3475 was bornG1080; and he was lovelyG791 8in the sightG3588 of GodG2316, and he was nurturedG397 threeG5140 monthsG3376 in his father’sG3962 homeG3624. 21And after he had been setG1620 outsideG1620, 9Pharaoh’sG5328 daughterG2364 10tookG337 him awayG337 and nurturedG397 him as her ownG1438 sonG5207. 22MosesG3475 was educatedG3811 in allG3956 11the learningG4678 of the EgyptiansG124, and he was a manG1415 of powerG1415 in wordsG3056 and deedsG2041. 23But whenG5613 he was approachingG4137 the ageG5550 of fortyG5066, 12it enteredG305 his 13mindG2588 to visitG1980 his brethrenG80, the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2274. 24And when he sawG3708 oneG5100 of them being treatedG91 unjustlyG91, he defendedG292 him and tookG4160 vengeanceG1557 for the oppressedG2669 by strikingG3960 downG3960 the EgyptianG124. 25And he supposedG3543 that his brethrenG80 understoodG4920 that GodG2316 was grantingG1325 them 14deliveranceG4991 15throughG1223 him, but they did not understandG4920. 2616On the followingG1897 dayG2250 he appearedG3708 to them as they were fightingG3164 togetherG3164, and he tried to reconcileG4871 them in peaceG1515, sayingG3004, ‘MenG435, you are brethrenG80, whyG2443G5101 do you injureG91 oneG240 anotherG240?’ 27But the one who was injuringG91 his neighborG4139 pushedG683 him awayG683, sayingG3004, ‘17WhoG5101 madeG2525 you a rulerG758 and judgeG1348 overG1909 us? 2818You do not meanG2309 to killG337 me as you killedG337 the EgyptianG124 yesterdayG2189, do you?’ 29At thisG3778 remarkG3056, 19MosesG3475 fledG5343 and becameG1096 an alienG3941 in the landG1093 of 20MidianG3099, whereG3757 he 21becameG1080 the fatherG1080 of twoG1417 sonsG5207.

30“After fortyG5065 yearsG2094 had passedG4137, 22an angelG32 appearedG3708 to him in the wildernessG2048 of MountG3735 SinaiG4614, in the flameG5395 of a burningG4442 thornG942 bushG942. 31When MosesG3475 sawG3708 it, he marveledG2296 at the sightG3705; and as he approachedG4334 to lookG2657 more closelyG2657, there cameG1096 the voiceG5456 of the LordG2962: 32‘23I am the GodG2316 of your fathersG3962, the GodG2316 of AbrahamG11 and IsaacG2464 and JacobG2384.’ MosesG3475 shookG1790 with fearG1790 and would not ventureG5111 to lookG2657. 3324But the LordG2962 saidG3004 to him, ‘25TakeG3089 offG3089 the sandalsG5266 from your feetG4228, for the placeG5117 on whichG3739 you are standingG2476 is holyG40 groundG1093. 3426I have certainlyG3708 seenG3708 the oppressionG2561 of My peopleG2992 in EgyptG125 and have heardG191 their groansG4726, and I have comeG2597 downG2597 to rescueG1807 them; 2728comeG1204 nowG3568, and I will sendG649 you to EgyptG125.’

35“ThisG3778 MosesG3475 whomG3739 they 29disownedG720, sayingG3004, ‘WhoG5101 madeG2525 you a rulerG758 and a judgeG1348?’ is the oneG3778 whomG3778 GodG2316 30sentG649 to be bothG2532 a rulerG758 and a delivererG3086 with the 31helpG5495 of the angelG32 who appearedG3708 to him in the thornG942 bushG942. 3632ThisG3778 manG3778 ledG1806 them out, performingG4160 33wondersG5059 and 34signsG4592 in the landG1093 of EgyptG125 and in the RedG2063 SeaG2281 and in the 35wildernessG2048 for fortyG5065 yearsG2094. 37ThisG3778 is the MosesG3475 who saidG3004 to the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2274, ‘36GodG2316 will raiseG450 up for you a prophetG4396 37likeG5613 me from your brethrenG80.’ 38ThisG3778 is the one who was in 38the 39congregationG1577 in the wildernessG2048 togetherG3326 with 40the angelG32 who was speakingG2980 to him on MountG3735 SinaiG4614, and who was with our fathersG3962; and he receivedG1209 41livingG2198 42oraclesG3051 to passG1325 on to you. 39Our fathersG3962 were unwillingG3756G2309 to be obedientG5255 to him, but 43repudiatedG683 him and in their heartsG2588 turnedG4762 backG4762 to EgyptG125, 4044sayingG3004 to AaronG2, ‘MakeG4160 for us godsG2316 whoG3739 will goG4313 beforeG4313 us; for thisG3778 MosesG3475 whoG3739 ledG1806 us out of the landG1093 of EgyptG125--we do not knowG3609 whatG5101 happenedG1096 to him.’ 4145At that timeG2250 46they madeG3447 a 47calfG3447 and broughtG321 a sacrificeG2378 to the idolG1497, and were rejoicingG2165 in 48the worksG2041 of their handsG5495. 42But GodG2316 49turnedG4762 awayG4762 and deliveredG3860 them up to 50serveG3000 the 51hostG4756 of heavenG3772; as it is writtenG1125 in the bookG976 of the prophetsG4396, ‘52It was not to Me that you offeredG4374 victimsG4968 and sacrificesG2378 53fortyG5065 yearsG2094 in the wildernessG2048, was it, O houseG3624 of IsraelG2274? 4354You alsoG2532 tookG353 along the tabernacleG4633 of MolochG3434 and the starG798 of the godG2316 55RomphaG4501, the imagesG5179 whichG3739 you madeG4160 to worshipG4352. I alsoG2532 will removeG3351 you beyondG1900 BabylonG897.’

44“Our fathersG3962 hadG1510 56the tabernacleG4633 of testimonyG3142 in the wildernessG2048, justG2531 as He who spokeG2980 to MosesG3475 directedG1299 him to makeG4160 it 57accordingG2596 to the patternG5179 whichG3739 he had seenG3708. 45And having receivedG1237 it in their turnG1237, our fathersG3962 58broughtG1521 it in with 59JoshuaG2424 upon dispossessingG2697 the 60nationsG1484 whomG3739 GodG2316 droveG1856 out beforeG575G4383 our fathersG3962, untilG2193 the timeG2250 of DavidG1160.