Acts 7:36

"“This Moses whom they refused, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the paradox of Moses’ leadership, where the people initially rejected his authority yet later recognized God's sovereign choice. It underscores how divine appointment transcends human resistance, preparing the way for Moses to fulfill both judicial and deliverer roles as prophesied through the angel in the burning bush.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 36. Wonders and signs.Miracles, and remarkable interpositions of God. See Barnes "Ac 2:22". In the land of Egypt. By the ten plagues, Exodus chapters 4-12. In the Red sea. Dividing it, and conducting the Israelites in safety, and overthrowing the Egyptians, Ex 13. In the wilderness. During their forty years' journey to the promised land. The wonders or miracles were, providing them with manna daily; with flesh in a miraculous manner; with water from the rock, etc., Exodus chapters 16 and 17.

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