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As he went over to get a closer look, he heard the Lord say: <a href="/nlt/acts/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he went to take a closer look, the voice of the LORD called out to him, <a href="/esv/acts/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord: <a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Moses having seen it, marveled at the vision. And of him coming near to behold it, there was the voice of the Lord: <a href="/kjv/acts/7.htm">King James Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, <a href="/nkjv/acts/7.htm">New King James Version</a> When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him, <a href="/nasb_/acts/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he was astonished at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came: <a href="/nasb/acts/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord: <a href="/nasb77/acts/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And when Moses saw it, he began to marvel at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord: <a href="/lsb/acts/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> When Moses saw it, he was marveling at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord: <a href="/amp/acts/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he was astonished at the sight; but as he went near to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came [to him, saying]: <a href="/csb/acts/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he was approaching to look at it, the voice of the Lord came: <a href="/hcsb/acts/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he was approaching to look at it, the voice of the Lord came: <a href="/asv/acts/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord, <a href="/cev/acts/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Moses was surprised by what he saw. He went closer to get a better look, and the Lord said, <a href="/erv/acts/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord, <a href="/gwt/acts/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Moses was surprised when he saw this. As he went closer to look at the bush, the voice of the Lord said to him, <a href="/gnt/acts/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Moses was amazed by what he saw, and went near the bush to get a better look. But he heard the Lord's voice: <a href="/isv/acts/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and when he approached the bush to look at it, the voice of the Lord said, <a href="/net/acts/7.htm">NET Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and when he approached to investigate, there came the voice of the Lord, <a href="/nheb/acts/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, a voice of the Lord came, <a href="/wbt/acts/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight; and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came to him, <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> When Moses saw this he wondered at the sight; but on his going up to look further, the voice of the Lord was heard, saying,<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/acts/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: <a href="/web/acts/7.htm">World English Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, the voice of the Lord came to him, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Moses having seen, wondered at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of the LORD to him, <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Moses having seen it, marveled at the vision. And of him coming near to behold it, there was the voice of the Lord: <a href="/ylt/acts/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Moses having seen did wonder at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord unto him, <a href="/slt/acts/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Moses having seen, wondered at the sight: and he coming near to observe attentively, the voice of the Lord was to him,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Moses seeing it, wondered at the sight. And as he drew near to view it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying: <a href="/cpdv/acts/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And upon seeing this, Moses was amazed at the sight. And as he drew near in order to gaze at it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying: <a href="/nabre/acts/7.htm">New American Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look at it, the voice of the Lord came, <a href="/nrsvce/acts/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight; and as he approached to look, there came the voice of the Lord:<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to look at it, the LORD spoke to him in a loud voice, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when Moses saw it, he marveled at the vision, and when he approached to see, THE LORD JEHOVAH said to him in a voice:<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight, and as he was drawing near to observe it, the voice of the Lord came to him: <a href="/godbey/acts/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And Moses, seeing the sight, was astonished: and he coming nigh to investigate, the voice of the Lord came: <a href="/haweis/acts/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But when Moses saw it, he marvelled at the sight: and as he was drawing nearer to observe it, a voice from the Lord came to him, <a href="/mace/acts/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Moses was astonished at this vision: and as he drew near to observe it, he heard the voice of the Lord, which said to him, <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> When Moses saw this he wondered at the sight; but on his going up to look further, the voice of the Lord was heard, saying, <a href="/worrell/acts/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And Moses, seeing it, wondered at the sight; and, as he drew near to observe it, there came a voice of the Lord, <a href="/worsley/acts/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Now Moses, when he saw it, was amazed at the sight; and as he came near to observe it, there was a voice of the Lord to him, <a href="/parallel/acts/7-31.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=2041" 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> …30After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. 31<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">When</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/3475.htm" title="3475: Mōusēs (N-NMS) -- Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idōn (V-APA-NMS) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">saw it,</a> <a href="/greek/2296.htm" title="2296: ethaumazen (V-IIA-3S) -- (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire.">he marveled at</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/3705.htm" title="3705: horama (N-ANS) -- A spectacle, vision, that which is seen. From horao; something gazed at, i.e. A spectacle.">sight.</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">As he</a> <a href="/greek/4334.htm" title="4334: proserchomenou (V-PPM/P-GMS) -- From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.">approached</a> <a href="/greek/2657.htm" title="2657: katanoēsai (V-ANA) -- To take note of, perceive, consider carefully, discern, detect, make account of. From kata and noieo; to observe fully.">to look more closely,</a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnē (N-NFS) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">the voice</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyriou (N-GMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">of the Lord</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">came to him:</a> 32‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.…<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/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2-6</a> There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. / So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?” / When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered. ... <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Exodus 3:1</a> Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-10</a> The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them. ... <a href="/exodus/3-11.htm">Exodus 3:11-12</a> But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” / “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.” <a href="/exodus/3-13.htm">Exodus 3:13-15</a> Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?” / God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” / God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation. <a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Exodus 3:16-22</a> Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. / And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’ / The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’ ... <a href="/exodus/4-1.htm">Exodus 4:1-5</a> Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’” / And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. / “Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it. ... <a href="/exodus/4-6.htm">Exodus 4:6-9</a> Furthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, white as snow. / “Put your hand back inside your cloak,” said the LORD. So Moses put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored, like the rest of his skin. / And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second. ... <a href="/exodus/4-10.htm">Exodus 4:10-12</a> “Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.” / And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD? / Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.” <a href="/exodus/4-13.htm">Exodus 4:13-17</a> But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.” / Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. / You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do. ... <a href="/exodus/4-18.htm">Exodus 4:18-20</a> Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied. / Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.” / So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand. <a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21-23</a> The LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go. / Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son, / and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’” <a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24-26</a> Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. / But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. / So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.) <a href="/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27-31</a> Meanwhile, the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him. / And Moses told Aaron everything the LORD had sent him to say, and all the signs He had commanded him to perform. / Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites, ... <a href="/exodus/5-1.htm">Exodus 5:1-3</a> After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’” / But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.” / “The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came to him,and as.<a href="/exodus/3-3.htm">Exodus 3:3,4</a> And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/luke/24-28.htm">Approached</a> <a href="/acts/7-17.htm">Close</a> <a href="/luke/22-56.htm">Closely</a> <a href="/acts/5-35.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/acts/7-17.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/acts/7-23.htm">Full</a> <a href="/acts/4-21.htm">Further</a> <a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/john/1-23.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Marveled</a> <a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Nearer</a> <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/luke/24-23.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/acts/4-24.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/acts/3-12.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Wondered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/8-9.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Approached</a> <a href="/acts/8-13.htm">Close</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Closely</a> <a href="/acts/7-32.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/acts/7-55.htm">Full</a> <a href="/acts/11-18.htm">Further</a> <a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/8-25.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-10.htm">Marveled</a> <a href="/acts/7-32.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/romans/13-11.htm">Nearer</a> <a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/acts/9-10.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/acts/7-57.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/acts/10-45.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/acts/8-13.htm">Wondered</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>When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. Moses, having fled Egypt, was tending the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, in the wilderness of Sinai. The "it" refers to the burning bush, a miraculous phenomenon where the bush was on fire but not consumed. This sight was extraordinary and supernatural, capturing Moses' attention and evoking wonder. The burning bush is symbolic of God's presence, purity, and holiness, as fire often represents in Scripture (<a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a>). Moses' marveling indicates his recognition of the divine nature of the event, setting the stage for his calling as a prophet and leader of Israel. This moment is pivotal, marking the beginning of God's direct communication with Moses, who would become the deliverer of Israel.As he approached to look more closely, Moses' decision to approach the bush demonstrates his curiosity and willingness to engage with the divine. This act of drawing near is significant, as it reflects a desire to understand and experience God's presence more fully. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, approaching a divine manifestation was a bold move, indicating reverence and a readiness to receive a message or mission. This mirrors the call to believers to draw near to God, as seen in <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a>, where approaching God is met with His nearness to us.the voice of the Lord came to him: The voice of the Lord signifies direct divine communication, a rare and profound experience in the biblical narrative. This encounter is a theophany, where God reveals Himself audibly to Moses. The voice of the Lord is authoritative and commanding, initiating Moses' role as a prophet. This moment is reminiscent of other biblical instances where God speaks directly to individuals, such as to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1</a>) and Samuel (<a href="/1_samuel/3-4.htm">1 Samuel 3:4</a>). The voice of the Lord here not only calls Moses but also establishes the covenant relationship between God and His chosen leader, foreshadowing the greater revelation of God through Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> A central figure in the Old Testament, Moses is chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. In this verse, he encounters the burning bush, a pivotal moment in his life and mission. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_burning_bush.htm">The Burning Bush</a> A miraculous event where God appears to Moses in a bush that is on fire but not consumed. This is a theophany, a visible manifestation of God to humankind. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_voice_of_the_lord.htm">The Voice of the Lord</a> Represents God's direct communication with Moses, signifying divine authority and guidance. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mount_horeb.htm">Mount Horeb (Sinai)</a> The location where Moses encounters the burning bush, later known as the mountain of God. 5. <a href="/topical/s/stephen's_speech.htm">Stephen's Speech</a> Acts 7 is part of Stephen's defense before the Sanhedrin, where he recounts Israel's history to illustrate their resistance to God's messengers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_revelation.htm">God's Revelation</a> God reveals Himself in unexpected ways. We should remain open to His presence in our daily lives, even in ordinary or surprising circumstances. <a href="/topical/d/divine_calling.htm">Divine Calling</a> Like Moses, we may be called to step into roles or tasks that seem daunting. Trust in God's guidance and provision is essential. <a href="/topical/a/awe_and_reverence.htm">Awe and Reverence</a> Moses' marveling at the sight reminds us to approach God with awe and reverence, recognizing His holiness and power. <a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_voice.htm">Listening to God's Voice</a> We must be attentive to God's voice, which can come through Scripture, prayer, and the Holy Spirit's prompting. <a href="/topical/h/historical_continuity.htm">Historical Continuity</a> Stephen's recounting of Moses' account highlights the continuity of God's plan throughout history, encouraging us to see our place within His larger account.<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/why_is_ahaz's_idolatry_less_condemned.htm">Why doesn't 2 Kings 16 emphasize divine judgment on Ahaz's actions as clearly as other Old Testament passages condemn idolatry?</a> <a href="/q/why_was_moses_barred_from_canaan.htm">Why couldn't Moses enter the Promised Land?</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 href="/q/who_was_saul_of_tarsus_biblically.htm">Who was Saul of Tarsus in biblical history?</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>(31) The voice of the Lord came unto him.--The speech agrees with <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm" title="And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the middle of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.">Exodus 3:4</a> in ascribing the voice to the Lord, the Eternal, while the visible manifestation was that of the angel of the Lord. It hardly belongs to the interpretation of the speech to discuss the relation between the two statements. Speaking generally, it may be said that all, or nearly all, theophanies, or divine manifestations, in the Old Testament addressed to the sense of sight resolve themselves into angelophanies, all manifestations addressed exclusively to the sense of hearing into revelations by the Son, as the LOGOS, or eternal WORD.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 31. - And when for when, A.V.; behold for behold it, A.V.; there came a voice of the Lord for the voice of the Lord came unto him, A.V. There came a voice. The A.V. is surely right. The Lord has only one voice; and φωνὴ Κυρίου ισ that voice. The grammatical effect of Κυρίου υπον φωνὴ is to make it definite, as in ἄγγελος Κυρίου (see <a href="/acts/5-19.htm">Acts 5:19</a>, note). <a href="/commentaries/acts/7-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[When] δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. Moses Μωϋσῆς (Mōusēs) Noun - Nominative 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. saw [it], ἰδὼν (idōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative 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. he marveled at ἐθαύμαζεν (ethaumazen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2296.htm">Strong's 2296: </a> (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire. 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. sight. ὅραμα (horama) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3705.htm">Strong's 3705: </a> A spectacle, vision, that which is seen. From horao; something gazed at, i.e. A spectacle. [As] he αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 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. approached προσερχομένου (proserchomenou) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to. to look [more closely], κατανοῆσαι (katanoēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2657.htm">Strong's 2657: </a> To take note of, perceive, consider carefully, discern, detect, make account of. From kata and noieo; to observe fully. [the] voice φωνὴ (phōnē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language. of [the] Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. came [to him]: ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/7-31.htm">Acts 7:31 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/7-31.htm">Acts 7:31 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/7-31.htm">Acts 7:31 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/7-31.htm">Acts 7:31 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/7-31.htm">Acts 7:31 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/7-31.htm">Acts 7:31 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/7-31.htm">Acts 7:31 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/7-31.htm">Acts 7:31 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/7-31.htm">Acts 7:31 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/7-31.htm">Acts 7:31 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/7-31.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 7:31 When Moses saw it he wondered at (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/7-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 7:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 7:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/7-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 7:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 7:32" /></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>