The Sanhedrin: (a Council of Seventy-one Jewish religious leaders) They were hearing the defense and accusations of Stephen…he turned his trial around and accused them! They were “cut to the quick,” they were furious! (Acts 7:54) Stephen: full of the Holy Spirit He gazed into heaven as he finished his defense. Amazing that he could […]
Dictionary: accusation Law: A formal charge brought before a court against a person, stating that he is guilty of some punishable offense. Stephen brought formal charges against the court itself, stating that they were guilty of punishable offenses…three separate charges! “Listen” as Stephen levels three accusations against his accusers at his trial in Jerusalem. […]
What did Stephen just say? Stephen was on trial before the Sanhedrin, he was reviewing Israel’s history…beginning with Abraham then he followed with Joseph and the twelve tribes of Israel. Next, Moses and the Tabernacle of Testimony carried through the wilderness for forty years. Stephen continued to review the importance of the Tabernacle in […]
Stephen continued to defend himself from the charge of blasphemy against Moses and against God before the ruling counsel of the Jewish religion, the Sanhedrin. Stephen briefly sketched the life of Moses being the deliverer of the Israelites out of slavery and the importance of the Tabernacle of Testimony in the middle of […]
Stephen continued defending himself against the charge of blasphemy against Moses and God. He came to the point of his defense concerning the Tabernacle of Testimony which the children of Israel built from a pattern given to Moses by God. The Tabernacle was the center of the wilderness camp. It would be the […]
Stephen continued to focus on Moses and the rebellion of the Israelites against God. Stephen continued to defend himself against the charge of blasphemy against Moses and against God as he stood before the Council of Jewish leaders. We have front row seats as we read of what Stephen said: Moses led the people […]
Stephen’s defense continued as he stood before his accusers…the charge? It was blasphemy against Moses and against God. (Acts 6:11) Stephen explained himself by using the history of the living God working in and through His people… Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses. Stephen emphasized the work of God through Moses – a […]
Stephen was standing before the Jewish ruling body and defending himself. He was accused of blasphemy against Moses and God. (Acts 6:11) Then as he continued to defend himself, using Israel’s history, he came to the point where God called Moses to deliver the Israelites out of slavery…all in God’s timing. Moses “supposed” that […]
Moses was forty years old when he fled Egypt. At that point in time he spent forty years as a shepherd in the wilderness. Exodus 3 Age is not factor with the Lord when He calls people to action to carry out His plans and purposes. What excuse have you used to […]
Stephen continued to defend himself before the Sanhedrin because he talked about Jesus in public. He spoke of God’s promises and prophecies to Abraham and the Israelites. Stephen then reviewed the history of Israel in Egypt and how the Lord God raised up a man to lead His people out of slavery. This man […]