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This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets: &#8220&#8217Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel? <a href="/nlt/acts/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then God turned away from them and abandoned them to serve the stars of heaven as their gods! In the book of the prophets it is written, ‘Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings during those forty years in the wilderness, Israel? <a href="/esv/acts/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: “‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices, during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But God turned away and delivered them to worship the host of heaven, as it has been written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you offer slain beasts and sacrifices to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/kjv/acts/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? <a href="/nkjv/acts/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets: ‘Did you offer Me slaughtered animals and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/nasb_/acts/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But God turned away and gave them over to serve the heavenly lights; as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘YOU DID NOT OFFER ME VICTIMS AND SACRIFICES FOR FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, DID YOU, HOUSE OF ISRAEL? <a href="/nasb/acts/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But God turned away and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, &#8216IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFERED VICTIMS AND SACRIFICES FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, WAS IT, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL? <a href="/nasb77/acts/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But God turned away and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFERED VICTIMS AND SACRIFICES FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, WAS IT, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL? <a href="/lsb/acts/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But God turned away and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘DID YOU PRESENT ME WITH SLAIN BEASTS AND SACRIFICES FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL? <a href="/amp/acts/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But God turned away [from them] and handed them over to serve the host of heaven. As it is written and forever remains written in the book of the prophets, ‘IT WAS NOT [really] TO ME THAT YOU OFFERED VICTIMS AND SACRIFICES FOR FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, WAS IT, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL? <a href="/csb/acts/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> God turned away and gave them up to worship the stars of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: House of Israel, did you bring me offerings and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness? <a href="/hcsb/acts/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then God turned away and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: House of Israel, did you bring Me offerings and sacrifices 40 years in the wilderness? <a href="/asv/acts/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/cev/acts/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> God turned his back on his people and left them. Then they worshiped the stars in the sky, just as it says in the Book of the Prophets, "People of Israel, you didn't offer sacrifices and offerings to me during those 40 years in the desert. <a href="/erv/acts/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/gwt/acts/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "So God turned away from them and let them worship the sun, moon, and stars. This is written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings in the desert for 40 years, nation of Israel? <a href="/gnt/acts/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> So God turned away from them and gave them over to worship the stars of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'People of Israel! It was not to me that you slaughtered and sacrificed animals for forty years in the desert. <a href="/isv/acts/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> So God turned away from them and gave them over to worship the heavenly bodies. As it is written in the book of the Prophets: 'O house of Israel, you didn't offer me slaughtered animals and sacrifices those 40 years in the wilderness, did you? <a href="/msb/acts/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ?Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/net/acts/7.htm">NET Bible</a> But God turned away from them and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'It was not to me that you offered slain animals and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, was it, house of Israel? <a href="/nheb/acts/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But God turned, and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'Did you offer to me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/wbt/acts/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness? <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So God turned from them and gave them up to the worship of the Host of Heaven, as it is written in the Book of the Prophets, "'Were they victims and sacrifices which you offered Me, forty years in the Desert, O House of Israel? <a href="/web/acts/7.htm">World English Bible</a> But God turned away and gave them up to serve the army of the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘Did you offer to me slain animals and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and God turned, and gave them up to do service to the host of Heaven, according as it has been written in the scroll of the Prophets: Did you offer slain beasts and sacrifices to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But God turned away and delivered them to worship the host of heaven, as it has been written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you offer slain beasts and sacrifices to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/ylt/acts/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and God did turn, and did give them up to do service to the host of the heaven, according as it hath been written in the scroll of the prophets: Slain beasts and sacrifices did ye offer to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/slt/acts/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And God turned, and delivered them up to serve the army of heaven; as it has been written in the book of the prophets, Slain victims and sacrifices brought ye not to me forty years in the desert, O house of Israel,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven, as it is written in the books of the prophets: Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me for forty years, in the desert, O house of Israel? <a href="/cpdv/acts/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then God turned, and he handed them over, to subservience to the armies of heaven, just as it was written in the Book of the Prophets: ‘Did you not offer victims and sacrifices to me for forty years in the desert, O house of Israel? <a href="/nabre/acts/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Then God turned and handed them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings for forty years in the desert, O house of Israel? <a href="/nrsvce/acts/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But God turned away from them and handed them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you offer to me slain victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then God turned and gave them up that they might worship the host of heaven as it is written in the book of the prophets, O Is’rael- ites, why have you offered me slain animals or sacrifices during the period of forty years in the wilderness? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And God turned and handed them over to become worshipers of the hosts of the Heavens, just as it is written in the Scriptures of The Prophets, 'Why have you brought animals or sacrifices to me for forty years in the wilderness, sons of Israel?'<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: Your victims and your sacrifices did you offer to me for forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel? <a href="/godbey/acts/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And God turned away, and gave them up to serve the host of the heaven; as has been written in the book of the prophets: Slain victims and sacrifices you have not brought unto me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel. <a href="/haweis/acts/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Have ye offered me slain beasts and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/mace/acts/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then God left them, and abandon'd them to the worship of the celestial army; as it is written in the book of the prophets, "O ye house of Israel, is it to me that ye have offered victims, and sacrifices, for the space of forty years in the wilderness? <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So God turned from them and gave them up to the worship of the Host of Heaven, as it is written in the Book of the Prophets, "'Were they victims and sacrifices which you offered Me, forty years in the Desert, O House of Israel? <a href="/worrell/acts/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it has been written in a book of the prophets, 'Did ye offer to Me slain beasts and sacrifices, forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? <a href="/worsley/acts/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Then God turned away, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets, "O house of Israel, did ye offer to me your victims and sacrifices, for the space of forty years in the wilderness? <a href="/parallel/acts/7-42.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=2157" 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> …41At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. 42<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</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."></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/4762.htm" title="4762: estrepsen (V-AIA-3S) -- Strengthened from the base of trope; to twist, i.e. Turn quite around or reverse.">turned away from them</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3860.htm" title="3860: paredōken (V-AIA-3S) -- From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.">gave them over</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3000.htm" title="3000: latreuein (V-PNA) -- To serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship. From latris; to minister, i.e. Render religious homage.">to the worship</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.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/4756.htm" title="4756: stratia (N-DFS) -- Feminine of a derivative of stratos; camp-likeness, i.e. An army, i.e. the angels, the celestial luminaries.">host</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.">of</a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven,</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">as</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: gegraptai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">it is written</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/976.htm" title="976: biblō (N-DFS) -- Properly, the inner bark of the papyrus plant, i.e. a sheet or scroll of writing.">the book</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētōn (N-GMP) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">prophets:</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: Mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/4374.htm" title="4374: prosēnenkate (V-AIA-2P) -- From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat.">‘Did you bring</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</a> <a href="/greek/4968.htm" title="4968: sphagia (N-ANP) -- A slaughtered victim. Neuter of a derivative of sphage; a victim.">sacrifices</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2378.htm" title="2378: thysias (N-AFP) -- Abstr. and concr: sacrifice; a sacrifice, offering. From thuo; sacrifice.">offerings</a> <a href="/greek/5062.htm" title="5062: tesserakonta (Adj-ANP) -- Forty. The decade of tessares; forty.">forty</a> <a href="/greek/2094.htm" title="2094: etē (N-ANP) -- A year. Apparently a primary word; a year.">years</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/2048.htm" title="2048: erēmō (Adj-DFS) -- Lonesome, i.e. waste.">wilderness,</a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikos (N-VMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">O house</a> <a href="/greek/2474.htm" title="2474: Israēl (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants.">of Israel?</a> 43You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’…<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="/amos/5-25.htm">Amos 5:25-27</a> Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god, the idols you made for yourselves. / Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts. <a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-25</a> Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Deuteronomy 4:19</a> When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven. <a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Jeremiah 19:13</a> The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.” <a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16-18</a> They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. / They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. / So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Isaiah 65:11-12</a> But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny, / I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.” <a href="/ezekiel/20-24.htm">Ezekiel 20:24-26</a> For they did not practice My ordinances, but they rejected My statutes and profaned My Sabbaths, fixing their eyes on the idols of their fathers. / I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not live. / And I pronounced them unclean through their gifts—the sacrifice of every firstborn in the fire—so that I might devastate them, in order that they would know that I am the LORD. <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a> I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved. <a href="/psalms/81-12.htm">Psalm 81:12</a> So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a> After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. <a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">2 Chronicles 33:3-5</a> For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Jeremiah 7:18</a> The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger. <a href="/isaiah/40-19.htm">Isaiah 40:19-20</a> To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains? / One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-7</a> These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” <a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8</a> Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O you house of Israel, have you offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?and gave.<a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11,12</a> But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me… <a href="/isaiah/66-4.htm">Isaiah 66:4</a> I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.<a href="/ezekiel/14-7.htm">Ezekiel 14:7-10</a> For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself: … the host.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Deuteronomy 4:19</a> And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.<a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Deuteronomy 17:3</a> And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;<a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</a> And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.O ye.<a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Amos 5:25,26</a> Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? … have ye.<a href="/isaiah/43-23.htm">Isaiah 43:23</a> Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.of forty.<a href="/psalms/95-10.htm">Psalm 95:10</a> Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:<a href="/hebrews/3-9.htm">Hebrews 3:9,15-17</a> When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/1-13.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/john/19-32.htm">Army</a> <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Book</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/acts/4-24.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Host</a> <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/acts/7-37.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/luke/22-6.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/acts/7-41.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/acts/7-41.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/acts/7-7.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/acts/2-19.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/acts/5-36.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/acts/5-34.htm">Space</a> <a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Victims</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/acts/7-7.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/acts/10-1.htm">Army</a> <a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/acts/8-28.htm">Book</a> <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/acts/13-18.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/acts/7-49.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/romans/16-23.htm">Host</a> <a href="/acts/7-47.htm">House</a> <a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/acts/14-13.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/acts/8-18.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/acts/14-18.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/acts/24-14.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/acts/7-49.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/acts/13-20.htm">Space</a> <a href="/acts/9-35.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-17.htm">Victims</a> <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/acts/13-29.htm">Written</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But God turned away from them This phrase indicates a divine response to persistent disobedience and idolatry. In the Old Testament, God often "turned away" from Israel when they rejected His commandments and pursued other gods (e.g., <a href="/judges/2-12.htm">Judges 2:12-14</a>). This turning away signifies a withdrawal of divine favor and protection, allowing the people to experience the consequences of their actions.and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven The "host of heaven" refers to celestial bodies like the sun, moon, and stars, which were often deified in ancient Near Eastern cultures. This phrase suggests that God allowed Israel to follow their idolatrous inclinations as a form of judgment. This is reminiscent of <a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-25</a>, where God "gave them over" to their sinful desires as a consequence of their rejection of Him.as it is written in the book of the prophets This phrase underscores the authority and continuity of the prophetic writings in the Hebrew Scriptures. The "book of the prophets" likely refers to the collection of prophetic books, emphasizing that the message Stephen is conveying is consistent with the longstanding warnings given by the prophets.‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? This rhetorical question, drawn from <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Amos 5:25</a>, challenges the sincerity of Israel's worship during their wilderness journey. While they performed sacrifices, their hearts were often far from God, as evidenced by their frequent lapses into idolatry (e.g., the golden calf incident in <a href="/exodus/32.htm">Exodus 32</a>). This critique highlights the importance of genuine devotion over mere ritual, a theme echoed by Jesus in <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a>, where He condemns worship that is only outwardly performed.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/stephen.htm">Stephen</a> The speaker in <a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Acts 7</a>, Stephen is one of the first deacons of the early church and the first Christian martyr. He is addressing the Sanhedrin, recounting Israel's history and their repeated disobedience to God. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The central figure who "turned away" from the Israelites due to their idolatry, demonstrating His justice and holiness. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who, during their wilderness journey, turned to idolatry, worshiping the "host of heaven" instead of the one true God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The setting of Israel's 40-year journey after the Exodus from Egypt, a time marked by both divine provision and human rebellion. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_the_prophets.htm">The Book of the Prophets</a> Refers to the writings of the Old Testament prophets, specifically <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Amos 5:25-27</a>, which Stephen quotes to highlight Israel's historical unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but anything that takes the place of God in our hearts. We must examine our lives for modern-day idols. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a> God’s turning away from Israel serves as a warning of the consequences of persistent disobedience. His patience has limits, and His judgment is just. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Faithfulness</a> Despite God's faithfulness, Israel repeatedly turned away. We are called to remain faithful, learning from their mistakes. <a href="/topical/s/scriptural_warnings.htm">Scriptural Warnings</a> The Bible provides numerous warnings against idolatry and disobedience. We should heed these warnings and align our lives with God’s Word. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets were sent to call Israel back to God. Today, we have the complete Word of God to guide us and call us back when we stray.<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/how_do_interpretation_and_application_differ.htm">What does 42 months symbolize in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_amos_5_25_deny_wilderness_sacrifices.htm">Amos 5:25 – How can Amos assert that Israel did not offer sacrifices in the wilderness when Exodus and Leviticus detail extensive sacrificial ordinances? </a> <a href="/q/is_god_in_temples_(1_kings_8_13_acts_7_48).htm">Does God dwell in temples? (1 Kings 8:13 vs. Acts 7:48)</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_moloch_rephan_in_israelite_history.htm">Acts 7:43 refers to the Israelites worshipping Moloch and Rephan. Is there historical or archaeological evidence that links these specific gods to early Israelite practices?</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>(42) The host of heaven.--The word includes the host or army of the firmament, sun, moon, and stars, as in <a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm" title="For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.">2Chronicles 33:3</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/33-5.htm" title="And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.">2Chronicles 33:5</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/8-2.htm" title="And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung on the face of the earth.">Jeremiah 8:2</a>. The sin of Israel was that it worshipped the created host, instead of Jehovah Sabaoth, the "Lord of hosts."In the book of the prophets.--The term is used in conformity with the Rabbinic usage which treated the Twelve Minor Prophets as making up a single book.Have ye offered to me . . .?--Better, did ye offer . . . ? The words are, with one exception, from the LXX. of <a href="/context/amos/5-25.htm" title="Have you offered to me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?">Amos 5:25-26</a>. The narrative of the Pentateuch is inconsistent with the statement that no sacrifices were offered to Jehovah during the forty years' wandering; but the question emphasises the thought which Amos desired to press upon the men of his generation, that Jehovah rejected the divided worship offered to them by a people who were all along hankering after, and frequently openly returning to, the worship of Egypt or Chaldaea. Moloch, and not the true God of Abraham, had been their chosen deity.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 42. - But for then, A.V.; to serve for to worship, A.V.; did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? for O ye house of Israel, have ye offered, etc., by the space of forty years in the wilderness? A.V. The passage which follows is nearly verbatim et literatim the LXX. of <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Amos 5:25, 27</a>, except the well-known substitution of "Babylon" for "Damascus" in Amos. This, according to Lightfoot, with whom most commentators agree, was in accordance with a very common practice of readers in the schools and pulpits of the Jews, to adapt and accommodate a text to their own immediate purpose, keeping, however, to historical truth. Here Stephen points to the Babylonish Captivity as the punishment of the sins of their fathers, thus warning them of more terrible judgments to follow their rejection of Christ. <a href="/commentaries/acts/7-42.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. 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. turned away [from them] ἔστρεψεν (estrepsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4762.htm">Strong's 4762: </a> Strengthened from the base of trope; to twist, i.e. Turn quite around or reverse. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. gave them over παρέδωκεν (paredōken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3860.htm">Strong's 3860: </a> From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit. to the worship λατρεύειν (latreuein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_3000.htm">Strong's 3000: </a> To serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship. From latris; to minister, i.e. Render religious homage. of 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. heavenly bodies, οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. as καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. it is written γέγραπται (gegraptai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe. 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] book βίβλῳ (biblō) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_976.htm">Strong's 976: </a> Properly, the inner bark of the papyrus plant, i.e. a sheet or scroll of writing. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <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. prophets: προφητῶν (prophētōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. ‘Did you offer προσηνέγκατέ (prosēnenkate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4374.htm">Strong's 4374: </a> From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat. Me μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. slain beasts σφάγια (sphagia) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4968.htm">Strong's 4968: </a> A slaughtered victim. Neuter of a derivative of sphage; a victim. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. sacrifices θυσίας (thysias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2378.htm">Strong's 2378: </a> Abstr. and concr: sacrifice; a sacrifice, offering. From thuo; sacrifice. forty τεσσεράκοντα (tesserakonta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5062.htm">Strong's 5062: </a> Forty. The decade of tessares; forty. years ἔτη (etē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2094.htm">Strong's 2094: </a> A year. Apparently a primary word; a year. 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. wilderness, ἐρήμῳ (erēmō) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2048.htm">Strong's 2048: </a> Lonesome, i.e. waste. O house οἶκος (oikos) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. of Israel? Ἰσραήλ (Israēl) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2474.htm">Strong's 2474: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 7:42 But God turned and gave them up (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/7-41.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 7:41"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 7:41" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/7-43.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 7:43"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 7:43" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>