Acts 7:31

"“When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush."

Key Reflection

When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire within a bush. For the original audience, this scene would evoke the immediate memory of God's initial revelation to Moses, setting the stage for the covenant between God and Israel—a theme that resonates throughout the Pentateuch and foreshadows subsequent events like the Exodus and the giving of the law on Mount Sinai.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 31. He wondered, etc. What particularly attracted his attention was the fact that the bush was not consumed, Ex 3:2,3. The voice of the Lord. Jehovah spake to him from the midst of the bush. He did not see him, but he simply heard a voice. __________________________________________________________________

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