“Then said the high priest, Are these things so?” Context:Acts 7:1 is the beginning of a significant chapter in the Book of Acts, where Stephen, one of the seven chosen…

“And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,” Historical Context:The book…

“3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee.” Certainly! Let’s dive into a…

“And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.” Context:This verse…

“And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.” Context:Acts…

“But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt.” Context:The Book of Acts is a historical account…

“In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months.” To understand the significance of this verse, it is helpful to…

“He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.” Context:Acts 7:36…

“And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.” Context:Acts 7 records the powerful defense given by Stephen, one of…

“This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively…