And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Acts 7:9 is part of the defense made before the council when called to answer the charges brought against him. It was spoken in a clear, thrilling voice that rang through the council hall and held the assembled listeners spellbound. In that defense the history of God's chosen people was rehearsed from Abraham down through generation after generation to Solomon. The most impressive points were taken up from the national records of Israel to vindicate the cause, showing thorough knowledge of the Jewish economy and of its spiritual interpretation now made manifest through Christ.
The verse belongs to the preaching of Christ from the Old Testament Scriptures that follows the opening of the Scriptures beginning with Moses and the prophets to expound the things concerning Himself. It gives inspired proof regarding the mission, suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ. It proves the identity of Jesus with the Messiah through the testimony of Moses and the prophets, showing that the Scriptures testify to His mission. It shows that it was the voice of Christ which spoke through the patriarchs and prophets from the days of Adam down to that time. It presents Christ as the key which unlocks the Old Testament and gives access to its rich treasures, without whom religious services and ceremonies such as the Passover would be valueless and impossible to explain.
Acts 7:9 is part of the defense made before the council when called to answer the charges brought against him. It was spoken in a clear, thrilling voice that rang through the council hall and held the assembled listeners spellbound. In that defense the history of God's chosen people was rehearsed from Abraham down through generation after generation to Solomon. The most impressive points were taken up from the national records of Israel to vindicate the cause, showing thorough knowledge of the Jewish economy and of its spiritual interpretation now made manifest through Christ.
The verse belongs to the preaching of Christ from the Old Testament Scriptures that follows the opening of the Scriptures beginning with Moses and the prophets to expound the things concerning Himself. It gives inspired proof regarding the mission, suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ. It proves the identity of Jesus with the Messiah through the testimony of Moses and the prophets, showing that the Scriptures testify to His mission. It shows that it was the voice of Christ which spoke through the patriarchs and prophets from the days of Adam down to that time. It presents Christ as the key which unlocks the Old Testament and gives access to its rich treasures, without whom religious services and ceremonies such as the Passover would be valueless and impossible to explain.