Acts 7:45

"“Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen;"

Key Reflection

Our ancestors carried a portable sanctuary, the tabernacle, into the wilderness as instructed by the one who spoke to Moses—God himself. The reference to the pattern seen by God underscores the divine origin and importance of this sacred structure, highlighting its role in maintaining Israel's faith journey during their exodus from Egypt.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 45. Our fathers that came after. None of the generation that came out of Egypt were permitted to enter into the land of Canaan on account of their rebellion, except Caleb and Joshua, Nu 14:22-24; 32:11,12. Hence it is said that their fathers who came after, i.e. afar the generation when the tabernacle was built. The Greek, however, here means, properly, "which also our fathers, having received, brought," etc. The sense is not materially different. Stephen means that it was not brought in by that generation, but by the next. With Jesus. This should have been rendered, "with Joshua." Jesus is the Greek mode of writing the name Joshua.

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