So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers belongs to Stephen's final testimony recounting Israel's history. It was spoken under the direction of the Holy Ghost before people who were resisting his words. Its significance is understood from the occasion, time, and place of that address. Paul later followed this Old Testament historical approach as a model for proving Christ's mission. The patriarchal history to which the verse belongs carries the voice of Christ and shows Christ as the key to understanding the Old Testament.
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers belongs to Stephen's final testimony recounting Israel's history. It was spoken under the direction of the Holy Ghost before people who were resisting his words. Its significance is understood from the occasion, time, and place of that address. Paul later followed this Old Testament historical approach as a model for proving Christ's mission. The patriarchal history to which the verse belongs carries the voice of Christ and shows Christ as the key to understanding the Old Testament.