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href="/bsb/acts/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/acts/7.htm">New International Version</a> &#8220After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. <a href="/nlt/acts/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Forty years later, in the desert near Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to Moses in the flame of a burning bush. <a href="/esv/acts/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And forty years having been passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire of a bush. <a href="/kjv/acts/7.htm">King James Bible</a> And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/nkjv/acts/7.htm">New King James Version</a> “And when forty years had passed, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai. <a href="/nasb_/acts/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning thorn bush. <a href="/nasb/acts/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220After forty years had passed, AN ANGEL APPEARED TO HIM IN THE WILDERNESS OF MOUNT Sinai, IN THE FLAME OF A BURNING THORN BUSH. <a href="/nasb77/acts/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And after forty years had passed, AN ANGEL APPEARED TO HIM IN THE WILDERNESS OF MOUNT Sinai, IN THE FLAME OF A BURNING THORN BUSH. <a href="/lsb/acts/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “And after forty years had passed, AN ANGEL APPEARED TO HIM IN THE WILDERNESS OF MOUNT Sinai, IN THE FLAME OF A BURNING BUSH. <a href="/amp/acts/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “After forty years had passed, AN ANGEL APPEARED TO HIM IN THE WILDERNESS OF MOUNT Sinai, IN THE FLAME OF A BURNING THORN BUSH. <a href="/csb/acts/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush. <a href="/hcsb/acts/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After 40 years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush. <a href="/asv/acts/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/cev/acts/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Forty years later, an angel appeared to Moses from a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. <a href="/erv/acts/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/gwt/acts/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Forty years later, a messenger appeared to him in the flames of a burning bush in the desert of Mount Sinai. <a href="/gnt/acts/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> "After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. <a href="/isv/acts/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> "After 40 years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. <a href="/msb/acts/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> After forty years had passed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. <a href="/net/acts/7.htm">NET Bible</a> "After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush. <a href="/nheb/acts/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "When forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/wbt/acts/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when forty years had expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "But at the end of forty years there appeared to him in the Desert of Mount Sinai an angel in the middle of a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/web/acts/7.htm">World English Bible</a> “When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai [the] Messenger of the LORD, in a flame of fire of a bush, <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And forty years having been passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire of a bush. <a href="/ylt/acts/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai a messenger of the Lord, in a flame of fire of a bush, <a href="/slt/acts/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And forty years completed, a messenger of the Lord was seen to him in the desert of mount Sina, in a flame of fire in a bramble.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the desert of mount Sina, an angel in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/cpdv/acts/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him, in the desert of Mount Sinai, an Angel, in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/nabre/acts/7.htm">New American Bible</a> “Forty years later, an angel appeared to him in the desert near Mount Sinai in the flame of a burning bush. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when he had completed forty years, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Si’nai, an angel of the LORD in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when forty years were fulfilled to him, The Angel of THE LORD JEHOVAH appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai in the fire which burned in a bush.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/godbey/acts/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And forty years having passed away, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in the flame of fire of the bramble bush. <a href="/haweis/acts/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him in the desert of mount Sinai the angel of the Lord, in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/mace/acts/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an angel of the Lord in a flaming bush. <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "But at the end of forty years there appeared to him in the Desert of Mount Sinai an angel in the middle of a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/worrell/acts/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him, in the wilderness of mount Sinai, an angel in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/worsley/acts/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. <a href="/parallel/acts/7-30.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=2032" 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> …29At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons. 30<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">After</a> <a href="/greek/5062.htm" title="5062: tesserakonta (Adj-GNP) -- Forty. The decade of tessares; forty.">forty</a> <a href="/greek/2094.htm" title="2094: etōn (N-GNP) -- A year. Apparently a primary word; a year.">years</a> <a href="/greek/4137.htm" title="4137: plērōthentōn (V-APP-GNP) -- From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.">had passed,</a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angelos (N-NMS) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">an angel</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: ōphthē (V-AIP-3S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">appeared</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to Moses</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/5395.htm" title="5395: phlogi (N-DFS) -- A flame. From a primary phlego; a blaze.">the flames</a> <a href="/greek/4442.htm" title="4442: pyros (N-GNS) -- Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; fire.">of a burning</a> <a href="/greek/942.htm" title="942: batou (N-GFS) -- A thorn bush or bramble. Of uncertain derivation; a brier shrub.">bush</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.">desert</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">near</a> <a href="/greek/3735.htm" title="3735: orous (N-GNS) -- A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).">Mount</a> <a href="/greek/4614.htm" title="4614: Sina (N-GNS) -- Sinai, a mountain in Arabia. Of Hebrew origin; Sina, a mountain in Arabia.">Sinai.</a> 31When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:…<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</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. <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Exodus 3:1-6</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. / 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?” ... <a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15-22</a> When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well. / Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. / And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock. ... <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/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a> Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently. <a href="/deuteronomy/33-16.htm">Deuteronomy 33:16</a> with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers. <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a> In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. <a href="/luke/20-37.htm">Luke 20:37</a> Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ <a href="/mark/12-26.htm">Mark 12:26</a> But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? <a href="/matthew/22-32.htm">Matthew 22:32</a> ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” <a href="/hebrews/11-27.htm">Hebrews 11:27</a> By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible. <a href="/hebrews/11-23.htm">Hebrews 11:23-29</a> By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict. / By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. / He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a> I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ... <a href="/2_corinthians/3-7.htm">2 Corinthians 3:7-8</a> Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, / will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? <a href="/revelation/1-14.htm">Revelation 1:14-15</a> The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.when.<a href="/acts/7-17.htm">Acts 7:17</a> But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,<a href="/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7</a> And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.there.<a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Exodus 3:1</a> Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.<a href="/exodus/19-1.htm">Exodus 19:1,2</a> In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai… <a href="/1_kings/19-8.htm">1 Kings 19:8</a> And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.Sinai.<a href="/acts/7-32.htm">Acts 7:32,35</a> Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold… <a href="/genesis/16-7.htm">Genesis 16:7-13</a> And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur… <a href="/genesis/22-15.htm">Genesis 22:15-18</a> And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, … in a flame.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20</a> But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.<a href="/psalms/66-12.htm">Psalm 66:12</a> Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.<a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a> When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.in a bush.<a href="/acts/7-35.htm">Acts 7:35</a> This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.<a href="/deuteronomy/33-16.htm">Deuteronomy 33:16</a> And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.<a href="/mark/12-26.htm">Mark 12:26</a> And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/6-15.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/acts/7-26.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/john/21-9.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/luke/20-37.htm">Bush</a> <a href="/john/11-54.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/acts/7-19.htm">End</a> <a href="/acts/5-10.htm">Expired</a> <a href="/acts/2-19.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/luke/16-24.htm">Flame</a> <a href="/acts/2-3.htm">Flames</a> <a href="/acts/7-23.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/acts/7-23.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/acts/4-7.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/acts/1-12.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/acts/5-7.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Sina</a> <a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">Sinai</a> <a href="/john/19-5.htm">Thorn</a> <a href="/mark/12-26.htm">Thorn-Tree</a> <a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/john/11-54.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/7-35.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/acts/7-35.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/acts/8-3.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/acts/7-35.htm">Bush</a> <a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/acts/12-23.htm">End</a> <a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Expired</a> <a href="/acts/19-19.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-7.htm">Flame</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-15.htm">Flames</a> <a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/acts/14-14.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/acts/7-31.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Sina</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Sinai</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">Thorn</a> <a href="/acts/7-35.htm">Thorn-Tree</a> <a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Wilderness</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>After forty years had passed This phrase refers to the period Moses spent in Midian after fleeing Egypt. The number forty is significant in the Bible, often symbolizing a period of testing or preparation (e.g., Israel's 40 years in the wilderness, Jesus' 40 days of fasting). Moses' time in Midian was a time of preparation for his future role as the deliverer of Israel.an angel appeared to Moses The angel is often understood as a manifestation of God Himself, sometimes referred to as a theophany. In the Old Testament, angels frequently serve as messengers of God, delivering divine instructions or revelations. This appearance marks a pivotal moment in Moses' life, initiating his call to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.in the flames of a burning bush The burning bush is a significant symbol of God's presence. Despite the flames, the bush was not consumed, indicating God's eternal nature and His power to sustain. This miraculous sign captures Moses' attention and signifies the holy ground of God's presence. It also foreshadows the divine fire that would later guide the Israelites as a pillar of fire.in the desert near Mount Sinai Mount Sinai, also known as Horeb, is a critical location in biblical history. It is where Moses would later receive the Ten Commandments, establishing the covenant between God and Israel. The desert setting emphasizes the isolation and humility of Moses' encounter with God, away from the distractions of Egypt. This location becomes a sacred site for the Israelites, representing God's law and covenant.<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. At this point in Acts, Stephen is recounting Moses' encounter with God through the burning bush, which marks the beginning of his mission. 2. <a href="/topical/a/angel.htm">Angel</a> The term "angel" here refers to a messenger of God. In the context of the burning bush, this angel represents God's presence and voice, delivering a divine message to Moses. 3. <a href="/topical/b/burning_bush.htm">Burning Bush</a> A miraculous event where a bush is on fire but not consumed, symbolizing God's holy presence and His call to Moses. 4. <a href="/topical/d/desert.htm">Desert</a> The wilderness where Moses encounters the burning bush, representing a place of solitude and divine revelation. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a> A significant location in biblical history, where Moses later receives the Ten Commandments. It is a place of divine encounter and covenant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing_and_preparation.htm">Divine Timing and Preparation</a> God often prepares us for His purposes over time. Moses spent forty years in the desert before God called him, illustrating that divine timing is perfect and purposeful. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_the_ordinary.htm">God's Presence in the Ordinary</a> The burning bush was an ordinary object used in an extraordinary way. God can reveal Himself in our everyday lives if we are attentive and open to His presence. <a href="/topical/r/responding_to_god's_call.htm">Responding to God's Call</a> Moses' encounter with God required a response. We, too, must be ready to respond to God's call, even if it leads us into unknown or challenging situations. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_angels_as_messengers.htm">The Role of Angels as Messengers</a> Angels serve as God's messengers, bringing His word and guidance. We should be open to the various ways God communicates with us, whether through Scripture, prayer, or other means. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_holy_ground.htm">The Significance of Holy Ground</a> God instructed Moses to remove his sandals because he was standing on holy ground. We should approach God's presence with reverence and humility, recognizing the sacredness of His calling.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 7</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_claim_to_be_god.htm">Didn't Jesus never actually claim to be God?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_john_12_28_align_with_other_audible_god_voices.htm">How does John 12:28 reconcile with other biblical portrayals of God's voice supposedly heard audibly by crowds?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_jacob_wrestle_with_god.htm">Hosea 12:3-4: How can Jacob physically wrestle with God if God is portrayed elsewhere as omnipotent and spiritual?</a> <a href="/q/what_happens_in_exodus.htm">What events occur in the biblical book of Exodus?</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>(30) There appeared to him in the wilderness.--With the exception of the substitution of Sina, or Sinai, for the less familiar Horeb, the fact is stated in nearly the same words as in <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm" title="And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.">Exodus 3:2</a>. The reference to this revelation, besides the bearing it had on the main argument of the speech, was indirectly an answer to the charge that he had spoken "blasphemous words against Moses." Both in the Hebrew and the LXX. the word "angel" is, as here, without the article.In a bush.--The Hebrew word seneh is used for a species of thorny acacia, which still grows in the wilderness of Sinai. The Greek word, in the LXX. and here, was used commonly for the bramble, or any prickly shrub.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 30. - Fulfilled for expired, A.V.; an angel appeared for there appeared... an angel, A.V.; an angel for an angel of the Lord, A.V. and T.R.; Sinai for Sina, A.V. <a href="/commentaries/acts/7-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[After] Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. forty τεσσεράκοντα (tesserakonta) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5062.htm">Strong's 5062: </a> Forty. The decade of tessares; forty. years ἐτῶν (etōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2094.htm">Strong's 2094: </a> A year. Apparently a primary word; a year. had passed, πληρωθέντων (plērōthentōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4137.htm">Strong's 4137: </a> From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc. an angel ἄγγελος (angelos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. appeared ὤφθη (ōphthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. to [Moses] αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] flames φλογὶ (phlogi) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5395.htm">Strong's 5395: </a> A flame. From a primary phlego; a blaze. of a burning πυρὸς (pyros) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4442.htm">Strong's 4442: </a> Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; 'fire'. bush βάτου (batou) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_942.htm">Strong's 942: </a> A thorn bush or bramble. Of uncertain derivation; a brier shrub. 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. desert ἐρήμῳ (erēmō) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2048.htm">Strong's 2048: </a> Lonesome, i.e. waste. near τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive 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. Mount ὄρους (orous) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3735.htm">Strong's 3735: </a> A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain). Sinai. Σινᾶ (Sina) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4614.htm">Strong's 4614: </a> Sinai, a mountain in Arabia. 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