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The Charges
Blasphemy
Moses,
the holy place
law
Acts 6:
Acts 6:
The Defense
The main intention of this prophetic-type utterance is to ‘turn the tables’ on his opponents by presenting an extensive indictment against them.
Land, Law, and Temple
Israel consistently rejects God and those sent by Him to fulfill His purpose for His people.
Stephen’s defense is a focused approach disputing each of the charges that were ultimately addressing the three great pillars of Jewish piety
Format
Narrative: 2-34
Three great pillars of Jewish piety
Land: 2-36 What makes the Holy Land holy?
What makes the Holy Land holy?
The foundational Promises to Abraham ()
Stephen is challenging a narrow interpretation of this tradition.
Focus on the gracious activity of God.
(appeared,[v.
2], spoke [v.
3], sent [v.
4], promised [v.5] spoke [v.
6], and gave the covenant [v.
8]
The promise is not tied to geography.
The call and promise were given to Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran.
Isaac, Jacob, Joseph all received the promise while they were still outside of the land.
Moses Blessed with Wisdom and Power, in Words and Deeds, for the Salvation of God’s People.
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The call to Moses took place outside of the land.
Moses never experienced the promised land.
Joseph and Moses can be considered types of Christ.
When we say that someone is a type of Christ, we are saying that a person in the Old Testament behaves in a way that corresponds to Jesus’ character or actions in the New Testament.
In what ways do Joseph and Moses correspond to Jesus’ character and/or actions?
Joseph was envied and hated by his brothers.
Joseph suffered unjustly.
Joseph was exalted to a position of great power.
Joseph saved many of the very people who intended to do him harm.
Joseph Blessed with Grace and Wisdom for the Salvation of God’s People ()
Joseph suffered unjustly by his bretheren
Moses was both a prophet and a lawgiver.
Moses was born in a perilous time and narrowly escaped death as an infant.
Moses and Jesus both have a connection to Egypt
Moses brought salvation to the nation of Israel.
Moses Blessed with Wisdom and Power, in Words and Deeds, for the Salvation of God’s People.
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The call to Moses took place outside of the land.
Moses never experienced the promised land.
Law:
If we were to summarize all of the law, it would be thus:
Mat 22:
The root of every sin is breaking the first commandment.
Its not a matter of the sin we are committing, but the god that we are worshiping.
Israel has always exhibited a pattern of disobedience to God.
Israel does not have a monopoly on disobedience.
Rom
Amos
Temple:
Temple: 44-50
God of glory.
The concept of God’s glory was particularly linked with the tabernacle and temple in OT theology.
Stephen is challenging a narrow interpretation of this tradition.
The argument is not tent vs house, but rather true and false thinking about God’s presence
God’s presence cannot be localized.
Stephen quotes from
Isaiah
Spend some time contemplating the glory of God and how we glorify God.
“Missions exists because worship doesn’t.
Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man.
When this age is over, and the countless millions of the redeemed fall on their faces before the throne of God, missions will be no more.”
—John Piper in Let the Nations Be Glad
You can’t handle the truth
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Abraham
Joseph and Moses as types of Christ.
When we say that someone is a type of Christ, we are saying that a person in the Old Testament behaves in a way that corresponds to Jesus’ character or actions in the New Testament.
Appeal: 51-53
Despite the covenant of circumcision, the Jews show themselves to be stiff-necked people with hearts and ears that are still uncircumcised.
The rejection of Jesus is shown to be part of a continuing pattern of disobedience to God ()
The foundational Promises to Abraham ()
God of glory.
The concept of God’s glory was particularly linked with the tabernacle and temple in OT theology.
Stephen is challenging a narrow interpretation of this tradition.
Focus on the gracious activity of God.
(appeared,[v.
2], spoke [v.
3], sent [v.
4], promised [v.5] spoke [v.
6], and gave the covenant [v.
8]
The promise is not tied to geography.
The call and promise were given while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran.
Joseph Blessed with Grace and Wisdom for the Salvation ofGod’s People ()
Moses Blessed with Wisdom and Power, in Words and Deeds, for the Salvation of God’s People.
()
The call to Moses took place outside of the land.
Jesus Rejected as Part of a Continuing Pattern of Disobedience to God (Acts (7:39-53)
Jesus as the Glorified Son of Man ()
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