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the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> This Moses whom they rejected, having said, 'Who appointed you ruler and judge?'--him whom God sent and as ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel having appeared to him in the bush-- <a href="/kjv/acts/7.htm">King James Bible</a> This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/nkjv/acts/7.htm">New King James Version</a> “This Moses whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ is the one God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/nasb_/acts/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “This Moses whom they disowned, saying, ‘WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?’ is the one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush. <a href="/nasb/acts/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220This Moses whom they disowned, saying, &#8216WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?&#8217 is the one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush. <a href="/nasb77/acts/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “This Moses whom they disowned, saying, ‘WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?’ is the one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush. <a href="/lsb/acts/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “This Moses whom they disowned, saying, ‘WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?’ is the one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/amp/acts/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “This Moses whom they rejected, saying, ‘WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?’ is the very one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer, with the [protecting and helping] hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush. <a href="/csb/acts/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “This Moses, whom they rejected when they said, Who appointed you a ruler and a judge? —this one God sent as a ruler and a deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/hcsb/acts/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This Moses, whom they rejected when they said, Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?—this one God sent as a ruler and a redeemer by means of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/asv/acts/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/cev/acts/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This was the same Moses that the people rejected by saying, "Who made you our leader and judge?" God's angel had spoken to Moses from the bush. And God had even sent the angel to help Moses rescue the people and be their leader. <a href="/erv/acts/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/gwt/acts/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "This is the Moses whom the Israelites rejected by saying, 'Who made you our ruler and judge?' This is the one God sent to free them and to rule them with the help of the messenger who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/gnt/acts/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Moses is the one who was rejected by the people of Israel. 'Who made you ruler and judge over us?' they asked. He is the one whom God sent to rule the people and set them free with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush. <a href="/isv/acts/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> "This same Moses—whom they rejected by saying, 'Who made you ruler and judge?' —was the man whom God sent to be both their ruler and deliverer with the help of the angel who had appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/msb/acts/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ?Who made you ruler and judge?? is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/net/acts/7.htm">NET Bible</a> This same Moses they had rejected, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and judge?' God sent as both ruler and deliverer through the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/nheb/acts/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "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. <a href="/wbt/acts/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "The Moses whom they rejected, asking him, 'Who appointed you magistrate and judge?' --that same Moses we find God sending as a magistrate and a deliverer by the help of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/web/acts/7.htm">World English Bible</a> “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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who set you a ruler and a judge? This one God sent [as] a ruler and a redeemer, by the hand of [the] Messenger who appeared to him in the bush; <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> This Moses whom they rejected, having said, 'Who appointed you ruler and judge?'--him whom God sent and as ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel having appeared to him in the bush-- <a href="/ylt/acts/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'This Moses, whom they did refuse, saying, Who did set thee a ruler and a judge? this one God a ruler and a redeemer did send, in the hand of a messenger who appeared to him in the bush; <a href="/slt/acts/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> This Moses which they denied, having said, Who set thee ruler and judge? this, God sent, a ruler and redeemer by the hand of the messenger having been seen to him in the bramble.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> This Moses, whom they refused, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge? him God sent to be prince and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/cpdv/acts/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> This Moses, whom they rejected by saying, ‘Who has appointed you as leader and judge?’ is the one God sent to be leader and redeemer, by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/nabre/acts/7.htm">New American Bible</a> This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who appointed you ruler and judge?’ God sent as [both] ruler and deliverer, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “It was this Moses whom they rejected when they said, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ and whom God now sent as both ruler and liberator through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> This Moses whom they had denied, saying, Who appointed you leader and judge over us?, this very one God sent to be a leader and deliverer to them by the hand of the angel which had appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> This Moses, whom they rejected when they were saying, 'Who appointed you the Ruler and Judge over us?', this one God sent as the Ruler and Deliverer to them by the hand of The Angel who appeared to him at the bush.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent as a ruler and as a redeemer, by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/godbey/acts/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And this Moses whom they denied, saying, Who hath established thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent a ruler and deliverer, with the hand of an angel having appeared unto him in a bush. <a href="/haweis/acts/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> This very Moses whom they had rejected, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/mace/acts/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> this Moses whom they refused, saying, who made thee a ruler and a judge? the very same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hands of the angel that appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "The Moses whom they rejected, asking him, 'Who appointed you magistrate and judge?' --that same Moses we find God sending as a magistrate and a deliverer by the help of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/worrell/acts/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> This Moses whom they denied, saying, 'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?' him hath God sent as both ruler and redeemer, with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush. <a href="/worsley/acts/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? did God send, by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush, to be their ruler and deliverer. <a href="/parallel/acts/7-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=2082" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Stephen's Address to the Sanhedrin</a> …34I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’ 35<a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Touton (DPro-AMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">This</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3475.htm" title="3475: Mōusēn (N-AMS) -- Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">whom</a> <a href="/greek/720.htm" title="720: ērnēsanto (V-AIM-3P) -- Perhaps from a and the middle voice of rheo; to contradict, i.e. Disavow, reject, abnegate.">they had rejected</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipontes (V-APA-NMP) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">with the words,</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: Tis (IPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">‘Who</a> <a href="/greek/2525.htm" title="2525: katestēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From kata and histemi; to place down, i.e. to designate, constitute, convoy.">made</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/758.htm" title="758: archonta (N-AMS) -- Present participle of archo; a first.">ruler</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1348.htm" title="1348: dikastēn (N-AMS) -- A judge. From a derivative of dike; a judger.">judge?’</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touton (DPro-AMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">is the one</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">whom</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/649.htm" title="649: apestalken (V-RIA-3S) -- From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.">sent</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/758.htm" title="758: archonta (N-AMS) -- Present participle of archo; a first.">to be their ruler</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3086.htm" title="3086: lytrōtēn (N-AMS) -- A redeemer, liberator, deliverer. From lutroo; a redeemer.">redeemer</a> <a href="/greek/4862.htm" title="4862: syn (Prep) -- With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.">through</a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheiri (N-DFS) -- A hand. "></a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angelou (N-GMS) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">the angel</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: ophthentos (V-APP-GMS) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">appeared</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to him</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/942.htm" title="942: batō (N-DFS) -- A thorn bush or bramble. Of uncertain derivation; a brier shrub.">bush.</a> 36He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/3-10.htm">Exodus 3:10</a> Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.” <a href="/exodus/2-14.htm">Exodus 2:14</a> But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.” <a href="/exodus/4-13.htm">Exodus 4:13</a> But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.” <a href="/exodus/14-11.htm">Exodus 14:11-12</a> They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? / Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” <a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">Exodus 32:1</a> Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!” <a href="/numbers/16-13.htm">Numbers 16:13-14</a> Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us? / Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not come!” <a href="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Deuteronomy 18:15</a> The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. <a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Psalm 106:23</a> So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them. <a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-12</a> Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, <a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7-8</a> But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. / Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42</a> Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? <a href="/mark/12-10.htm">Mark 12:10-11</a> Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. / This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” <a href="/luke/24-19.htm">Luke 24:19-21</a> “What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people. / Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him. / But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place. <a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a> He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. <a href="/john/5-43.htm">John 5:43</a> I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.Moses.<a href="/acts/7-9.htm">Acts 7:9-15,27,28,51</a> And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, … <a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7,8</a> And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them… <a href="/1_samuel/10-27.htm">1 Samuel 10:27</a> But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.the same.<a href="/psalms/75-7.htm">Psalm 75:7</a> But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.<a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Psalm 113:7,8</a> He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; … <a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22,23</a> The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner… a ruler.<a href="/acts/2-36.htm">Acts 2:36</a> Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.<a href="/acts/3-22.htm">Acts 3:22</a> For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.<a href="/acts/5-31.htm">Acts 5:31</a> Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.by.<a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Acts 7:30</a> And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.<a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19,24</a> And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: … <a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20-23</a> Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/acts/7-27.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Bush</a> <a href="/luke/1-69.htm">Deliverer</a> <a href="/acts/3-14.htm">Disowned</a> <a href="/acts/7-11.htm">Find</a> <a href="/acts/7-25.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/acts/7-24.htm">Help</a> <a href="/acts/7-27.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/acts/7-27.htm">Magistrate</a> <a href="/acts/6-15.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/acts/7-32.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-34.htm">Redeemer</a> <a href="/john/19-10.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/luke/18-4.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/acts/4-11.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/acts/7-27.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/acts/7-25.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/acts/7-25.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Thorn-Tree</a> <a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/acts/8-40.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Bush</a> <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Deliverer</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm">Disowned</a> <a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Find</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Help</a> <a href="/acts/10-42.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Magistrate</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/acts/7-37.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Redeemer</a> <a href="/acts/10-47.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/acts/13-7.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/acts/13-23.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/acts/9-41.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Thorn-Tree</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 7</div>1. <a href="/acts/7-1.htm">Stephen, permitted to answer to the accusation of blasphemy,</a> 2. <a href="/acts/7-2.htm">shows that Abraham worshipped God rightly, and how God chose the fathers,</a> 20. <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">before Moses was born, and before the tabernacle and temple were built;</a> 37. <a href="/acts/7-37.htm">that Moses himself witnessed of Christ;</a> 44. <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">and that all outward ceremonies were ordained to last but for a time;</a> 51. <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">reprehending their rebellion, and murdering of Christ, whom the prophets foretold.</a> 54. <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Whereupon they stone Stephen to death, </a> 59. <a href="/acts/7-59.htm">who commends his soul to Jesus, and humbly prays for them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This rejection is significant as it highlights the recurring theme of God's chosen leaders being initially dismissed by their own people. This pattern is seen throughout the Bible, including the rejection of prophets and ultimately Jesus Christ (<a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a>).‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ This question reflects the skepticism and resistance Moses faced from his own people. It underscores the human tendency to question authority and divine appointment. The phrase echoes the Israelites' lack of faith and trust in God's plan, a theme that recurs throughout their wilderness journey. It also foreshadows the rejection of Jesus, who was questioned and doubted by the religious leaders of His time (<a href="/matthew/21-23.htm">Matthew 21:23</a>).is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer Despite the initial rejection, God chose Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. This demonstrates God's sovereignty and His ability to use unlikely individuals to fulfill His purposes. Moses as a redeemer is a type of Christ, who is the ultimate Redeemer of humanity. Just as Moses delivered Israel from physical bondage, Jesus delivers from spiritual bondage (<a href="/hebrews/3-3.htm">Hebrews 3:3-6</a>).through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. The angel in the burning bush (<a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a>) signifies God's presence and His call to Moses. This theophany is a pivotal moment in biblical history, marking the beginning of Moses' mission to liberate the Israelites. The burning bush is often seen as a symbol of God's holiness and His ability to sustain and empower His chosen servants. The angel's presence also points to the divine nature of Moses' mission, paralleling the divine mission of Christ, who was sent by God to redeem the world (<a href="/john/3-17.htm">John 3:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> A central figure in the Old Testament, chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Despite being initially rejected by his people, he was appointed by God as their leader and deliverer. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who were enslaved in Egypt. They initially rejected Moses' leadership, questioning his authority. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate authority who appoints and empowers leaders according to His divine plan. He sent Moses as a deliverer for His people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_angel.htm">The Angel</a> A divine messenger who appeared to Moses in the burning bush, signifying God's presence and calling. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_burning_bush.htm">The Burning Bush</a> The miraculous event where God called Moses to lead His people, symbolizing divine intervention and commissioning.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_choice.htm">God's Sovereign Choice</a> God often chooses leaders who are initially rejected or underestimated by others. His selection is based on His divine purpose, not human approval. <a href="/topical/r/rejection_and_redemption.htm">Rejection and Redemption</a> Just as Moses was rejected before becoming a redeemer, Jesus was rejected by His own people but became the ultimate Redeemer. Believers can find encouragement in knowing that rejection does not disqualify them from being used by God. <a href="/topical/d/divine_commissioning.htm">Divine Commissioning</a> God's call often comes with divine encounters and clear instructions. Believers should seek to recognize and respond to God's calling in their lives. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Moses' account encourages believers to act in faith, trusting God's plan even when facing rejection or opposition. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_humility.htm">Leadership and Humility</a> True leadership in God's kingdom is marked by humility and reliance on God's power, as demonstrated by Moses.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 7</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_claim_to_be_god.htm">Didn't Jesus never actually claim to be God?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_600,000+_leaving_egypt.htm">Exodus 12:37 – Is there any historical or archaeological evidence that over 600,000 men (plus families) departed Egypt simultaneously? </a> <a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_in_job_24_12.htm">In Job 24:12, why does it seem like God remains silent in the face of rampant oppression, clashing with other biblical passages where God intervenes?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_moses'_speech_traits.htm">Stephen states Moses was 'mighty in words' (Acts 7:22), but Exodus 4:10 depicts Moses as slow of speech. How do we reconcile these descriptions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) The same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer.--Literally, a ruler and redeemer. The word is not found elsewhere in the New Testament, but is formed from the noun for "ransom" in <a href="/matthew/20-28.htm" title="Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.">Matthew 20:28</a>, <a href="/mark/10-45.htm" title="For even the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.">Mark 10:45</a>, and appears to have been chosen to emphasise the parallelism which the speech indicates between Moses and the Christ. In a yet higher sense than Moses, the latter also had been made "a ruler and a redeemer."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 35. - Him hath God sent for the same did God send, A.V.; both a ruler for a ruler, A.V. and T.R.; with the hand for by the hand, A.V. and T.R. (σὺν for ἐν), but giving no clear sense in English. The meaning seems to be that Moses was to rule and save with the strength given him by the angel But it is much simpler to take ἐν χειρὶ as equivalent to the common Hebrew phrase בְיָד, meaning instrumentality, "by means of," "through," and to join it with "did send." The angel who spake to Moses in the bush in the Name of God was God's instrument in sending Moses. When an angel gives a message from God, the words are always given as spoken by God himself (see e.g. <a href="/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1-3</a>). In this verse Stephen, having with great oratorical skill entranced their attention by his recital of God's marvelous revelation of himself to Moses, now takes them off their guard, and shews how their fathers treated Moses just as they had treated Jesus Christ; and how God in the case of Moses had chosen and magnified the very man whom they had scornfully rejected; just as now he had exalted Jesus Christ to be a Prince and a Savior, whom they had crucified. <a href="/commentaries/acts/7-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>This Τοῦτον (Touton) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. Moses, Μωϋσῆν (Mōusēn) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3475.htm">Strong's 3475: </a> Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver. whom ὃν (hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. they had rejected ἠρνήσαντο (ērnēsanto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_720.htm">Strong's 720: </a> Perhaps from a and the middle voice of rheo; to contradict, i.e. Disavow, reject, abnegate. with the words, εἰπόντες (eipontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. ‘Who Τίς (Tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. made κατέστησεν (katestēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2525.htm">Strong's 2525: </a> From kata and histemi; to place down, i.e. to designate, constitute, convoy. you σε (se) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. ruler ἄρχοντα (archonta) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Present participle of archo; a first. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. judge?’ δικαστήν (dikastēn) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1348.htm">Strong's 1348: </a> A judge. From a derivative of dike; a judger. [is] the one τοῦτον (touton) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. sent ἀπέσταλκεν (apestalken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_649.htm">Strong's 649: </a> From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. to be [their] ruler ἄρχοντα (archonta) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Present participle of archo; a first. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. redeemer, λυτρωτὴν (lytrōtēn) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3086.htm">Strong's 3086: </a> A redeemer, liberator, deliverer. From lutroo; a redeemer. through σὺν (syn) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4862.htm">Strong's 4862: </a> With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together. [the] angel ἀγγέλου (angelou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. who τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. appeared ὀφθέντος (ophthentos) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. to him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. bush. βάτῳ (batō) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_942.htm">Strong's 942: </a> A thorn bush or bramble. 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