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Therefore I will send you into exile&#8217 beyond Babylon. <a href="/nlt/acts/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> No, you carried your pagan gods— the shrine of Molech, the star of your god Rephan, and the images you made to worship them. So I will send you into exile as far away as Babylon.’ <a href="/esv/acts/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship; and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You 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.’ <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And you took up the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship them; and I will remove you beyond Babylon.' <a href="/kjv/acts/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. <a href="/nkjv/acts/7.htm">New King James Version</a> You also took up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the star of your god Remphan, Images which you made to worship; And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/nasb_/acts/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> YOU ALSO TOOK ALONG THE TABERNACLE OF MOLOCH AND THE STAR OF YOUR GOD ROMPHA, THE IMAGES WHICH YOU MADE TO WORSHIP. I ALSO WILL DEPORT YOU BEYOND BABYLON.’ <a href="/nasb/acts/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216YOU ALSO TOOK ALONG THE TABERNACLE OF MOLOCH AND THE STAR OF THE GOD ROMPHA, THE IMAGES WHICH YOU MADE TO WORSHIP. I ALSO WILL REMOVE YOU BEYOND BABYLON.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/acts/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘YOU ALSO TOOK ALONG THE TABERNACLE OF MOLOCH AND THE STAR OF THE GOD ROMPHA, THE IMAGES WHICH YOU MADE TO WORSHIP THEM. I ALSO WILL REMOVE YOU BEYOND BABYLON.’ <a href="/lsb/acts/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> YOU ALSO TOOK ALONG THE TABERNACLE OF MOLOCH AND THE STAR OF THE GOD ROMPHA, THE IMAGES WHICH YOU MADE TO WORSHIP. I ALSO WILL REMOVE YOU BEYOND BABYLON.’ <a href="/amp/acts/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> YOU ALSO TOOK ALONG THE TABERNACLE (portable temple) OF MOLOCH AND THE STAR OF THE GOD ROMPHA, THE IMAGES WHICH YOU MADE TO WORSHIP; AND I WILL REMOVE YOU BEYOND BABYLON [carrying you away into exile].’ <a href="/csb/acts/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship. So I will send you into exile beyond Babylon. <a href="/hcsb/acts/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> No, you took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship. So I will deport you beyond Babylon!&#8221 <a href="/asv/acts/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the star of the god Rephan, The figures which ye made to worship them: And I will carry you away beyond Babylon. <a href="/cev/acts/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Instead, you carried the tent where the god Molech is worshiped, and you took along the star of your god Rephan. You made those idols and worshiped them. So now I will have you carried off beyond Babylonia." <a href="/erv/acts/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the star of the god Rephan, The figures which ye made to worship them: And I will carry you away beyond Babylon. <a href="/gwt/acts/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You carried along the shrine of Moloch, the star of the god Rephan, and the statues you made for yourselves to worship. I will send you into exile beyond the city of Babylon.' <a href="/gnt/acts/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> It was the tent of the god Molech that you carried, and the image of Rephan, your star god; they were idols that you had made to worship. And so I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.' <a href="/isv/acts/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> You even took along the tent of Moloch, the star of your god Rephan, and the images you made in order to worship them. So I will take you into exile as far as Babylon.' <a href="/msb/acts/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Remphan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.? <a href="/net/acts/7.htm">NET Bible</a> But you took along the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of the god Rephan, the images you made to worship, but I will deport you beyond Babylon.' <a href="/nheb/acts/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship them. Therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon.' <a href="/wbt/acts/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Yes, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your God Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Yes, you lifted up Moloch's tent and the Star of the God Rephan--the images which you made in order to worship them; and I will remove you beyond Babylon.' <a href="/web/acts/7.htm">World English Bible</a> You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, the star of your god Rephan, the figures which you made to worship, so I will carry you away beyond Babylon.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you took up the dwelling place of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan—the figures that you made to worship them, and I will remove your dwelling beyond Babylon. <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And you took up the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship them; and I will remove you beyond Babylon.' <a href="/ylt/acts/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan -- the figures that ye made to bow before them, and I will remove your dwelling beyond Babylon. <a href="/slt/acts/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And ye took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, types which ye made to worship them: and I will transplant you beyond Babylon.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And you took unto you the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rempham, figures which you made to adore them. And I will carry you away beyond Babylon. <a href="/cpdv/acts/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And yet you took up for yourselves the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, figures which you yourselves formed in order to adore them. And so I will carry you away, beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/nabre/acts/7.htm">New American Bible</a> No, you took up the tent of Moloch and the star of [your] god Rephan, the images that you made to worship. So I shall take you into exile beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/nrsvce/acts/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> No; you took along the tent of Moloch, and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship; so I will remove you beyond Babylon.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Indeed you have borne the tabernacle of Mo’loch and the star of the god Rem’phan; and you have made images to worship them; therefore I will remove you beyond Bab’ylon. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> 'But you carry the tabernacle of Malcom and the star of The God Rephan, images which you have made to worship. I shall remove you farther than Babel.'<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your God Remphan, images which you made to worship; and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.<CM> <a href="/godbey/acts/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And ye took up the shrine of Moloch, and the star of the god Remphan, images which you made to worship them; and I will transport you beyond Babylon. <a href="/haweis/acts/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Yet have ye taken up the tabernacle of Moloc, and the star of your god Remphan, those figures which ye made to pay adoration to them: and I will transport you beyond Babylon.<RX 30.5.25-27><CM> <a href="/mace/acts/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> on the contrary, ye carried the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: wherefore I will transport you beyond Babylon." <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Yes, you lifted up Moloch's tent and the Star of the God Rephan--the images which you made in order to worship them; and I will remove you beyond Babylon.' <a href="/worrell/acts/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And ye took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan?the figures which ye made to worship them; and I will remove you beyond Babylon.' <a href="/worsley/acts/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them by: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon." <a href="/parallel/acts/7-43.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=2172" 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> …42But 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? 43<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/353.htm" title="353: anelabete (V-AIA-2P) -- To take up, raise; I pick up, take on board; I carry off, lead away. From ana and lambano; to take up.">You have taken along</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- 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/4633.htm" title="4633: skēnēn (N-AFS) -- A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut.">tabernacle</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."></a> <a href="/greek/3434.htm" title="3434: Moloch (N-GMS) -- Moloch, a god worshipped by several Semitic peoples. Of Hebrew origin; Moloch, an idol.">of Molech</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- 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/798.htm" title="798: astron (N-ANS) -- A star. Neuter from aster; properly, a constellation; put for a single star.">star</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/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">god</a> <a href="/greek/4481.htm" title="4481: Rhaiphan (N-GMS) -- Rephan, the Saturn of later mythology. By incorrect transliteration for a word of Hebrew origin; Remphan, an Egyptian idol.">Rephan,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- 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/5179.htm" title="5179: typous (N-AMP) -- From tupto; a die, i.e. a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. A statue, style or resemblance; specially, a sampler, i.e. A model or instance.">idols</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hous (RelPro-AMP) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: epoiēsate (V-AIA-2P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">you made</a> <a href="/greek/4352.htm" title="4352: proskynein (V-PNA) -- From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage.">to worship.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- 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/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Therefore</a> <a href="/greek/3351.htm" title="3351: metoikiō (V-FIA-1S) -- From the same as metoikesia; to transfer as a settler or captive, i.e colonize or exile.">I will send you into exile</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/1900.htm" title="1900: epekeina (Prep) -- Beyond, on yonder side. From epi and ekeinos; upon those parts of, i.e. On the further side of.">beyond</a> <a href="/greek/897.htm" title="897: Babylōnos (N-GFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Babylon, the capitol of Chaldaea (as a type of tyranny).">Babylon.’</a> 44Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.…<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="/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="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</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. <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="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1</a> Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal. <a href="/isaiah/2-8.htm">Isaiah 2:8</a> Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made. <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="/ezekiel/20-16.htm">Ezekiel 20:16</a> because they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and profaning My Sabbaths; for their hearts continually went after their idols. <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="/1_kings/11-5.htm">1 Kings 11:5</a> Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. <a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">2 Chronicles 33:3</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. <a href="/romans/1-23.htm">Romans 1:23</a> and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/romans/1-25.htm">Romans 1:25</a> 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="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20</a> No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. <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>Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which you made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.ye took.<a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a> And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.<a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Leviticus 20:2-5</a> Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones… <a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16-18</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… figures.<a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4,5</a> Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: … <a href="/deuteronomy/4-16.htm">Deuteronomy 4:16-18</a> Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, … <a href="/deuteronomy/5-8.htm">Deuteronomy 5:8,9</a> Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: … and I.<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a> In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.<a href="/2_kings/18-11.htm">2 Kings 18:11</a> And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:<a href="/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27</a> Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.Babylon.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/acts/5-9.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/acts/4-17.htm">Farther</a> <a href="/john/16-29.htm">Figures</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Images</a> <a href="/acts/4-26.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Molech</a> <a href="/amos/5-26.htm">Moloch</a> <a href="/acts/6-2.htm">Order</a> <a href="/acts/7-4.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/amos/5-26.htm">Shrine</a> <a href="/luke/10-18.htm">Star</a> <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-4.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_peter/5-13.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-9.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/acts/27-7.htm">Farther</a> <a href="/romans/6-19.htm">Figures</a> <a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/acts/17-16.htm">Images</a> <a href="/acts/9-41.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Molech</a> <a href="/amos/5-26.htm">Moloch</a> <a href="/acts/8-19.htm">Order</a> <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Shrine</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-41.htm">Star</a> <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/acts/8-27.htm">Worship</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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Molech was a Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice, which was strictly forbidden in the Mosaic Law (<a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a>). The "tabernacle" here symbolizes the portable shrine or tent used for idol worship, contrasting with the true Tabernacle of God. This highlights the Israelites' disobedience and syncretism, adopting pagan practices despite God's commands.and the star of your god Rephan Rephan, also known as Remphan or Chiun, is associated with a celestial deity worshiped by the Israelites. The "star" likely refers to an astral symbol or idol. This reflects the influence of surrounding cultures on Israel, as they adopted astral worship, which was common in ancient Near Eastern religions. The mention of Rephan underscores the Israelites' departure from monotheism and their engagement in idolatry.the idols you made to worship This phrase emphasizes the active role of the Israelites in creating idols, highlighting their deliberate choice to turn away from God. The making of idols is a direct violation of the second commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4-5</a>). This act of creating and worshiping idols signifies a breach of the covenant relationship with God, who had delivered them from Egypt and commanded exclusive worship.Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon. This is a prophetic declaration of judgment. The reference to exile "beyond Babylon" alludes to the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities, where the Israelites were punished for their persistent idolatry and disobedience. Historically, the Northern Kingdom of Israel was exiled by Assyria in 722 BC, and the Southern Kingdom of Judah by Babylon in 586 BC. This exile serves as a fulfillment of prophetic warnings given by prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah, illustrating the consequences of forsaking God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/stephen.htm">Stephen</a> The speaker of this verse, 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/m/moloch.htm">Moloch</a> An ancient Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice. The Israelites were warned against worshiping Moloch, yet they fell into idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rephan.htm">Rephan</a> A deity mentioned in this verse, possibly associated with the planet Saturn. The mention of Rephan highlights the idolatrous practices of the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a> The consequence of Israel's idolatry, as prophesied by God. The exile beyond Babylon refers to the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> A significant empire in biblical history, representing a place of exile and judgment for the Israelites due to their disobedience.<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 lives. We must examine our hearts for modern-day idols such as money, power, or relationships. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Just as Israel faced exile for their disobedience, we too face spiritual consequences when we turn away from God. Repentance and obedience are crucial. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_word.htm">Faithfulness to God's Word</a> Stephen's speech reminds us of the importance of knowing and adhering to God's Word. We must be diligent in studying Scripture to avoid the pitfalls of disobedience. <a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_judgment.htm">God's Patience and Judgment</a> God is patient, but His judgment is certain. We should not take His patience for granted but strive to live in accordance with His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets like Amos were sent to call God's people back to Him. We should heed the warnings and teachings of Scripture as God's prophetic voice in our lives today.<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/what_is_the_star_of_rephan.htm">What is the Star of Rephan?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'narcigesis'_mean.htm">What is the Star of Rephan?</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 href="/q/why_does_the_steward_say_'your_god'.htm">(Genesis 43:23) Why does the Egyptian steward speak of 'your God' as if he believes in the same deity, given the known polytheistic context of ancient Egypt?</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>(43) Ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch.--The verb implies the up-lifting of the tabernacle of Moloch, in the same manner as the ark was borne (<a href="/exodus/25-14.htm" title="And you shall put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.">Exodus 25:14</a>; <a href="/1_kings/2-26.htm" title="And to Abiathar the priest said the king, Get you to Anathoth, to your own fields; for you are worthy of death: but I will not at this time put you to death, because you bore the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because you have been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.">1Kings 2:26</a>), as a sacred ensign in the march of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "tabernacle" (Siccuth) is an unusual one, and may have been used as a proper name; the word rendered "Moloch," being descriptive, Siccuth your king. The prohibition of the distinctive rite of Moloch worship in <a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm" title="And you shall not let any of your seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.">Leviticus 18:21</a>; <a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm" title="Again, you shall say to the children of Israel, Whoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that gives any of his seed to Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.">Leviticus 20:2</a>, is, perhaps, in favour of the common rendering. In spite of this prohibition, however, it reappeared continually under the kings, both of Judah (<a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm" title="But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.">2Kings 16:3</a>; <a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm" title="And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.">2Kings 23:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm" title="And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.">Jeremiah 7:31</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/32-35.htm" title="And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.">Jeremiah 32:35</a>) and Israel (<a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm" title="And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.">2Kings 17:17</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm" title="That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bore to me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.">Ezekiel 23:37</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 43. - And for yea, A.V.; the god Rephan for your god Remphan, A.V. and T.R.; the figures for figures, A.V. The god Rephan. Rephan, or Raiphan, or Remphan, as it is variously written, is the LXX. translation of the Hebrew Chiun in <a href="/amos/5-26.htm">Amos 5:26</a>. The best explanation of this is that Rephan is the Coptic name of the planet Saturn, well-known of course to the LXX., and that Chiun is the Hebrew and Arabic name of the same star, which they therefore translated by Rephan. With regard to the difficulty which has been felt by many that there is no mention of any such worship of Moloch and Chiun in the wilderness, and that sacrifices were continually offered to the Lord, it seems to arise from an entire misconception of the passage in Amos. What Amos means to say is that because of the treacherous, unfaithful heart of Israel, as shown in the worship of the golden calf and all their rebellions in the wilderness, all their sacrifices were worthless. Just as he had said in <a href="/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22</a>, "Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts;" "I hate, I despise your feast days; Take away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols" (<a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21, 23</a>): just as Isaiah also says, "To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me?... I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ... Bring no more vain oblations; ... it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting" (<a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-13</a>, etc.); and again, "He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood" (<a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3</a>): so all the sacrifices offered up during forty years in the wilderness were no sacrifices at all, and their hypocrisy was clearly seen when they reached the land of Canaan, and, according to Moses' prophetic declaration, "forsook God which made them... aria sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not" (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15-18</a>), such as Chiun and Moloch, Baalim and Ashtoreth. This later idolatry was the fruit and the judicial punishment of their first declension and apostasy in the wilderness, and led to the Captivity in Babylon. It was on seeing their unfaithfulness in the wilderness that" God turned and gave them up to serve the host of heaven." <a href="/commentaries/acts/7-43.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>You took along ἀνελάβετε (anelabete) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_353.htm">Strong's 353: </a> To take up, raise; I pick up, take on board; I carry off, lead away. From ana and lambano; to take up. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative 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. tent σκηνὴν (skēnēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4633.htm">Strong's 4633: </a> A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut. of Moloch Μολὸχ (Moloch) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3434.htm">Strong's 3434: </a> Moloch, a god worshipped by several Semitic peoples. Of Hebrew origin; Moloch, an idol. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter 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. star ἄστρον (astron) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_798.htm">Strong's 798: </a> A star. Neuter from aster; properly, a constellation; put for a single star. of 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. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. god θεοῦ (theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Rephan, Ῥαιφάν (Rhaiphan) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4481.htm">Strong's 4481: </a> Rephan, the Saturn of later mythology. By incorrect transliteration for a word of Hebrew origin; Remphan, an Egyptian idol. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative 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. idols τύπους (typous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5179.htm">Strong's 5179: </a> From tupto; a die, i.e. a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. A statue, style or resemblance; specially, a sampler, i.e. A model or instance. you made ἐποιήσατε (epoiēsate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. to worship. προσκυνεῖν (proskynein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4352.htm">Strong's 4352: </a> From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage. [Therefore] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I will carry you away μετοικιῶ (metoikiō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3351.htm">Strong's 3351: </a> From the same as metoikesia; to transfer as a settler or captive, i.e colonize or exile. beyond ἐπέκεινα (epekeina) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1900.htm">Strong's 1900: </a> Beyond, on yonder side. From epi and ekeinos; upon those parts of, i.e. On the further side of. Babylon.’ Βαβυλῶνος (Babylōnos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_897.htm">Strong's 897: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Babylon, the capitol of Chaldaea (as a type of tyranny). <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/7-43.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 7:43 You took up the tabernacle of Moloch (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/7-42.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 7:42"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 7:42" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/7-44.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 7:44"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 7:44" /></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>